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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicIndependent India

Topic: Independent India

SubscriberWrites: We will remain nation of ‘great potential’ another 75 years, unless our feudal mindset ends

ThePrint Team -
A lesson from Uganda on the govenment’s social media rules, how Dalits could help BJP win Punjab’s state polls and more from our subscribers.

Message from India’s first voter S.S Negi — Democracy was hard-earned, vote thoughtfully

Ashwani Sharma -
The first time Shyam Saran Negi of Himachal Pradesh voted was also the first time Independent India voted, in the heady initial days of the Indian Republic.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

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

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

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