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With Pakistan, peace is just a punctuation. Why Amit Shah’s Kashmir statement is no surprise

Scholar Ashley Tellis notes that India-Pakistan competition is not driven by discrete, negotiable differences. Instead, the problem is irreducible.

Google finally gets serious about pixel smartphones in India after 4 years

After-sales will be a key aspect of Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro as they battle with OnePlus, Xiaomi

New weapon systems branch—How Air Force’s branches expanded and evolved from RAF to IAF

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari's announcement of the creation of a new branch in the officer cadre is a much-needed reform and an important step in making the IAF future ready.

Audio leaks kick off ‘happy hours’ in Pakistan politics, everyone has stuff against everyone

Imran Khan was elated over PM Shehbaz Sharif discussing Maryam Nawaz’s request for machinery from India. Until the hacker dropped a series of audio leaks from the time Khan was in the PM office.

The end of Vladimir Putin? It might come sooner than you think

Vladimir Putin has broken his compact with the Russian people, and, for the first time, created an incentive for the country's elites to unite against him.

Gujarat Garba threats had been building up. But the ‘ruined’ celebration was unexpected

VHP and Bajrang Dal have been passing diktats against Muslims' entry at Garba venues. But things didn't change much on the ground—until police and politics got involved this year.

Hindu-Americans are in denial about caste. It’s been in religious scriptures for long

Battle lines are being drawn in response to the emergence of caste fissures in the American workplace, thanks to California Civil Rights Department's case against CISCO.

India’s economic growth has lost momentum but slim corporate profits keep engine running

Expectations of growth must be tempered, and with different indicators painting different pictures, World Bank's 6.5% full year growth forecast is more likely than RBI's 7%.

When Ian Bell threw jelly beans at Zaheer Khan and the pacer made a mockery of English batting

It's been 15 years to that day, but Zaheer’s celebration after Bell’s dismissal is still etched in my memory.

Why it’s easier to call Kheda police violence ‘Talibanisation’ than ‘Hindutvaisation’

A refusal to call the wrong by its name is more a sin of omission than commission. Look at the police flogging of Muslim men in Gujarat’s Kheda.

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?