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Once upon a bloody time

Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale did not run a parliament or panchayat in the Golden Temple. His was a medieval court with sub-medieval instant justice.

Taking the poor out of Poorvanchal

In the heartland, one utterly fascinating collateral benefit of the flourishing of quality education is also the rise of the teacher as the new star and brand.

Diplomatic, undiplomatic

Of all the services, if the IFS is the most thin-skinned, and the IPS obviously the most thick-skinned, there is a reason for it, and it has to do with us journalists.

Since 1989

After holding forth on the war in Sri Lanka in some detail last month (in a three-part series beginning with 'Such a long Lankan...

Uncovering the war

India's unexpected war in Sri Lanka caught me on the wrong foot by 12,000 km. I was still finishing the last month of my...

Dead Men Talking

This is one box nobody would like to check on his CV. Not even the most battle-hardened hack. But, early in September of 1989,...

Such a long Lankan journey

This new, occasional series should, in fairness, be a thank-you note to Shoojit Sircar, one of our new breed of young and thinking filmmakers....

The Isro Spy Case Test

This week saw the return of a voice, and face, from a distant past in our headlines: former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist...

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.