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Kiran Doshi, the career diplomat who could be utterly undiplomatic

Kiran Doshi will also be remembered for his novel Jinnah Often Came to Our House, which won many awards.

Indian institutions have a ‘brilliant moron’ problem. Only Rajeev Bhargava can save them

Rajeev Bhargava’s latest book brings together short articles he wrote for The Hindu and addresses pressing ethical questions we face in our country today.

The West has imagined “caste oppression” and it is being weaponised against Indians

The caste system narrative puts Hindus and Hinduism at fault for all injustices, even though the construct is the sociological feature of the Indian subcontinent.

Cutting troops in Kashmir shows Delhi will pay for holding force but not assault-capable Army

There is a very real thought that India does not have the stomach for a fight, for it is cutting back on the Army's foot soldier even as it expands the ITBP.

India’s place in AI race is tied to supercomputers. Take them from IITs to private sector

Policymakers are held up on the virtues of data, but no Indian supercomputer features in the global top 100

Shiva, Skanda: How Hindu gods absorbed Iranian, Greek ideas

Some of the most important gods of modern India were influenced by Central Asian elites of the Kushan Empire.

Sharif knows benefits of India ties. But to convince military, he needs face-saver on Kashmir

Pakistan can’t expect economic growth without opening trade with its largest neighbor—India. This understanding was articulated by Nawaz Sharif long ago.

Seattle caste ban isn’t about Hinduism or Indians. It’s America’s Great Culture War

Hindu American Foundation's Suhag Shukla fears the move to bring caste in American debates will lead to classroom bullying and Hinduphobia. But there is no running away from difficult conversations.

Found on TV news: Modi’s insult. Not found: Morbi report—the trivial pursuits of channels

TV news is dominated by ‘dangals’, spy stories, scams, raids, attacks on PM Modi, and that meddlesome ‘foreign hand’ grasping at the very heart of India.

Alia Bhatt is another Indian victim who lost the privacy war. Spammers, paparazzi have won

Whether it's Alia Bhatt being secretly photographed at her home or common citizens being scammed, we have all lost the battle against being treated as commodities.

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.