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I oppose Sabarimala verdict because this is not about women’s discrimination at all

To call the Sabarimala tradition patriarchal is wrong and dangerous.

China’s real aim in 1962 was to cut Nehru down to size and neutralise India as a rival

The politico-strategic aim of the war was to ‘teach India a lesson’, and prevent it from challenging the Chinese borders and sovereignty over Tibet.

US set to give Saudi Arabia escape route on missing journalist Khashoggi

Trump seems to have decided, even before probes end in Riyadh & Istanbul, that Saudi authorities can’t be blamed.

#MeToo blow could prove mortal to MJ Akbar the politician

MJ Akbar will find it difficult, if not impossible, to return to mainstream politics even if he wins the defamation case.

As China-inspired Durga Puja pandal gets everyone talking, a 1962 story you didn’t know

Internment at a camp in Deoli, Rajasthan, from 1962 to 1967 threw the lives of thousands of Chinese-Indians into complete disarray.

As women block women, there’s no #MeToo solidarity on the way to Sabarimala

From Ravish Kumar on NDTV India, to India TV, News 24, Newsnation, Prime News, Total TV and even a regional channel like Kashish TV have broadcast #MeToo.

India’s foreign office could not afford a man like MJ Akbar: Nirupama Rao on ThePrint

Foreign offices are projectors of the national identity and character. M.J. Akbar’s continuation in office would have been awkward to explain. 

Hang in there women, MJ Akbar is a victory, but the #MeToo fight is just starting

Now that Akbar is freed from shackles of political scrutiny, he can drag Priya Ramani’s name through the mud without dirtying BJP’s image.

Even pink pants can’t make VIP brats decent human beings

Ashish Pandey & Co. appear to be ‘woke’ — his pink pants are very metrosexual. Yet he totes a gun, while his friends use ‘transsexual’ and ‘#MeToo’ as insults.

Boycotting Saudi Arabia won’t work as long as it stays the world’s largest oil exporter

Every single player in the world of finance wants some of Saudi Arabia's billions.

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.