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Go to Hampi, says NYT. You’ll see a treasure ruined again, with peanuts for restoration

Seeing Hampi might also persuade you to accept the idea of involving good corporates to preserve heritage differently. The New York Times tells the world...

Elevating Yogi Adityanath is becoming PM Modi’s biggest blunder now, not demonetisation

Yogi Adityanath is Modi-Shah’s Frankenstein’s monster who can divide but not deliver. He may also wreck Modi’s immediate political future.

Don’t get breathless over Kartarpur, Imran Khan has no power to wage war or peace

Imran Khan can’t defy the template for power set by his Army. Don’t waste time reading his intentions, his limitations are clear.

A verdict that shows it’s the Supreme Court of real India, not just its elites

The Supreme Court has masterfully separated elitist chaff from utilitarian grain. It deserves admiration for upholding a modern view of governance.

As if hounding Muslims wasn’t enough, BJP is now giving same treatment to Sikhs

By unleashing the propaganda machine against the Sikhs on Kartarpur Sahib issue, BJP is playing with fire that patriotic—and smart—Indians would rather not.

Gandhi family can’t decide fate of Rajiv’s assassins; 14 other Indians died with him

The Gandhi family may or may not forgive them, but they have no locus standi. India is a constitutional state, not a feudal or tribal one with blood money justice.

What Manmohan got right but Sonia & Modi got wrong: Good economics defeats bad politics

When Rahul Gandhi discovers virtues of Manmohanomics and Modi govt shies from growth rate comparisons, you know economic truth is striking back.

Modi should not allow Rafale jet deal to become another Bofors

Defence purchases should be demystified. But Modi govt is starting a new blood feud by being arrogant & bull-headed over the Rafale deal.

A Khan Market evening has more liberals than survive in the whole of Pakistan

Pakistan Army, ISI have invented a political 'doosra' to make their preeminence total by making judiciary & Imran accomplices.

Modi draws the worst, dumps the best of Nehru & Indira Gandhi — and this might win him 2019

Modi is deeply statist, just like Indira and Nehru. He believes nothing is wrong with the government, if you know how to run it: Like him.

On Camera

India’s aviation crisis is all about too big to tame

Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

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).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.