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Thursday, February 26, 2026
TopicSocialist

Topic: Socialist

The Preamble won’t be changed back to the original. Here’s why

Shankar Sharan -
All political parties used the 'Constitutional' mandate of secularism and Article 29 to provide facilities and privileges exclusively to non-Hindus.

Karpoori Thakur’s politics of social justice cost him CM post. But he wasn’t power-hungry

Prem Kumar Mani -
Karpoori Thakur, often referred to as the 'Annadurai of North India', played a vital role in bringing socialist politics and consciousness to a semi-feudal and backward state like Bihar.

Japanese Red Army founder Fusako Shigenobu free after 20 yrs, regrets ‘damage to innocent people’

Pia Krishnankutty -
76-year-old, who dreamt of global socialist revolution & is believed to have coordinated several terror acts in tandem with Palestinian guerillas, was released Saturday from a Tokyo prison.

SubscriberWrites: Free market capitalism leads to greater economic democracy than socialism

Hindol Roy -
Capitalism provides various opportunities to several people while economic power is consolidated in few hands in socialism, writes Hindol Roy.

Rammanohar Lohia was right about China. And was neither jingoist nor idealist

Yogendra Yadav -
Lohia proposed a comprehensive Himalayan policy and went beyond hawks-vs-doves in his national security approach.

George Fernandes, the socialist who wanted to be a priest but ended up a rebel

Ruhi Tewari -
George Fernandes was a trailblazer of sorts in politics, making socialism fashionable for an entire generation of Indians.

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Opinion

Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

R Jagannathan -
Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

To trade coders for Legos, India needs a better deal

Joining Pax Silica is not all positives for India. We must guard strategic autonomy

Economy

In 1st budget under BJP mayor in 44 yrs, BMC hikes outlay to Rs 81k crore, focus on big-ticket infra

Purva Chitnis -
India's richest civic body’s outlay is 8.77% higher than last year’s, with the biggest allocation being made for infra growth. BMC also proposed an AI boost to its service delivery.

Defence

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

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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