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PM Modi asked ‘what is wrong with majoritarianism’. It’s a fair question

When Yogi Adityanath talks about 80-20, he is not claiming 80% of UP’s resources for 80% of the population; he is striving to deprive the remaining 20% of anything at all.

Kerala air crash survivors just rewarded rescuers. Some call it ‘big fraud’

Survivors of the 2020 Calicut crash pooled compensation money to transform a local health centre to help villagers near the crash site. But now their act of generosity is at the heart of a controversy.

Machines are digging, dragging, tearing into Delhi garbage mountains. Time’s running out

Delhi's three landfills at Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa have deadlines until next year to clear the mounds. But even as AAP-BJP trade blame, new trucks full of garbage keep arriving at the sites.

Indians have a Mossad fantasy. But 2 weeks show even strong states crumble

It's easy to make fun of Gandhi & celebrate macho militarism. But we risk forgetting that the path he put us on has been successfully followed by many others all over the world.

Odisha’s medieval queens weren’t ‘ideal wives’–they fought off invaders, ordered war & murder

The sovereign queens of the Bhauma-Kara dynasty, coming from tribal and royal backgrounds, were extraordinary examples of how Sanskritic court culture absorbed local traditions.

Wrestlers’ protest long over. But one woman on a mission to keep it alive in Haryana villages

Sonia Doohan is warning women against state sports minister Sandeep Singh and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who have been accused of sexually harassing Haryanavi sportswomen.

Allahabad High Court’s Nithari judgment shows Indian criminal justice’s rotted beyond repair

The Nithari killings is just the latest in a long series of high-profile cases that demand thorough reinvestigation to establish what went wrong.

Something worrying is happening in economy. Modi govt must shift focus to commerce ministry

Europe's share in Indian exports has gone up while Asia’s share is declining. The problem for India is: Europe’s economy is expected to struggle while Asia is set to drive global growth.

Mumbai’s Parsi sahibs have an inconvenient secret—tribal cousins in distant Gujarat villages

There’s a subtle caste system in place. Most Mumbai Parsis don’t want to discuss their tribal brethren. Priests refuse to live in the villages and no fire temples have been built.

Theaterisation isn’t duplicating units in all Services. ‘Satisficing’ has consequences in war

Posting of Army officers to Naval and Air Force units is only paying lip-service to the idea of integration and not really achieving the desired synergy.

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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Even out of power, Viktor Orbán has built a system to protect his legacy and make it difficult for any successor to govern.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.