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All-party delegations are not seeking world’s approval. They’re controlling the narrative

The delegations are doing a good job of projecting unity. We must also uphold these values at home.

Fund Kaveri Engine campaign is more than a hashtag. India needs control over its fighter jets

The Kaveri experience is a story of a glass more than half full. We have developed a functional engine and accrued data points and experience at a relatively low cost. Now is the time to build better.

India isn’t using Indus water—it can solve irrigation problems, generate hydropower

India isn’t using all the water it is entitled to under IWT. Every year, Pakistan gets about 3.3 billion cubic metres of water from eastern rivers—those allocated to India.

Sanskrit didn’t always drive innovation in ancient India. There are two reasons

Sanskrit was seen as the language of divinity, thus the main current of Sanskrit knowledge tended to be conservative, resistant to new developments.

No ceasefire in TV news studios. Anchors have sindoor running in their veins too

There’s so much aggression on air that fellow TV anchors are fighting each other on live TV.

The likes of Basavaraju can be eliminated—but not an ideology. It’s the next front

During my deputation with the CRPF in 2010, I witnessed firsthand India’s prolonged conflict with Left-Wing Extremists under Operation Green Hunt. The tide has definitively turned now.

Pakistan cyber attacked India right after Pahalgam. How govt acted against it

Malicious actors sprang into action soon after reports of the Pahalgam attack, ramping up activity in the following days. They created fake domains mimicking legitimate services to deploy malware targeting Indian government and defence personnel.

Trump’s corruption is eroding America’s global power. India can’t count on it

The goals India cares about—containing China, targeting jihadists in Pakistan, securing trade routes and energy—don’t seem to matter to Trump.

India has ditched the old, tragic way of dealing with threats. Now it prepares before crisis

After the 1993 Mumbai blasts, 2001 Parliament attack, and the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India found itself reacting rather than responding.

Yunus’ ‘reforms first, elections later’ plan has no takers in Bangladesh. It’s time to choose

The ban on Awami League signals deep political instability in Bangladesh. And, given recent developments, the major worry is whether the interim government would survive at all.

On Camera

Why language-based states make delimitation a political football

Increasing parliamentary seats for women doesn’t erode state powers; federalism is about the distribution of power, not just MP counts.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.