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If Supreme Court has to intervene at Sabarimala, it must do so for all religions

On Sabarimala, Supreme Court cannot force Hindus to abandon traditions that cause no harm.

What Modi can teach maharani, mamaji and chawal wale baba this election season

Narendra Modi has beat BJP CMs Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh in one key area.

Real reason why Rahul Gandhi doesn’t want to declare CM candidates for state elections

The CM face is the critical X-factor in winning elections. Why doesn’t Rahul Gandhi get it?

This ‘truce’ is actually a defeat for the Reserve Bank of India

A closer look at what we know transpired suggests that, in fact, the government won a victory.

Supreme Court can use Sabarimala to clarify & limit its powers on review petitions

Supreme Court should be wary of the increasing role that review petitions threaten to play in our jurisprudence.

4 reasons why Lutyens’ media could be off the mark on state elections

Data shows the Indian voters’ habitual anti-incumbency sentiment has tempered

Read this before deciding whether Savarkar was a British stooge or strategic nationalist

Rahul Gandhi’s selective quoting of Savarkar’s prison petition is intellectually disingenuous.

Before Modi slams Congress over Kesri, he must recall how BJP treated its Dalit president

After the Tehelka sting, Bangaru Laxman was disowned, condemned, banished and isolated.

Why the Congress party should stop apologising about dynasty

Voters actually like dynasty, and the Congress must wear it as a badge of honour.

Apart from Ram, the Supreme Court is BJP’s best friend in 2019

Even die-hard Modi fans are not enthused with the performance of the government in the last four-and-a-half years.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.