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FY23’s positive GDP data hides worrying trends: Weak consumption, sustained slump in manufacturing

It should be cause for worry that, by latest quarter, agriculture had become 25% bigger than manufacturing. This is the exact opposite of what 'Make in India' intended.

NATO knocking on Indo-Pacific door. How India can make the best of this opportunity

From India’s perspective, it is important that a more global avatar of NATO has been engaging with its arch rivals China and Pakistan.

I am an Indian Muslim watching Pakistan fall apart. I am glad my family didn’t migrate in 1947

If the Muslims of 1947 had the foresight to understand the contrasting trajectories of India and Pakistan, would they have made the same choice to migrate to Pakistan?

Dawood, Babri, TADA: Brij Bhushan Singh’s escapes from law and what makes the WFI chief so powerful

The BJP MP has had 38 cases against him & has been booked under TADA, UP’s Goondas Act & Gangsters Act. He was never convicted. He has now been accused of sexual harassment by women wrestlers.

Manipur violence shows death of civil society. One ethnic group’s autonomy isn’t the solution

The magnitude of Manipur violence has been so overwhelming that we have overlooked the voices of those who can go beyond ethnic boundaries to promote dialogue.

Annamalai statement on Brahmins opened much-needed dialogue for Tamil Nadu—Lay the past to rest

Beneath the rhetoric, there's a genuine issue–caste-based conflict and hatred in Tamil society. Martin Luther King Jr, Mandela, and Renan show the way forward.

A BRICS currency can weaken US hold over emerging economies. India needs to decide its role

Before de-dollarisation of BRICS can occur, India must secure a place in IMF's basket of world currencies, where Chinese Renminbi is already included.

India’s e-commerce rules need definitional clarity – to protect consumers, promote innovation

The proposed rules should remove the duplication of unnecessary compliances and reflect the reality that e-commerce is a complex mix of digital and physical worlds.

2024 is an open race. But the question is what can change the game before election

Basic equation for 2024 isn't hard to spell out. BJP’s SWOT analysis is all around Modi. And while economics presents an opportunity for opposition, politics is its biggest threat.

Military cross postings crucial for theatre command system. It must begin with logistics corps

The fires in Manipur aren't going to subside for a while. Inter-Service cooperation is the only way to overcome it—and cross postings is a step to inculcate that spirit.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?