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How women’s movement in Manipur became a platform for chauvinist elements

Few places in India have seen a sustained women’s movement of the kind seen in Manipur—but the grinding ethnic war tearing the state apart has revealed it also has an ugly face.

Mohamed Nasheed or Ibu Solih? Why Maldives foreign minister is in Delhi ahead of election

The thing about islanders – and island nations – is that fickleness is a much-admired quality. And Delhi understands that well.

Haryana pregnant women have found many ways to get around 3 decades of sex determination ban

After the launch of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign in 2015, Haryana's sex ratio at birth was improving. But since 2020, there’s been a steady decline, with the SRB dipping by 11 points between January and May this year.

Credit where credit’s due—Modi govt has scripted an unbelievable banking success story

Indian banks, regulators, and investors weren’t worried when crises began exploding in US and European banks earlier this year. This resilience has been a long time coming.

BJP has gone too long without acknowledging its leadership is slacking. Modi has a problem

If PM Modi decides to fix accountability—from governance crisis in Manipur to electoral defeats in states—heads will roll, starting from party president JP Nadda.

LuLu Group is the new mall builder in Modi’s India. Goes with Middle East diplomacy

CEO Yusuff Ali spans political divide. LuLu is present in BJP CMs Adityanath’s UP and Bhupendra Patel’s Gujarat, centrally ruled Kashmir, and CPI CM Vijayan’s Kerala.

Sweden’s Quran burner may not be a free speech activist. But defending him protects us all

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference have periodically lobbied for blasphemy to be made a global offence. But they have been soft on violations of human rights in Sharia law.

Indian LGBTQ+ fiction is out of the ‘cupboard’. With a non-elitist, non-Western language

Two out of eight customers walking into New Delhi’s Eureka Bookstore ask for LGBTQ-themed books.

SVF is West Bengal’s own YRF. But this Tollywood kingmaker began with a rejection

Begun by two cousins in the 1990s, SVF has its fingers in many pies from film and TV to OTT platform Hoichoi. It has also constructed almost 20 theatres across West Bengal.

There’s a new revolution in Indian cities. And Kota’s Chambal riverfront is set to join it

Every city wanted a mall in early 2000s, then they raced to build Metros. Now it’s the riverfront rush.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

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.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.