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Drop cartoon, take photo instead: Cartoonist at English daily quits after he’s censored

Satish Acharya explains how his association with tabloid ‘Mail Today’ came to an end.

Does ethnic diversity help or harm India’s economy?

A new study shows that accounting for jati and not just govt-defined castes gives new insight into India's ethnic heterogeneity. 

What is this democracy Pakistan keeps referring to?

As a consequence of continuous appeasement of military in Pakistan, the current ‘arrangement’ has given khakis authority to call shots.

V.S. Naipaul was like family. Even if you didn’t love him, he was part of your story

The Nobel Prize winner passed away Sunday at the age of 85.

What a temple school in Pakistan can teach India about Hindu-Muslim unity

In Pakistan's Rehman colony, which has neither a public school nor an empty plot, the local Hindu community offered to set up the school at their temple.

Time has come to acknowledge that Tibet has vastly improved under Chinese rule

From a terribly poor state hinged on a feudal system, Tibet has modernised and grows faster than the rest of China

What do Modi haters say when confronted with the TINA factor?

Who else, if not Modi, in 2019? The dominant question in most social gatherings in India and its many answers.

Modi govt’s proxy vote bill for NRIs will lead to misuse and fraud: Shashi Tharoor

The govt has succumbed to myopic political benefits in a bid to garner NRI votes by hastily passing a poorly drafted bill.

Swachh Bharat has made little difference, govt should factor in criticism

The government pins its rebuttal on a NARSS study, which it backs, while questions on methodology and scale remain

No, Modi’s Swachh Bharat is not like earlier sanitation measures, it’s much better

ThePrint’s article on Modi’s Swachh Bharat campaign is condescending in title and content

On Camera

The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

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

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.

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

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.