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Bihar census identified the privileged and under-privileged castes. Go national now

Dr Ambedkar's goal of annihilation of caste cannot be achieved by closing our eyes to the existence of caste and caste-based inequalities.

India’s blood banks are a danger zone. Patients’ trust in them is questionable

Many Indians needing blood transfusions are put at risk of getting serious blood-borne diseases like HIV, Hep B and others—while being unaware of these risks.

Bangladesh PM’s daughter adding political colour to WHO election. She has India on her side

Saima Wazed Hossain, a renowned autism activist, is up against Nepal’s Shambhu Prasad Acharya. Bangladeshis are defending her candidature on several grounds.

New disability pension policy for soldiers will discourage young Indians from joining military

It is no rocket science that a military life aggravates common medical problems. The change in disability pension policy is a retrograde step.

Army’s move to learn about ancient texts is important. But it needs a broader focus

The Arthashastra is a valuable historical resource, but it is not the only ancient strategic text. Army should also study India’s later strategic and military development. 

Project Udbhav is a wasteful exercise. Ancient texts can’t substitute Army training manuals

The intellectual acumen of officers and veterans could be better utilised for issues of greater national security concern instead of studying ‘strategic thought processes'.

Most companies in India are too small. This is limiting women’s employment

India's female labour force participation rate remained stubbornly low and stagnant 30-32 percent during the 1990-2005 and witnessed a decline thereafter.

Islamic State rising in Balochistan. Pakistan doesn’t have the resources to win this fight

The Taliban were once pushed back into Afghanistan by the Army. For a time, the Generals congratulated themselves, imagining their Taliban clients would keep things quiet.

India hasn’t lost Maldives to China. But Muizzu’s win shows Delhi was too sure about Solih

India was so confident about Ibrahim Solih and to decapitate Abdulla Yameen’s pro-China agenda that it forgot to take the others along in the Maldives.

No injustice to South, caste census evasion, Muslim appeasement—Modi’s messages from Nizamabad

Addressing a rally in Nizamabad Tuesday, PM Modi unveiled his strategy to turn the table on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his jitni abaadi, utna haq slogan.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.