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India’s first vaccine producers weren’t labs. They were children, cows, buffaloes, goats

In India’s Vaccine Growth Story, Sajjan Singh Yadav writes how the British rulers, concerned about the mounting deaths of their personnel, set up several laboratories across India.

‘My ancestors ruled Hindustan through force & fear. Now others will’ – Bahadur Shah after 1857

‘Tears of the Begums’, the first ever English translation of Hasan Nizami's Begumat ke Aansoo, chronicles the turning of the wheel of fortune after India's first war of independence.

How Muslim feminists were divided in their fight against divorce laws — between clergy & BJP

In ‘Divorce and Democracy,’ Saumya Saxena writes how the Bebaak Collective and BMMA differed in their support for Shayara Bano.

‘Made in USA—Ulhasnagar Sindhi Association’: How Sindhis created businesses after Partition

Ulhasnagar is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The town has a population of over half a million, of which around 400,000 are Sindhis—it...

Kerala Municipality Act gave little power to city govts. 1999 legislation choked them further

In Governing Locally, Babu Jacob and Suraj Jacob trace how Kerala’s 1999 legislation reinforced the state govt’s power to frame rules regarding city govts.

Delhi goes on a book date with divorce and democracy, but Nehru steals the show

At the launch of Saumya Saxena’s book ‘Divorce and Democracy’, scholars discussed how Indian women have resisted the religion-or-rights binary.

His chopper ambushed and flying thumb gone, how a pilot saved his co-pilot and returned safe

In 'I'd Rather Fly a Chopper', former IAF pilot Rajesh Isser shares his personal anecdotes from his life as a helicopter pilot for 37 years.

‘My career will be finished’—The story of Bihar’s first IPS woman officer

In 'Madam Sir', Manjari Jaruhar writes about becoming the first woman from Bihar to join the country's elite police cadre.

India did not deserve an MK Gandhi at that time. He was ahead of his times: Ram Madhav

In ‘Partitioned Freedom’, Ram Madhav writes about division of hearts rather than territory in 1947.

Does Kashmir really matter to Pakistanis? Most don’t even have any deep attachment to it

In India's Pakistan Conundrum, Sharat Sabharwal shows how the Pakistani establishment seeks the fig leaf of dialogue on Kashmir to keep the issue alive.

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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?