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Not much wrong in ‘test-tube Sita’ remark. It can be India’s Renaissance moment

If Florentine Renaissance shaped the next 500 years of world history, there is no reason why we should not lay claim to our destiny and derive inspiration from our past to shape the next 500 years.

Bollywood loves to hate Pakistan, and Swara Bhasker just proves it

For actors like Swara Bhasker standing up and speaking out is reserved for favourable context. The liberal Bhasker failed to acknowledge the progress a 'failing state' is making.

Govt unleashes its caged parrot CBI when under crisis. Sterling scam is no different

Whenever the NDA government faces a crisis, a new development is suddenly reported in investigations involving the BJP’s opponents or its critics.

Next polls will be fought between ancient glories & modern science. Apt ‘Scoop’ sequel?

The reportage on the alleged hacking attack to influence the 2016 US presidential election and Trump’s suspected Russian escapades is not far from Evelyn Waugh’s narrative.

A bloody miscalculation called Blue Star

Operation Blue Star was as much a story of incompetence as it was about incredible military courage. The Indian Army generals misread and miscalculated. As did Bhindranwale.

Social media might change the way we vote, but that day is still far

In case of Meghalaya, for example, social media could be a factor in urban constituencies as the younger generations are becoming more active users of social media, but not beyond.

Learning from Britain & China, medal-tally crunchers have 3 tips for India’s Olympic future

China went from winning 16 gold medals in 1992 to 48 in 2008, and Great Britain went from five in 1992 to 29 in 2012. India must take inspiration from China and Great Britain.

Rape by strangers versus rape by husbands: When do women speak up

A Hisar woman in December reported that she was gangraped by three men in a moving auto. The mother of three, however, is yet to report the marital abuse she claims to have suffered in her eight-year marriage. 

Forget millionaires. Listen to the billionaires

When successful, intelligent, accomplished people tell their life story, you listen very carefully.

Post-Kairana, BJP needs to fear regional parties, not Congress

In states where the Congress has zero presence, the BJP is struggling to gain foothold.

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.