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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
TopicMinority Report

Topic: Minority Report

What about Babri Masjid? How land became more important than the mosque in Ayodhya

Hilal Ahmed -
Even the so-called Muslim parties involved in the dispute are more interested in the land on which the mosque once stood.

The reason why Gandhi wanted to go to Pakistan

Hilal Ahmed -
Gandhi's proposal to visit cities such as Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi after Partition had a symbolic political value.

Indian Constitution doesn’t call Muslims a minority, who turned them into one?

Hilal Ahmed -
The Constitution actually conceives ‘minority’ as an open category to protect the interests of various religious, linguistic and culturally distinctive groups.

Pakistan doesn’t give citizenship on religion, but India is dangerously tilting towards it

Hilal Ahmed -
Justice S.R. Sen's comment reopened an unfinished Partition debate about Hindus and Muslims in South Asia.

For BJP and RSS, road to the Hindu Rashtra is not through Constitution

Hilal Ahmed -
The contemporary Hindutva politics is also critical of the idea of ‘communal majority’.

On Camera

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Opinion

The era of critical-minerals shortages is behind us. Era of gluts about to dawn

David Fickling -
Size of Trump’s new $12 bn 'Project Vault' stockpile goes well beyond the wildest expectations, or indeed needs, of the critical minerals sector.

Don’t ask what to do with boys who rape. Ask what turned them into assaulters in the first place

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Increase in STT is small but it signals a shift in how India views risk

Economy

Floundering PM Internship Scheme has seen 44% drop out since 2024 launch. Budget deals drastic blow

Udit Bubna -
Only 21 percent of interns complete programme as Centre slashes budget by over 50% after poor joining and high attrition.

Defence

Defence budget through the years: Big leap for 2026-27, but what numbers since 1999 reveal

Keshav Padmanabhan -
ThePrint’s analysis of all budgets from 1999-2026 shows that the capex as total share of defence budget was the highest under UPA I & II. Multifold jump in pension outlays.

National Interest

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

Shekhar Gupta -
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.

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