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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicRajput protests

Topic: rajput protests

Patidar vs Patidar, Kshatriyas vs BJP’s Rupala — why Rajkot is one of Gujarat’s most-watched battles

Janki Dave -
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala is fighting against Congress's Paresh Dhanani in Patidar-dominated Rajkot. The two leaders are facing off after over 21 years.

Rajput anger over ‘Padmaavat’, Dalit & Muslim wrath cost BJP dear in Rajasthan

Kumar Anshuman -
The bypoll results show that the BJP is facing huge anti-incumbency in the state while the Congress is on the road to recovery.

The objections to Padmavati require social debate, not legal censure

Apar Gupta -
We are in the midst of a culture war. Each week, we discuss the propriety and limits of the freedom of speech and expression

The Padmavati fracas is also about power and privilege

Sabah Gurmat -
Free speech is important - but we should first ask whose free speech do we always rush to protect?

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Opinion

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

+TFP Praveen Swami -
The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boys’ club

TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Economy

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna -
Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

Defence

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

National Interest

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

Shekhar Gupta -
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.

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