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Imran Khan is in sorrow, wants vote of confidence. Opposition hopes it can finally oust him

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called it 'a sorrowful day for democracy in Pakistan'. This is a moment where you are either with Imran Khan or against him.

Is Neera Tanden a ‘cancel culture’ victim? Wrong question

Tanden’s defeat doesn't ask the broader question of how tolerant our culture is but focuses on how you shouldn't insult a group of thin-skinned people if you may need their support.

Better US-India ties is bad news for Pakistan. Expect lip service on Kashmir, no aid

There is now growing strategic divergence between Pakistan and the US because of the development of the Indo-US partnership.

Hemant Soren’s divide-and-rule Adivasi politics at Harvard is against Birsa Munda’s vision

Jharkhand CM Soren may have played into the hands of modern-day missionaries or possibly acted at the behest of the conversion bogey.

Between Rahul Gandhi in Kerala and Modi in AIIMS, TV saw the battle of biceps

News channels this week didn’t focus on Mumbai’s cyber attack, Bengal elections or the Hathras case, but the muscular politics of PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi.

If China-Pakistan came to peace table, BJP’s failed national security strategy helped too

There should be no doubt that the flawed national security strategy pursued by India over the last seven years requires a course correction. It seems Modi govt has decided to do it now.

Farmers’ movement can’t and shouldn’t be apolitical. That’s not a democracy

From Champaran to Tebhaga, farmers’ movements have been political. But that took a turn in the 1980s-90s, when the chorus for ‘apolitical movements’ grew.

How Chinese cyber-attacks, Mumbai blackout depict a new era of low-cost high-tech warfare

In episode 694 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta highlights what the repeated attempts by Chinese hackers targeting Indian power system and now vaccine-making firms mean.

Don’t get fooled by Xi’s media blitz. China’s ‘zero poverty’ hides more than it reveals

China wants the world to believe its 'state-led development' has eradicated poverty. But as everything else with China, the reality is more complicated than what it seems.

Deepak Chopra teaming up with Fitbit should worry us about tech’s new love for pseudoscience

Deepak Chopra claims that considering Covid-19, the financial crisis, and “all this ideological conflict”, those who say they aren’t stressed are lying.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.