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Sheikh Abdullah got rid of Hari Singh. Then imposed many more maharajas on J&K people

In ‘Sheikh Abdullah’, Chitralekha Zutshi places the Kashmiri leader’s life in the context of global developments and illustrates his political trajectory.

If secularism was defined thinly, Jinnah was one. Go deeper & he was majoritarian not theocrat

Retaining their Muslimness and Indian nationality in full, the notion of equality-as-parity challenged Mohammad Ali Jinnah's supposedly dangerous demand for Pakistan.

When Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was picked up by police for attempted assassination of Mussolini

In ‘Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit’, Manu Baghavan provides a throughly researched account of Jawaharlal Nehru’s sister and how her story is intertwined with that of India.

Paris Agreement almost didn’t happen. Then a Turkish economist moved the world

In 'Climate Capitalism', Akshat Rathi tracks the unlikely heroes leading the battle against climate change.

Byju Raveendran’s upbringing was remarkably unremarkable—only two things stood out

In 'The Learning Trap', Pradip K. Saha anaylses the rise of Edtech giant Byju's and its charismatic founder, Byju Raveendran.

Nehru ignored Assam’s economic crisis to welcome refugees, threatened to halt financial aid

In 'ULFA: The Mirage of Dawn', Rajeev Bhattacharyya recalls the untold story of the outlawed seperatist outfit.

2 things that can make India a $10 trillion economy—and beat the ‘poverty veto’

In 'India's Moment', Mohan Kumar explains how ‘poverty veto’ factor constrains India’s negotiating space.

Karnataka’s Badami cave temples a monument to multiple faiths – Shaivites, Vaishnavites, Jains

A group of four rock-cut sandstone Shaivite, Vaishnavite and Jain shrines, the Badami cave temples are located in and named after the town of...

India now has a death care industry. Organising funerals to feasts, everything is costly

In 'The Final Farewell: Understanding the Last Rites and Rituals of India's Major Faiths', Minakshi Dewan explores the many ways in which some of the country's major faiths treat the dead.

Gandhi was once inspired by Vivekananda’s prescription of ‘beef, biceps, Bhagavad Gita’

In 'Sacred Cows and Chicken Manchurian', James Staples talks about how bovine issues became noteworthy once again in India in the colonial period.

On Camera

India’s strategic pillars are crumbling. Complacency is not an option

Within the modern-day Samudra Manthan lies the opportunity for India to redefine its role on the world stage by building a robust, adaptive security architecture.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?