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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicPolitical beliefs

Topic: Political beliefs

What happens in your brain when you disagree, especially politically

Andreas Kappes -
In our experiment, we asked 21 pairs of volunteers to make financial decisions. And we scanned their brains while they argued.

New study reveals people on the Left and Right are more similar than they think

Leor Zmigrod -
Extremity in either direction can lead us to see the world in black and white, and forget to appreciate those crucial shades of grey in between.

Disagree with your neighbour’s political beliefs? Invite him to tea

Stephen L. Carter -
It surely feels good to be right, but we owe it to democracy to admit when we are not.

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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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