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The race to demonetise Modi

Demonetisation is Modi’s make-or-break gambit for 2019. Opposition leaders see a vulnerability and won’t gift pre-eminence to Congress.

Mammaries of the socialist raj

The people caught most unprepared by the PM's strike on currency are the bureaucrats. The problem: They've been there, done that.

The WhatsApp governance

After sharp shifts on strategic policies, demonetisation without data, debate, de-risking or war gaming marks Mr Modi's governing style.

Soft power, hard battles

Soft power is not just about movies, sport, music and culture. It's also about quality of democracy and institutions, moral influence.

Kitney Pakistani thhey?

More the better, and better dead than alive. When journalism is reduced to touching simplicities, it begins to self-destruct.

Pakistani Army’s delusion and self-destruction

Pakistan's military is a formidable force that has consistently failed its country. The problem is nobody in Pakistan can dare question it.

For whom the bell trolls

Trolling isn't nice but it isn't substantive either. That it's public is a further test of your wisdom and sanity.

Genetically ossified absurdity

GM is already in our food chain for years. The approval for indigenous GM mustard should put fake fearmongering to rest.

Faster, higher, stronger, but for God’s sake, be calmer

No country can go from zero to hero in Olympic sports. A hundred Indians now feature in the top-25 and why that's real progress.

Discourse on Delhi’s new daredevils

Arvind Kejriwal may feel victimised by the Modi government but he is revelling in it too much, risking a constitutional breakdown

On Camera

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Terror commander Masood Azhar resurfaces to launch celeb-style ‘ask me anything’ online service

The announcement, made by JeM’s Maktab-ul-Rabita, or office for communication, comes 2 yrs after Pakistani officials claimed the militant was living under Taliban protection.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.