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TopicDebates

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Sweaty Nixon, Reagan’s screen presence, Romney’s gaffe — US presidential debates & defining moments

Vandana Menon -
As Biden & Trump prepare for first presidential debate, a look at how it has evolved over the years as well as blunders caught on screen by millions.

‘Public knows who I am’: Donald Trump says he will not take part in Republican debates

Humeyra Pamuk -
The former US president cited his large lead in opinion polls as evidence that he was already well-known and liked by voters ahead of the 2024 election.

Parliament debate isn’t extinct yet, monsoon session shows

Moushumi Das Gupta -
With less than a year to go for the Lok Sabha polls, the voters will only benefit from the views expressed in the temple of democracy.

Take it from Socrates: Arguing ideas with your team works better than reflecting alone

Gabriela Riccardi -
If you want to get to know how you think, take that thinking out of your head and place it in front of others. Discuss it, debate it, and defend it.

SubscriberWrites: Discussions and debates on religion are important, but they need not be only politicised

Col K.L. Viswanathan -
Being critical of religion and religious practices is a must for an evolving society to free itself from archaic practices of the medieval era, writes Col KL Viswanathan.

TV news has changed in the last 8 years. `Blamegates’ to mahants—it’s the Modi effect

Shailaja Bajpai -
The amount of information being leaked to the Indian TV news media could fill Dal Lake. But it's robbing reporting of objectivity and verified facts.

‘Springboard’ into White House — how role of vice president has changed in the US

Pia Krishnankutty -
US Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris face-off in the lone vice-presidential debate Thursday morning India time.

Trump ‘intends to be ready’ to debate Biden next week but will oppose a mute button

Mario Parker -
Biden, who is scheduled to debate Trump a second time on 15 October, said he would meet the President if 'scientists say that it’s safe'.

Yes, every generation must debate secularism. School textbooks aren’t enough

Nitin Pai -
You don’t have to be a BJP supporter to argue that a debate on secularism is not only necessary at this time, but also needs to take place regularly.

Why a Pakistani minister brought army boots to a TV studio

Naila Inayat -
Faisal Vawda’s monologue on an ARY News was about why opposition parties should respect the boot. So, he got one and placed it next to his glass of water.
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Opinion

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

Arvind Kumar -
With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

India is unprepared for its demographic shift — elderly outnumbering children

India can’t achieve strategic autonomy by chasing GDP stats. Break away from Western influence

Economy

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

Sampurna Panigrahi -
CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

Defence

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

National Interest

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Shekhar Gupta -
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.

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