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SubscriberWrites: US has lost its place as a world leader after Afghanistan pullout

Who will take the guarantee that no other terrorist attack will be launched on American soil from Afghanistan, asks Somil Pahuja.

SubscriberWrites: Gram pradhans’ petty salary, and how Hindu culture ‘knew’ about the only pair of stars that revolve around each other

Subscribers write on the low salary to gram pradhans, which can be a license to corruption, and the importance of the pair of stars – 'Vashista” and “Arundhati” – in Hindu marriages.

SubscriberWrites: What happened in Afghanistan speaks volumes about the double game Pakistan GHQ has played

Clearly, the idea of a Talib takeover was planned in GHQ and the steps to be taken were relayed to the negotiators in Doha, writes Arunobh Banerjee.

SubscriberWrites: Why the profession of comedy gets a nomination in 2021 edition of Dirty Jobs

Internet brought millions of eyeballs to comedy and anyone who was called funny in school is now on YouTube. Comedy is not a funny business anymore, writes Aniketh Kulkarni.

SubscriberWrites: Stephen Colbert’s acerbity and sting has gone since Joe Biden took over as US president

The Stephen Colbert whom I had adored for his late-night talk show might just have been the ephemeral product of his feelings for a Republican president he immensely disliked, writes Latha Velu.

SubscriberWrites: A bandwagon of blunders defines the history of dubious American follies in Afghanistan

Like Neil Armstrong’s ‘one small step’, the retreating American boot has become a symbol of ‘one giant leap’ for the people of Afghanistan - into the dark ages, writes Kunal Bahuguna.

SubscriberWrites: What Indian polity needs right now is magnanimity from the Modi govt

Governments in the past were able to achieve consensus. Modi's style of politics has made the political spectrum bitter with no room for negotiation, writes Dr Sudha Saryu Malhotra.

SubscriberWrites: My idea of India: less Centre-state clash, election as ideological battle, transactional voter

In this hyper-polarised world, accurate and proper information becomes valuable. And here, the role of media becomes crucial, writes Aditya Gogate.

SubscriberWrites: Preparation in Tibet is proof that China presents a strategic, war-like challenge to India

India must make a domestic economic strategy for the coming two decades in order to eliminate all imports from China, writes Jay Desai.

SubscriberWrites: Looking beyond Red Fort: I-Day event can be held at other places of national significance too

Indian PMs have always hoisted the tricolor from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Other locations can be Hampi in Karnataka, Lothal in Gujarat, or Nalanda in Bihar, writes Kaushik Mukherjee.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?