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Topic: Caliphate

Caste plays a role in selection of Caliph in Islam — ‘Only a Quraysh has the right’

Faiyaz Ahmad Fyzie -
Since the departure of Prophet Muhammad, the superiority of the Quraysh tribe was made a part of Islamic faith on the basis of law.

Why Sri Lanka became a target for Islamic State after defeat on Iraq-Syria turf

Tobin Harshaw -
Islamic State may have lost its Iraq-Syria 'caliphate', but it is now a whole other kind of monster, an expert on the terror group explains.

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Opinion

BJP wants a Maharashtra redo in Odisha. Naveen Patnaik is the last obstacle

+TFP D.K. Singh -
With the back to the wall now, Naveen Patnaik is suddenly doing what he seldom did before—coming to the Assembly daily, making interventions, giving statements to TV channels, and hitting the streets.

Indian courts are operating like a lottery. They need smarter case scheduling

Hodgson’s Line—US map decision that fuelled Pakistan’s Siachen claim even after correction

Economy

Graduate and unemployed: India’s middle-class rulebook for career & success no longer works

+TFP Saurabh Mukherjea -
Low salaries, little growth in corporate jobs and F&O losses, the assumptions that once built middle class security are no longer applicable to the emerging Indian economy.

Defence

Iran launches missile at US and UK’s Diego Garcia base, reveals new striking capability

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi: In a dramatic escalation that has surprised the world, Iran attempted two missile strikes on a US-UK joint military base in the...

National Interest

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

Shekhar Gupta -
One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.

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