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Monday, July 28, 2025
TopicNational Interest

Topic: National Interest

The paper tigers that roared

Having enjoyed a free run under a weak executive during the UPA's reign, the judiciary, civil society and media now face heightened pressure.

Our essential qualifications have changed…

The era of typewriters is over, with breaking news taking a microsecond to spread. We now live in a more equal, fairer newsroom.

Gently, your lordships

The Supreme Court has been a pillar of stability in a chaotic five year period, but its role in Indian cricketing matters appears messy.

Current accountability deficit

It is unlikely that history will easily overlook or forget that the Indian growth story collapsed so dramatically under UPA-2's leadership.

Them versus them

India's prominent governing elites and ruling elites have so little common ground, but live within the same territorial frontiers.

A retreat to reform

Irrespective of which side of the argument you are on, the fact remains that India’s largest political party has thrown off its carefully stitched cloak of hypocrisy.

Nagpur, we have a problem

Every time BJP makes fun of Manmohan Singh, it needs to ask itself how many of its presidents have been genuinely elected rather than appointed by RSS.

1962, a different story

1962 War spawned more military literature and history than any other in independent India — it had to, as a defeat makes it very tempting for both sides to explain.

Vajpayees Atal

Here is one way you can put the life of Brajesh Mishra in context. If you asked the top leadership of this UPA government...

The Mulayam touch

There is plenty wrong with Mulayam Yadav's politics, and a lot we will disagree or argue with, but that will not change the fascinating political player he is.

On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.