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Dispeller of darkness, Kanchi Shankaracharya focussed on research into ancient manuscripts

P.R. Kannan -
Kanchi Shankaracharya breathed fresh life into the study of religious literature, resurrected temples, and improved living standards of priests & workers.
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Modi is actually Chandrababu Naidu 2.0

Kalyani Shankar -
Even as they speak about ease-of-doing-business and reforms, both Naidu and Modi are now pursuing populist measures.
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For the 2019 polls, Modi has revealed his hand – it’s welfare

Ruhi Tewari -
The Modi government has realised the futility of the perception of cozying up to corporates at the cost of the poor very early in its tenure.
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Tripura is the Waterloo of the Left movement in the country

Seshadri Chari -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on the North East is a springboard for his Look East-Act East outreach.
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BJP’s victory in Tripura will force Left to rethink its alliance with Congress for 2019

Kalyani Shankar -
National attention was focused on Tripura because the Left was engaged in a direct fight with the Right.
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What polls in the northeast taught us: Left is dying, Congress dozing, BJP is deft

Shekhar Gupta -
BJP has much to celebrate. But it shouldn’t over-interpret these small victories as the real test will come in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
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Tripura shows us why the BJP could win 2019 without delivering ‘Achhe Din’

Shivam Vij -
The BJP as a political party in India today is what the Left in Bengal and Tripura were, a party without opposition, capturing all spaces,leaders, issues.
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Tripura fell to BJP because the Left failed to understand what people wanted

Jayanta Kalita -
Widespread corruption plagued the Tripura under the government led by Manik Sarkar, who is otherwise known for his clean image.
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Rescuing public banks could be very costly. The Modi govt must reduce its stake in them

TN Ninan -
The one sector where there is still a sense of crisis is banking, but the government has regrettably set its face against privatisation.
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GDP numbers have brought cheer, but Indian economy needs a more even path to growth

Radhika Pandey -
Growing CAD, weak bank deposit growth, and fiscal deficit surpassing estimates cause for worry.
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Ube is all set to kick out matcha from Indian cafes. Expect purple frappe, boba tea, kulfi

Triya Gulati -
Ube’s sweet, nutty, almost vanilla-like flavour doesn’t need convincing. You don’t have to acquire a taste for it. And matcha fatigue is all too real.

How India’s Sparrows outsmarted Pakistan and conquered Siachen in 1984 Operation Meghdoot

Anil Kapoor and the rise of angry Dalit-Bahujan hero

Economy

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

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

Defence

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

Adurthi Ashwin Swarup -
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.

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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