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Japan is doing everything ‘wrong’ with its economy. And it’s working

Japan’s experience should be viewed not as an anomaly but as a precursor. It illustrates that an economy can maintain resilience even as growth moderates.

How Dantewada Collector OP Choudhary pushed education in the Naxal-dominated district

Three factors—political buy-in, collector’s office as a listening post, and non-interference in anti-insurgency operations—ensured the Dantewada operation worked.

India’s decades-long political truce is over

The constitutional amendment may have fallen Friday, but a reset of regional political representation is very much back on the ruling party’s agenda.

BJP has no original ideas. Even women’s reservation is copied from Congress blueprint

It is no coincidence that RSS-BJP leaders avoid press conferences. They lack justification for their erratic actions, and statements.

Modi has ditched dhokla for jhalmuri. He’s an honorary Bengali

All eyes are on the dramatic and often savage elections in West Bengal, where so much is at stake, besides Didi’s survival.

Why has US not defeated Iran yet? Because Trump wants to win on the cheap

Trump's goal of ending the Iranian nuclear programme cannot be accomplished without overthrowing the Islamic regime in Iran, which is likely not possible without a ground invasion.

Opposition should read the Constitution. Not just wave it around

If the upcoming Census is taken into account for the delimitation exercise, the representation gap between northern and southern states would increase. The govt wanted to avoid this.

Wanted—A Bengali face. Why the BJP’s reliance on the central leadership has its limits

The 70-year wait for a saffron surge after the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the precursor of the BJP, was formed. But can the BJP conquer Mookerjee’s Bengal?

PILs are not a burden on courts. Here’s what data says

If PILs don't burden the courts but demonstrate unparalleled effectiveness in remedying failures of the State, one needs to make a much stronger case for depriving citizens of this route to enforce their rights.

India’s dowry laws are most powerful in the world. They’re not enough

India has enough laws. What it lacks is the institutional infrastructure, political will necessary to make those laws mean something.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.