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Why Indian liberals respect Mamata—she’s a politician challenging their defeatist consensus

Secularism may be a tired, washed-out concept in much of India, but in Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal, it still reigns in all its majesty.

America has changed. Bigger question now is whether institutions can withstand his punches

International onlookers might be tempted to take vicarious pleasure in watching America implode, while others could feel vindicated by adding another powerful nation to their ideological ranks.

4 more years of Trump onslaught—what liberals and cultural Marxists have to survive now

Donald Trump may have been addressing his voter base. But the guest list at his Capitol Hill inauguration told a different story.

Rare ‘don’t break glass in case of fire’ scenario & 2025 headed in ‘Right’ direction

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

After Toronto loss, another setback for Trudeau as Conservatives take Montreal stronghold

Liberals had lost a crucial byelection in Toronto in June; pollster predicts a big win for Pierre Poilievre-led Conservatives in Canada's 2025 federal elections.

Tharoors and Shabana Azmis took a classic liberal stand on ‘Kerala Story’. They must rethink

I do think we should debate how to respond when popular culture is used to divide the Indian people. India is changing. Perhaps our responses should change too.

In Netflix movie You People, Kenya Barris exposes racism of liberals

The concept of dating comedy 'You People' appears outdated. But by bringing ‘nice racism’ into it, writer-director Kenya Barris has just taken the battle into the progressive camp.

Defenders of Jinnah’s Pakistan must know — being irreligious isn’t same as being secular

There's no correlation between religiosity and commitment to secularism. Gandhi was deeply religious and secular; Jinnah was irreligious and communal.

Robert Kennedy’s politics was almost Ambedkarite. The world needs leaders like him today

In the past, India had leaders who shared the many qualities of Kennedy – from B.R. Ambedkar, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, to P.V. Narasimha Rao.

SubscriberWrites: Does Indian politics have space for libertarians?

There is a new wave of a combination of populism, and fiscal irresponsibility, masqueraded as ‘new welfarism’, sweeping through our politics today, writes Vibhav Kavoor.

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Balen wave marks the second coming of democracy in Nepal

The Gen Z movement was a serious wave that RSP and Balen together managed to capture—the first milestone reflecting the relevance of issues-based politics.

PM reviews oil, gas supply as analysts warn reliance on imports leaves India open to war disruptions

As Iran war enters 11th day, government prioritises household gas supply, boosts LPG output and invokes Essential Commodities Act amid concerns over potential shortages.

SMPP secures order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for paramilitary forces

SMPP Limited gets order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for BSF, CISF & SSB. This is over & above the existing order for 40,000 jackets, taking the total to 50,000.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.