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Modi hasn’t made much progress in eliminating black money

The fight against black money needs more reform, reasonable taxes, and wider but simpler regulations.

Twitter and Facebook need a bigger and better cleanup

The social media giants will be in trouble with regulators and brands if they don’t show they are trying to fix themselves.

Pakistan’s Ali Wazir: The lone Marxist to win despite Taliban killing 16 of his family

A rare Communist to survive and win, Wazir refused a seat from Imran Khan, who later didn’t put up a candidate against him.

Imran Khan’s new Pakistan has a supermodel called Jesus

A tycoon who defeated Shehbaz Sharif, two foodies who host EAT festival, and Pathan female factor are the sentinels of Khan's 'Naya Pakistan'.

For Indian millennials, 2019 is going to be all about Modi’s personality not policy

Small town youth are politically more active on Facebook, like pro-Modi pages, share pro-Modi content and defend any attacks on him. Four years after Narendra...

Imran Khan has a Trump-sized ego and is more likely to fail than succeed

Imran Khan’s long wait for power includes subversion of democratic institutions, fanatical tendencies and deals with the military establishment.

Here’s why Imran Khan is not Pakistan’s Arvind Kejriwal

Nobody in their wildest dreams can claim to control Arvind Kejriwal. But Imran Khan is being called Pakistan army's 'puppet'.

In the Rafale brouhaha, India has missed its real, bigger defence scandal

Nothing would be lost in making details of Rafale deal public, especially since the broad numbers are already available.

Rich, middle class who voted for Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan will pay for their convictions

All bets will be off when Imran Khan challenges the conventional wisdom of the national security state handed down to him.

New Teen Murti museum on memories of ex-PMs doesn’t snuff out Nehru’s legacy by any means

For the longest time, institutions such as the Teen Murti estate have existed as fiefdoms of the ‘first family’ of Indian politics.

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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.