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Moscow content with half a loaf given by China. Sanctions pushing Russia more towards Beijing

Madhav Das Nalapat's Cold War 2.0: Illusion Versus Reality details why it is important for a future-focused rather than a past-obsessed approach towards each other by India and the US.

Two scholars say Mahabharata war wasn’t between Pandavas & Kauravas but Panchala & Kurus

In 'Hidden Links', Sangeeth Varghese and Zac Sangeeth talk about how random historical events shaped our world.

You thought Indian UPI app BHIM is a homage to Mahabharata’s Bheem? It’s actually Ambedkar

In 'India's Techade', Nalin Mehta talks about Ambedkar’s deep economic influence today.

OYO couldn’t afford IIT grads but Anuj Tejpal didn’t want a salary. Now he’s worth crores

In ‘Unlocking Unicorn Secrets’, Kushal Lodha and Ishan Sharma captures the entrepreneurial journey of India’s new-age founders and the challenges they faced.

When Nehru took up the cudgels against CPI for being ‘full-blooded supporters’ of Jinnah

In '1947-1957 India', Chandrachur Ghose talks about Nehru's supremacy in the years leading up to Independence.

Manipur’s age-old Longpi pottery craft won’t die a slow death. Craftsmen have helping hands

Initiatives like Mathew Sasa Craft and the Ministry of Minority Affairs’ USTTAD are working to preserve the craft.

When Rahul called India ‘union of states’ in UK, he didn’t think through cultural questions

In ‘Strange Burdens’, Sugata Srinivasaraju examines the ideas, dilemmas, and leadership style of Congress’ Rahul Gandhi.

Ancient Indian texts didn’t allow upward mobility. But how did men become saints?

In 'Women, Androgynes and Other Mythical Beasts', Wendy Doniger explores local stories of saints who fit the non-Indian pattern such as Chaitanya, Kabir, and the Virasaivas.

Andaman & Nicobar enhanced India’s role in Bay of Bengal. Open them up for US, Japan, France

In World Upside Down, Sujan Chinoy bears down on a key question – how is India recalibrating its strategic thinking to deal with a tumultuous world that often, and increasingly, appears untethered and upside down?

I told Rajiv Gandhi to visit Pakistan. It was like Prince Edward visiting France: Mani Shankar Aiyar

In 'Memoirs of a Maverick', Mani Shankar Aiyar writes about Rajiv Gandhi's 1988 visit to Pakistan, the first by an Indian PM in 28 years since Nehru went in 1960 for the Indus Water Treaty.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.