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It wasn’t the gun that targeted Umar Khalid, but the relentless state campaign

'JNU type' isn’t an unfamiliar catchphrase, we hear it every time someone speaks of human rights.

80 years before Kerala floods, Mahatma Gandhi blamed caste system for natural disasters

Kerala is better equipped to rise anew from the calamity than any other part of India.

Why the shrewd and wily Naveen Patnaik is cosying up to Narendra Modi and BJP

Naveen Patnaik is doing everything that runs counter to the opposition’s effort to forge an alliance against the BJP in 2019.

Vajpayee’s guidelines still remain India’s best hope of solving border dispute with China

The framework put in place by Vajpayee holds out the best possibility of an eventual agreement about borders.

On our first birthday, the best of ThePrint Opinion

A selection of the most read and debated opinion pieces from across the political and ideological spectrum.

Four headlines & a funeral: How Indian media got the Vajpayee coverage completely wrong

Some talking heads were even trying to say that the emotional outpouring for Vajpayee was much more than it was for Indira. Instead of comparing...

Kevin Spacey film earns $126: When will India be ready to do the same to criminal actors?

When it comes to movies, we need to stand up, not just for the national anthem, but also for what is right.

Are Indian Muslims more religious than other communities?

Sikhs and Christians appear more confident than Muslims in asserting their religiosity.

This $1 bn ‘Sparrow’ from US will make Delhi the first Indian city with anti-missile shield

Americans use the defense missile system to protect their capital region, which is how India plans to employ it.

Kerala has raised the bar, shamed the Indian conscience on disaster relief

The southern state expects more from India than India does from itself.

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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

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

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

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.

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.