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TMC’s home run in Presidency looks secure. Why the math everywhere else is on shaky ground

Shubhodeep Datta - April 15, 2026

Chinese say Beijing is negotiating Iran ceasefire talks. Pakistan is a proxy

Hyderabad can’t build a nightlife economy on 1 am deadlines

Indian scholars love theory, policymakers want quick fixes. Both forget who they’re serving

China’s numbers show why GDP isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Daniel Moss - July 18, 2018

Quarterly GDP isn’t very illuminating about the real-time direction of the economy or its velocity.

Carry on Jatta 2’s success shows what’s wrong with Punjab’s ‘balle balle’ culture

Nikhil Rampal - July 17, 2018

The Carry on Jatta franchise reflects a larger trend in the Punjabi movie industry, which is churning out crass films in the name of comedy.

Would liberals have raged if Raghuram Rajan-backed varsity was chosen instead of Ambani’s?

Sandip Ghose - July 17, 2018

One would not be surprised if those criticising the Jio Institute are also working on their CVs to be forwarded to the new chancellor.

Modi govt’s liberal cloak will drop if court considers civil rights for LGBTQ people

Manuraj Shunmugasundaram - July 17, 2018

By only addressing decriminalisation of Section 377, the court is missing a huge chance to correct historical wrongs to the LGBTQ community

Narendra Modi’s charm and grand Republic Day invite won’t fix ties with Donald Trump

Srinath Raghavan - July 17, 2018

If the govt expects Trump to turn solicitous of India’s interests after presiding over a Republic Day parade, it is clearly out to lunch.

Not Congress but BJP has lived up to the commitment to preserve Constitution

Raghav Awasthi - July 17, 2018

Critics of Deendayal Upadhyaya must remember the BJP ideologue never advocated wholesale amendment or mutilation of the Constitution.

Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan shows why army has picked the wrong fight

Mihir Sharma - July 16, 2018

The military needs Pakistan to stay poor, stay dependent and stay angry. Sharif threatens that vision.

Why the legal challenge to Section 377 is much stronger this time

Shivam Vij - July 16, 2018

The battle against Section 377 has graduated from NGOs to LGBT people themselves, from sex to rights, from privacy to equality.

Retired judge Adarsh Goel’s new job goes against the principle Arun Jaitley floated

Maneesh Chhibber - July 16, 2018

In 2012, Arun Jaitley had said that pre-retirement judgments were influenced by a desire for a post-retirement job.

Political debate must remain in the frame of Hindutva. Tharoor is just an excuse

Kumar Ketkar - July 16, 2018

The furore over the ‘Hindu Pakistan’ comment is to keep the focus on Hindutva and away from the non-performance of the Modi govt in the last four years.

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Opinion

TMC’s home run in Presidency looks secure. Why the math everywhere else is on shaky ground

Chinese say Beijing is negotiating Iran ceasefire talks. Pakistan is a proxy

Hyderabad can’t build a nightlife economy on 1 am deadlines

Indian scholars love theory, policymakers want quick fixes. Both forget who they’re serving

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