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BJP’s Mission 2024: Prime Minister Amit Shah?

Shivam Vij -
The party president is already making himself the voice of the government through the Rajya Sabha.
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Karunanidhi always said DMK cadres were brothers from different mothers

Manuraj Shunmugasundaram -
As Tamil Nadu chief minister, M. Karunanidhi legislated the removal of hereditary priesthood in Hindu temples.
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M. Karunanidhi had declined to be prime minister saying, ‘I know my height’

Kalyani Shankar -
It is doubtful if there can be another Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu for years to come.
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Placed low in seniority list, Justice K.M. Joseph won’t have say in HC judges’ appointment

Apurva Vishwanath -
Supreme Court itself has created and carefully nurtured a hierarchy among the judges.
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Sports fans, here’s how not to let your team’s wins and losses destroy you

Justin Fox -
Appreciating great athletes is one of the ways to get good vibes from sports and beat defeat blues.
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Disagree with your neighbour’s political beliefs? Invite him to tea

Stephen L. Carter -
It surely feels good to be right, but we owe it to democracy to admit when we are not.
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4 years of Modi rule convinced me that we need presidential system: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor -
Never has the separation of powers between executive and legislative organs been more necessary than today.
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R.K. Dhawan stood by Sonia Gandhi when no one else did

Rasheed Kidwai -
Sonia, who had seen R.K. Dhawan serve the Gandhi family from close quarters, had reasons to be indebted to him.
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India-US relations survived World War & Cold War. They may not survive Trump

Srinath Raghavan -
Trump’s policies underscore discontent with globalism of past decades and a turn towards emphasising US’s narrower national interests. The mounting tensions over trade and tariffs...
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As BJP’s Hindutva grew, India’s pleasure-seeking middle classes looked away

Kumar Ketkar -
It is futile for liberals to look for political space in this middle class – Gandhi and Nehru are, for them, just names from a lost world.
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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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