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Babri, Saraswati, Aryans – There are rival Indian histories now and campuses are the warzone

Vandana Menon -
What used to be ‘basement history’ is now mainstream in Lutyens’ Delhi. The ‘ivory tower' of the Left on academics is being contested by an ‘imaginative’ Right.

It is India’s journey that will decide the future of democracy, not US

Shyam Saran -
The Left in India has failed because it has become defensive about its core beliefs and started flirting with the narrow inclinations of the Right.

Mahabharata to Modi — How India lost the space for moral dilemmas

Ashutosh Bhardwaj -
‘Anti-national’ or ‘fascist’ — the death of dilemma is at the root of Indian polarisation today.

The Indian Right cares about national security, except when China tip-toes near our territory

Srijan Shukla -
Once it was decided that Modi government would get a free pass on the question of a probable Chinese incursion, every Congress leader – from Nehru to Manmohan – was blamed for seceding territory.  

Indian intellectuals hate Rahul Gandhi as much as they hate Narendra Modi

Kumar Ketkar -
Many of them are uncomfortable with Narendra Modi’s style, and crave for Vajpayee and his seemingly ‘Right wing’ liberal legacy.

A case for dehyphenated liberalism

Shekhar Gupta -
Liberal on society and economy, uncompromising on national security. Downside: Will be trolled by both, Left and Right.

On Camera

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Opinion

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Sushant Sareen -
Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

5 yrs of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

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

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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