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What explains the Muslim silence in the face of BJP’s aggressive Hindutva?

Hilal Ahmed -
Surveys show that Babri Masjid has lost its provocative essence while Muslim disregard for Modi is in line with national sentiment
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Narendra Modi’s 2019 headache will come from within the BJP and the NDA coalition

Maneesh Chhibber -
If the BJP doesn’t cross 250-mark in 2019, Modi will suddenly realise how upset his party’s allies really are 
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Google, Facebook, Twitter don’t know how to tame the monsters they’ve created

Cathy O'Neil -
The world expected more from these companies whose CEOs neither knew nor cared enough for the problems they created.
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Understanding the 42-year-old Idukki dam which is now saving Kerala

James Wilson -
The Idukki and Idamalayar reservoirs alone store 21.3 per cent of the total annual flow of Periyar river
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Cartoonist Satish Acharya censored because some people are mightier than the pen

Neera Majumdar -
Censorship exists because Indians believe denial is better than cure.
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The ‘c’ in Swachh Bharat is caste and Modi needs to address it

Pritha Chatterjee -
Manual scavenging is a reality and Dalit women, particularly, will be forced to shoulder the burden of cleaning dry pits.
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Iran oil sanctions will hurt more than you think

Julian Lee -
Under Obama, Iran's crude and condensate exports fell by around 1.2 million barrels a day. Under Trump, it seems the decline will be bigger and faster.
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This is why China could collapse like the Soviet Union

David Fickling -
China's dying labour-force boom, like the Soviet Union's in the 1970s, may not revive even with Silk Road project’s heavy investments.
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In Modi’s final Independence Day speech of this term, look forward to another jumla

Kumar Ketkar -
Having played most of their cards, Modi-Shah are searching for a new one. That is why an effort is being made to polarise the voters.
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The many ‘sins’ of Vasundhara Raje that are coming back to haunt her

D.K. Singh -
Rajasthan is abuzz with a negative sentiment against the chief minister, and lynchings are only part of the problem.
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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

Dishil Shrimankar -
It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

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

Operation Meghdoot—How Indian artillery repelled Pakistan at Bilafond La in 1984

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

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

Shekhar Gupta -
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.

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