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Facebook & Google aim to skip ad agencies, but are still courting them. Here’s why

Alex Webb -
It’s important for Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to not be seen as too dominant, for fear of riling the regulators.
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Over 60% of the plastic in our oceans came from eight Asian nations

Adam Minter -
The vast majority of Asia's newly minted consumer classes lack access to garbage collection, modern landfills and incineration.
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BJP wants to revoke Article 370, ironically Sardar Patel was its architect

Srinath Raghavan -
Until late 1947, Patel was open to Kashmir’s accession to Pakistan if Pakistanis would tell Nizam of Hyderabad to join India.
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India thinks it can produce IFS officers by testing them on wildlife more than geopolitics

Mohamed Zeeshan -
The foreign services is the biggest casualty of the generalist nature of the UPSC exam.
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Shekhar Gupta’s piece is unfair to liberals, it negates everything from feminism to Marxism

Apoorvanand -
It is the duty of the liberals to warn people against the dangers of the politics of majoritarianism.
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To be an Indian liberal, you must first praise Akbar, Muslims and Nehru dynasty

Vijay Chauthaiwale -
It’s not enough to be pro-minorities to claim that you are a liberal. You need to be overtly pro-Muslim and anti-Hindu.
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Why Saamana’s anti-BJP onslaught ahead of 2019 may not mean a thing

Kumar Ketkar -
If Modi is weak, the Sena can bargain for more seats. If the Sena is on the defensive, the BJP will force it to...
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Sanjay Gandhi zinda hai: The Emergency temptation is alive in Congress and BJP alike

Shivam Vij -
Sanjay Gandhi’s excesses showed the problem with dynastic politics. With Maneka and Varun in its fold, the BJP cannot complain about it.
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Not CJI Misra, constitutional morality & law will ensure Justice Gogoi is next top judge

Maneesh Chhibber -
Despite conjecturing and rumour-mongering, there is nothing to show that Ranjan Gogoi, a fine judge, isn’t fit to be the next CJI.
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How Indira Gandhi gifted Indian Democracy a new generation of political talent by jailing it

Shekhar Gupta -
In trying to destroy all opposition, Indira Gandhi actually created a credible, pan-national, pan-ideological cadre of new leaders whose talent and charm her legatees failed to counter.
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How the Air Force’s Cheetahs and MI-8s gave India an edge in the race to Siachen

Amit Krishankant Paul -
There can be no doubt that the Cheetahs and the MI-8s were the real sky messengers without whom there would have been no Operation Meghdoot.

Jyotiba Phule gave a blueprint for Viksit Bharat

Punjab’s anti-sacrilege law doesn’t guarantee justice. What more needs to be done

Economy

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

Udit Bubna -
IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Defence

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

Deepika Amirapu -
At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

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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