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Samsonite was a classic American success story. How private equity firms strip-mined it

In 'These Are the Plunderers', Gretchen Morgenson writes it took a decade for Apollo to gut this once-thriving and iconic American luggage maker.

Cracks in US-Israel ties—Biden’s Gaza plan is up against anti-peace Netanyahu

Biden & Arab rulers are facing questions from within their countries for their extended support of Israel. They can overcome criticism if Netanyahu accepts the two-state solution.

Gains from covert killing come with a big price tag. India can learn from Chile

The long shadow cast by Orlando Letelier’s murder illuminates how easily the ties between allies can be derailed by misjudgement—and how hard it can be to repair the damage.

Decoupling, derisking, China + 1. All Beijing wants is a less hostile, more predictable US

For China, the real upside from San Francisco is that a US-led containment strategy has been neutralised.

US is having a crisis of commitment. India must ask what it means for Indo-Pacific stability

There is little doubt that America is growing weary of its global commitments, and it’s a sentiment that is prevalent on both the Left and Right in the US.

India knows Sheikh Hasina isn’t a perfect PM. Here’s why Delhi supports her while holding its nose

In many ways, Sheikh Hasina has stood out as a fierce beacon of hope. The Americans, on the contrary, aren’t impressed.

India-Pakistan can become Israel-Hamas. Lesson is not to fight terrorism by force alone

The ball is now in the court of the US and the Arab States. Their combined effort can stop Israel's rampage in Gaza.

The how and why of antisemitism on American campuses

Universities are diverse environments. Support for various causes can stem from academic freedom, differing interpretations of events, or a desire to amplify marginalised voices.

Biden-Xi closeness clearly shows one thing—The goal to undermine regional powers like India

India as a strong votary of multilateralism against competition between two hegemonic powers should be concerned.

Blinken to visit Israel, call for ‘localised’ pauses in fighting to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his second visit to Israel. The White House insisted they would not stop Israel from defending itself, but pauses in action should be localised.

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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.