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Despite BSP-SP experiment in Phulpur, there are many reasons BJP may still win

Voters in Phulpur have started using the word gatbandhan as if it were the name of a party by itself.

China has no reason to be angry about India’s naval exercise MILAN, Beijing still controls the region

Chinese reports in the ‘Global Times’ have portrayed MILAN as an inflammatory tactic, aimed at ‘spreading tensions from the land to the sea’

The story behind why President Kalam sat on the floor while we sat on chairs

Chief Guest Kalam, in front row, got involved in a debate on media ethics, got so animated, he hauled himself on to the stage & intervened, seated on the floor!

If BJP is already the winner in 70% of the country – what will it do in 2019?

Mission 272 + of 2014 must become Mission 543 for every BJP worker – fight to win every booth, block and seat in India.

Why guns, tanks and warships in Kanchipuram might not fetch global interest

India’s showcase expo for the defence sector looks likely to be a dud this time, with last-minute change of venues and dates one of the key reasons.

The Left is dying, but Leftism is alive and kicking

If the two principal parties have turned away from the “neo-liberal” agenda, they must agree the electorate isn't interested in those ideas.

Raya Sarkar’s ‘list’ forced difficult conversations, but due process got Lawrence Liang

Raya Sarkar’s list began a conversation that must be continued. But the conversation must be on sexual harassment and not the lists.

The toppling of the Lenin statue is keeping the Left alive, in headlines at least

A word of advice to friends in the Left movement, or whatever is left of it. The Communist party in Russia is looking for non-Communist icons to rebuild the country.

As India celebrates GDP growth, it must focus on growing economic inequalities

Our all-time low private investment rates indicate that the greater part of this income sits as idle savings, ensuing minimal productivity.

Leopards in concrete jungle of Mumbai may be saving its residents from stray dogs

Leopards are known for their attacks on humans, but in fact leopards save them by hunting and killing dogs in and around their villages.

On Camera

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

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.