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Himanta Biswa Sarma has what it takes to be BJP’s next Amit Shah, but for an RSS hurdle

Himanta Biswa Sarma is everything that Amit Shah is — calculative, ruthless, astute, toxic on-demand and with an insatiable appetite for power.

India took the high moral ground by not talking to Taliban and lost influence in Afghanistan

As US-Taliban signed a pact in Doha, India mixed up fact with fiction by claiming Afghanistan to be a "contiguous" neighbour.

India has invested too much in Afghanistan to let Taliban hold sway again with US blessings

Just like US dumped Kurdish allies in Syria and allowed Turkish army to run havoc, Taliban would do the same with Ashraf Ghani govt in Afghanistan.

Arvind Kejriwal risks becoming Rajiv Gandhi, neither here nor there

Walking the secular-communal tightrope, Arvind Kejriwal could fall off it.

Kejriwal is not BJP’s alternative in Delhi. He has let Muslims down who voted AAP en masse

Kejriwal, who once called PM Modi a psychopath and said Delhi will choose its CM not Amit Shah, lies at the mercy of both. His inaction during Delhi riots says it all.

Five key aspects of the US-Taliban peace deal decoded

A short summary of Episode 403 of #CutTheClutter where Shekhar Gupta explains five key implications of the US-Taliban peace deal.

‘Better to be TikTok-er than a rioter’ – Delhi violence has divided TikTok users

When CAA-NRC violence broke out, TikTok users put up a show of unity. Now they are asking why Delhi is rioting if it gets free electricity and water.

Indians talking mental health aren’t ‘millennial snowflakes’. Time for bosses to catch up

Of the 11 lakh registered companies in India, only 1,000 have a structured Employees Assistance Programme for mental health. The rest probably think it’s a fad.

Left and liberals should stop looking for the perfect victim in Delhi riots

There's damning evidence of state complicity in the Delhi communal riots. This matters more right now.

Lutyens’ Delhi conspiracy theorists got it wrong. No rift between Modi, Shah on Delhi riots

Every ruler needs a confidant who is his eyes and ears and alerts him about the Trojan Horse if any. For Modi, Shah has been doing it for three decades.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.