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Bloodless Bakrid or crackerless Diwali – religious whataboutery has marred festivals

Nikhil Rampal -
Climate of polarisation has ensured questions about charity, environment and animal rights are given a religious or political tilt.
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Pakistan seems to be dodging IMF bailout to protect its pal China

Mihir Sharma -
An IMF scrutiny of its books will reveal the biting conditions attached to Chinese aid, and people will lash out.
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Sidhu’s hug crossed a red line, but Modi’s letter to Imran Khan makes him a statesman

Priyamvada Grover -
Funny how politicians are being scrutinised for their ‘hugplomacy’, but an exception is made for Narendra Modi, the master of the art.
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Modi’s Ayushman Bharat is the jadi booti you mix with your vote and drink

Shivam Vij -
Overcoming the challenges in creating a nationwide health infrastructure will take several years.
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Here are 3 ways Imran Khan can fix Naya Pakistan’s terrible economic woes

Avinash Tripathi -
Pakistan has three options to get its economy back on track, but it would require the blessings of the Pakistani military-Jihadi complex
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Kerala floods show how Modi’s got his spending priorities all wrong

Anjani Trivedi -
Govt spend on water resources is five times lower than on farmers’ credit, crop insurance. Of this, only 3% is spent on flood management.
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The field of sociology needs to be more accessible to economists and the world at large

Justin Fox -
Sociological tools and methods vary greatly from those used by economists, offering a fresh perspective to the same problem. 
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Imran Khan’s Pakistan is only for the military middle class, not for everyone

Husain Haqqani -
Instead of offering concrete suggestions for economic policy, Khan continues to rail against the alleged corruption of his opponents.
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If only Hardik Pandya’s on-field feats could match up to his swagger, consistently

Arindam Mukherjee -
After his best Test bowling performance at Trent Bridge, Pandya's swagger while answering critics, particularly Nasser Hussain, was a revelation.
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Revised GDP data shows why Narendra Modi can’t let go of falling rupee

Andy Mukherjee -
In the absence of reliable jobs data, all that was missing from the Congress' attack was clinching proof that his policies were growth-unfriendly.
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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Even out of power, Viktor Orbán has built a system to protect his legacy and make it difficult for any successor to govern.

The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

The inherited intolerance of ‘my-god-the-only-god’. Why peace fails

Economy

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

Udit Bubna -
India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Defence

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

Shekhar Gupta | 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.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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