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SubscriberWrites: Why America’s presumptuous China policy needs a reset

Subscriber writes on how the Chinese experience contradicts the concept of free trade and the human need for democracy (and freedom) at its very core.

SubscriberWrites: The rise of Tamil nationalism in Tamil Nadu and its implications for 2024 LS elections

While the current ‘Dravidian’ vs ‘Tamilian’ debate is still a cause for deep concern for DMK, at least they have started protecting their turf by stating they stand for federalism and the Tamil cause, writes Rengarajan Bashyam.

SubscriberWrites: Indian farmers are the modern ‘holy cows’

India has had many holy cows. Some have been dethroned. Some have remained holy cows. Even now, some are being elevated to the status of being holy cows, writes BN Gururaj.

SubscriberWrites: Why India must press the paddle now on developing its marine strength to full capacity

India’s democratic rise has been no less than a miracle. And yet it mostly remains an eternally unfulfilled promise. That might just be about to change now, writes Vivek Sehrawat.

SubscriberWrites: How Indian real estate can save itself from an Evergrade crisis

While India is unlikely to experience an Evergrande-like crisis, its miniature version can be dauting too. Owning a house is still a big expenditure for most, writes Deepesh Salgia.

SubscriberWrites: 100 years since the battle of Pookottur, here’s how it has been shrouded in mystery

Battle of Pookkottur was at the heart of the Malabar rebellion in 1921, and the Mopla Act of 1854 was a catalyst to this historically significant resistance against the British.

SubscriberWrites: YSR was the reason UPA-1 happened. Congress must learn and act as opposition first

The failure of Gandhis in acknowledging that they were not responsible for the victory in 2004 is one of the reasons for its failure as opposition now, writes D Sreekanth.

SubscriberWrites: Marketing façade or genuine change? What’s behind India’s electric vehicle revolution

Given the responses Ola and Tata have received for their electric vehicles, it is evident that Indians have bought the idea of making this world a better place, writes Seshank Mavalapalli.

SubscriberWrites: Why India struggles to produce world number 1 “team” but is great in individual sports

Subscriber writes on Indians general tendency to be more inward looking and not enjoying each other’s success, which is the core to building a world beating sports team.

SubscriberWrites: India isn’t ready for another pandemic caused by airborne virus. Here’s why

Govts across the globe are graduating final-year MBBS and nursing students early to replenish their health professional forces, whereas India is setting up tougher entrance exams that scare off talents, writes Balaji Alagurajan.

On Camera

Royals to Republicans—Epstein files have exposed fault lines across power circles

Donald Trump, who has nurtured the MAGA movement for the last decade, has been perceived to have lost control over the movement, particularly with the release of Epstein’s records.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

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.