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Thursday, March 19, 2026
TopicAmerican politics

Topic: American politics

Trump’s State of the Union address laid bare America’s political fractures

If there was an overriding message from Trump’s State of the Union Address, it was this: America stands at the crossroads of an era-defining struggle within its own polity.

Mamdani signals a shift in American politics. And how immigrants see themselves in it

Naysayers are employing the same old playbook against the outsider, fear dressed up as caution, prejudice disguised as concern.

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Supreme Court’s maternity leave verdict corrects a flawed idea of motherhood in law

In Hamsaanandini Nanduri v. Union of India, the Supreme Court struck down the arbitrary three-month age cap on maternity leave for adoptive mothers.

House panel says Trump tariff likely to have ‘significant impact’, calls for India-US trade ties review

The Standing Committee on Commerce said the current exchange rate was also adding pressure on trade at both national & international levels.

Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war

When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.