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Will Supreme Court stand up to Narendra Modi govt’s bullying?

The Supreme Court must focus on protecting judiciary’s independence than running the BCCI.

Rahul Gandhi needs to learn from RSS if he has to defeat BJP

Rahul Gandhi has turned out to be more conventional and much less imaginative than his mother Sonia Gandhi in his politics.

By ignoring OBCs for party positions, BJP would repeat Congress’ fatal mistake

Share of upper caste vote within the BJP’s Hindu social coalition has continuously declined over the past two decades.

Are Dalit women less or more mobile than upper caste women in India? Jatis hold the answer

Earlier studies have shown that higher the caste status, greater the subordination of women. But among Dalit sub-castes or jatis, the story is far more varied.

Address jati, and not just caste, to fix rural welfare schemes like MGNREGA

Even within disadvantaged Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, some jatis are significantly worse off than others Caste is a persistent driver of inequality in India,...

‘Mulk’ is latest in Bollywood series on ‘patriotism trial’ films about Indian Muslims

Mulk, starring Rishi Kapoor, is among a new crop of films from the past decade that will shape the future of popular culture’s space...

12 Kishore Kumar songs that are absolute gems but forgotten even by die-hard fans

Many forgotten songs by Kishore Kumar deserve the same treatment as his Dev Anand/Rajesh Khanna/Amitabh Bachchan classics.

There’s an indecent haste among parties to use Assam issue as a springboard to power

Assam’s NRC has become a political tool that ignores social, security, economic and humanitarian costs.

The nature and timing of Modi govt’s changes to bankruptcy law look suspicious

Law made to retrieve money from bad debt is being used to loot public money. 

Pakistan’s future boils down to PM Imran Khan’s India policy

There's an intriguing prospect of Imran Khan & Asad Umar attempting a Narasimha Rao-Manmohan Singh act to rescue the economy.

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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.