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Though gaining prominence among middle-rung global powers, India has work to do to climb further up

India becoming a great power will depend on it continuing to do well economically, building a more capable defence industry & improving human development indicators, among other factors.

Muzaffarnagar slap row is a social, not political issue. Don’t condemn all Hindus for it

Leaders like Owaisi exploit such incidents to instill suspicion towards people from other communities. They effectively create a scenario where Muslims only trust a Muslim in power.

BJP has more OBC CMs than Congress. It yields political gains for the party

BJP’s decision to not appoint Muslim chief ministers can be a calculated move to make space for Hindu OBC leaders.

Modi govt’s LiFE offers alternative economic model of growth. G20 is the platform to push it

This could be India’s moment as we fashion a LiFE economy from which the world can learn from.

Stop criticising consulting firms. They fill gaps created by civil servants who stop upskilling

There’s a reason senior government officials rely more on consultants than their own subordinates. They walk the extra mile that mid or junior-level officials won’t.

China’s map shenanigan aims to provoke India before G20. New Delhi mustn’t fall for it

Post-G20 summit, New Delhi will have enough time to deal with a belligerent Beijing in an appropriate manner and time.

INDIA’s challenges for 2024 didn’t exist pre-2014—consolidated Hindu votes, RSS’ acceptance

The biggest threat to INDIA is the breaking of consensus. The PM candidate must be clever enough to prove that they are not a threat to anyone within the alliance.

Here are two things INDIA alliance must do based on national surveys’ results

Till the Congress registers a substantial improvement in its tally, the INDIA coalition can't deny the BJP another term in office even if TMC, DMK, JD(U) & RJD do their bit.

Statements from Xi-Modi BRICS meeting show India once again misread Chinese intention

India shouldn't be in a hurry to negotiate a settlement on unequal terms with China merely for the success of G20 or to ward off a perceived threat to electoral success.

Imran Khan’s prosecution won’t do much. The military is at the heart of Pakistan’s corruption

Lacking even the meagre comfort of an after-dinner cognac to calm their nerves, the assembled billionaires listened silently as their guest’s rage washed over the gathering....

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.