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India’s bad bank backers are badly wrong

With general elections due next year, the bad bank idea looks like a politically expedient proposal of dubious economic merit. Bad ideas keep returning to...

Sunny Doel owes an apology to Muslims in India for showing them in bad light

The over-simplistic categorisation of Muslims in movies, where the majority is presumed to be terrorists or their sympathisers, is fraught with double standards. As Priyanka...

Kaala is a brilliant cultural response to Brahminical ideology: Jignesh Mevani

A lot of Dalit activists and progressive forces will watch this film and see a ‘Kaala’ within them too.

First OROP, now cantonment roads: India sees rise of military as political pressure group

Political careers of former soldiers may seem like an acceptable feature in a democracy, but it would be naive to discount the dangers of politicisation of the military.

Mr Nice guy is here: For 2019, Modi is being less Modi and more Vajpayee

In the election year, the Prime Minister is unexpectedly projecting a softer image of himself.

Lynching incident makes Assam look more ‘awful’ than ‘awesome’

Assam now seems to be following in the footsteps of several other states that have made lynching the new normal in the country.

Kaala is not just about Rajinikanth. It is about land, fascism, Ramayana & the Dalit gaze

Kaala is filled with references to Babasaheb Ambedkar, Buddha, Bheem chawl, beef shop, Lenin and Bheemji.

From beneficiary to challenger — changing face of Chinese military ties with the US

China has benefitted from the stability provided by US might. Now that it expands its military footprint, should the US be worried?

BJP MPs are complaining about Narendra Modi-Amit Shah style & 2019 is around the corner 

After four years of obsequiousness, many BJP MPs have woken up to their irrelevance in the party’s scheme of things, which centre around Modi’s popularity and Amit Shah’s organisational skill.

The folly of legalising marijuana: Why Shashi Tharoor is wrong

Pot as an industry is dead on arrival and Tharoor’s argument that legalised pot “reduces crime” is flimsy at best.

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

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

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.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

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.