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Stop making Gujaratis your punching bag. Find another way to attack Modi

What is happening in Gujarat isn't much worse than what is happening in Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh. Why blame Gujarat alone for what is now a national norm?

Indians have a Mossad fantasy. But 2 weeks show even strong states crumble

It's easy to make fun of Gandhi & celebrate macho militarism. But we risk forgetting that the path he put us on has been successfully followed by many others all over the world.

Yes, Israel has wronged Palestinians. But that’s not the immediate issue, terrorism is

There is a lot of bigotry and a worrying amount of Islamophobia in India. But our responses to Hamas’ terrorism go beyond that.

Modi govt didn’t condemn Bidhuri & Pragya for their remarks. There’s only one reason

As for the chuckling Harsh Vardhan and Ravi Shankar Prasad, the BJP thinks they were humiliated enough when they were unceremoniously thrown out of the Cabinet.

Trudeau looking for payback for his Indian humiliations. He can do Bhangra instead

Why is Trudeau treated in India, a country that has traditionally enjoyed good relations with Canada, as somewhere between a figure of fun and enemy of our national interests?

Stalin must tell Udhayanidhi to pipe down. Though the outrage is hypocritical

Dravidian politics has a long history of opposing religion. But if senior Stalin and DMK really want to defeat BJP in 2024, it might be a good idea to tell junior Stalin to pipe down

We were India since Alexander’s time. Why drag the British into it?

Till recently it has always been the BJP that celebrates the use of India over Bharat. Atal Bihari Vajpayee lost an election by telling us that India was shining, Modi launched Make in India.

Hate in India has gone beyond control. Even Modi, RSS can’t stop it

Every Muslim-hater is not a supporter who is acting on orders from Nagpur.

Rajiv Gandhi cleaned up the wounds Indira left on Indian democracy. He deserves more credit

If a BJP PM had done what Indira Gandhi did, would liberals be this kind to their legacy? While never criticising her, Rajiv ended many of the abuses of the system that she initiated.

Why Rahul Gandhi is a threat to Modi-BJP now than he was ever before

It is nobody’s case that Rahul is now a great orator. Or a master politician. But it is hard to dispute that he tore into the Modi government in Parliament with intelligence and vigour.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.