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Modi said Neighbourhood First. Sri Lanka crisis is India’s chance to prove it

To beat China’s influence, India needs to put South Asia first. And that includes Pakistan.

Summoning Sonia Gandhi to ED will raise public sympathy. BJP knows it, wants it

Modi’s BJP would much rather have Congress as the main opponent than fight regional leaders who are more street-smart and politically nimble.

Amit Shah’s new ministry is more of the same. Cooperatives must not depend on govt

Some argue that India must adopt a system like Israel, Netherlands and Japan, where the cooperative movement is strong but there is no ministry for it.

Inflation pinching your pocket? There is more in the pipeline. But god can help

Global demand will put more pressure on India. Forty-six countries, including Sri Lanka and Pakistan, are in need or will be needing external food assistance.

Not a rubber stamp—In Droupadi Murmu’s backyard, the hunger for development has just shot up

Many people from Murmu’s village have neither heard of Raisina Hill, nor are they aware of the limitations of constitutional powers of the President of India.

Why Dhankhar and Murmu are perfect fit in Modi’s Mission 2024

Modi knows he can bank on Dhankhar when opposition members in the Rajya Sabha start reading the rule book.

Satanic Verses to Kaali—religion-arts binary isn’t real. Hurt sentiments staged in 3 ways

Each case has its own performance trajectory, but there's a broad apparatus that provides a background for the dramatisation and execution of such politics.

India prepares for late-night military talks with China, and Beijing glams up Galwan survivor

While Xi Jinping is feeling confident about the CCP's work in Xinjiang, Beijing's geopolitical game in the Pacific is slowly unfolding.

China is going to take over the Moon, NASA head says. But here’s why that won’t happen soon

China is investing heavily in space. But taking control of strategic areas requires long-term planning, and no country can do it without everyone noticing.

Schools to NUJS and IIT – 25 yrs on, how Harry Potter made it to Indian academics

From law school to literature classes and campus quizzes, Harry Potter has become quite the academic phenomenon in both Indian schools and colleges.

On Camera

Mamata’s brush with protesting doctors serves a lesson. She’s now a failed Chief Minister

In the last 42 days of cease work, the junior doctors achieved unprecedented support from the people of Kolkata and beyond. And very little concessions from CM Mamata Banerjee.

Chemistry of curd to physics of paratha, GST rates on food are a multi-disciplinary tangle

Issue of GST on food items is in news again after hotel owner’s viral interaction with Finance Minister Sitharaman last week. But complexities highlighted go back further in time.

Indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant joins Navy’s Western Fleet, ready for deployment

With the integration of the deck-based fighter jets MiG-29K now complete, Vikrant now has an overall capability to carry 30 helicopters and fixed-wing fighters.

BJP’s Northeast policy has lit new fires & reopened old wounds. And it still won’t blink

Manipur represents BJP’s unique ideological approach to governing Northeast by playing identity politics jiu-jitsu. It hasn’t gone well yet, is getting worse, but the party insists on continuing.