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Uttarkashi case shows how every Muslim becomes ‘love jihadi’. Time to break the stereotype

Forced conversion cases may exist but they are exceptions rather than the norm. And Muslim intellectuals have made few mitigation efforts to fight such attitudes.

Question ahead of Modi’s US visit—Will India abandon multipolarity, become a camp follower?

There are several reasons why Modi must push for a closer relationship with the US, although not at the cost of becoming a camp follower.

BSNL plan will sink taxpayer money like Air India. Govt can’t compete with private players

Modi govt should provide better justifications for investing nine million taxpayers’ money in BSNL beyond providing connectivity to 25,000 villages and funding VRS for redundant employees.

Delimitation is the last thing India needs now. It will widen the north-south divide

If the Lok Sabha seats are reallocated in proportion to each state’s projected population in 2026, all the South Indian states would end up losing some seats.

Vaishnaw’s resignation won’t fix anything. Opposition playing into Modi’s game

Lal Bahadur Shastri resigned, why not Vaishnaw? Well, actually it is more complicated than the current debate makes it out to be.

Army is the only thing standing between Manipur and chaos. Time for govt to review approach

Communal and majoritarian logic cannot be applied in the Northeast. It requires secular & constitutional governance, which safeguards ethnic and tribal interests.

Israel has its own Yasin Malik. But unlike India, we won’t ask for death penalty

The Indian and Israeli policies on the death penalty are almost unintelligible to each other, though both view it as punishment for crimes against the State.

Manipur’s imperial moment—When King Gharib Nawaz spread Hinduism, conquered Burma

Manipur’s rich, complex history should not be forgotten in the midst of the ongoing crisis.

Wrestlers’ protest coverage a cocktail of confusion

On Wednesday, Times of India referred to Brij Bhushan as ‘ex-WFI chief’. Other newspapers and TV news disagreed.

Pakistani Generals have a history of censoring media. Imran Khan is just the latest victim

The chokehold of the Pakistani military on ideas has created a republic of fear. For Indians, the crisis ought to remind just how fragile democratic freedoms are.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.