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The nation wants to see Arnab Goswami apologise to me tonight

At 9 pm, I will switch on Republic TV in the hope that Arnab Goswami follows broadcasting authority's orders and issues a public apology.

COMCASA is advantage India, but can we use it to regain strategic space in Indo-Pacific?

COMCASA is a strategic agreement between India and US that can give us a firm footing if we play our cards well. 

Laila Majnu packs every Bollywood cliché: Stalker men, apolitical Kashmir & crying women

Laila Majnu leaves you wondering if writer Imtiaz Ali is running out of good love stories.

Imran Khan shows his cowardice by dropping Princeton prof Atif Mian over Ahmedia identity

Atif R. Mian was dropped by Pakistan govt days after he was appointed a member of Pakistan’s Economic Advisory Council.

Supreme Court has earned moment of rest with 377 verdict, but much remains to be cleared

The Supreme Court’s decision on Section 377 deserves careful unpacking, but it is noteworthy in at least four respects.

S.P. Vaid transfer: Security situation in J&K is slipping & someone had to be the fall guy

Talk of Vaid’s transfer had been doing the rounds ever since the state was brought under governor’s Rule in mid-June.

Finally, a summit where Modi govt made no meaningless, empty promises

Modi govt was talking big about BIMSTEC, but nobody bothered to look at how that long and ugly acronym looked in practice.

When mule-drivers, villagers and NCC cadets hunted down elite Pakistani paratroopers

The amazing thing is how this is a chapter in the 1965 war where chroniclers of both sides agree. Both say the operation was...

Why Pakistan is so desperate to claim 1965 war a ‘victory’ with annual 6 Sept parades

Because it’s the only war it didn’t lose to India. It was a stalemate, with both tired sides short of firepower, ideas and nerve. Some...

India and Pakistan both know that 1965 was a War of Mutual Incompetence

If there is anything this war proved, it is that nothing can be achieved through war. Certainly, no war leads to permanent or lasting peace.

On Camera

What Modi got wrong. Indians don’t want hundreds of new MPs

If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.

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.