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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicAlauddin Khilji

Topic: Alauddin Khilji

Here’s how Khilji, Akbar, and Hindu rulers dealt with Halal

In Medieval India, the late Prof Satish Chandra demonstrates how Muslim rulers in India quickly grasped that pristine notions of Halal and haram did not hold up to the realities of statecraft.

Long before Op Sindoor, Marathas first carried out ‘surgical strike’. NCERT Class 8 book is proof

NCERT introduces the Delhi Sultanate, Marathas & Mughals in Class 8 Social Science textbook, highlighting differences between Shivaji and Babur or Akbar.

Violence over ‘Padmaavat’ was infuriating, but I was asked not to react: Ranveer Singh

The actor says he chose to channel his anger towards preparing to play the dark, negative role of Alauddin Khilji; makes case for incentivising writers.

On Camera

Joining Pax Silica is not all positives for India. We must guard strategic autonomy

India’s participation in Pax Silica is integral to preventing the alliance from looking like an elite group.

With 50% of India’s crude imports passing through Strait of Hormuz, concerns mount over US-Iran standoff

The crude flows in the Strait of Hormuz largely originate from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar and move to China, India, Japan and South Korea.

India asks Dassault to submit bid for 114 Rafale fighter jets by April-end

Analysis of IAF proposal shows that the true Make in India component is much lesser than expected, therefore negotiations will focus on increasing that component.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.