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Friday, December 12, 2025
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SubscriberWrites: India must make way for the young in politics

The parliamentary system of democracy with limited political space for younger aspirants cedes the leadership to undeserving dynasts, writes Nipul Seervi

SubscriberWrites: Adhering to tradition does not indicate weakness. It is a mark of respect

While it is important to embrace change, it does not have to be at the cost of institutions that have upheld traditions, writes Col HP Singh

SubscriberWrites: India has been a nuclear power since 1954. History was not created only in 2014

India’s nuclear aspirations started with Nehru and its continued advancement is telling of the efforts of everyone, writes Ashish Agnihotri

SubscriberWrites: Indian customs must undergo change. Holding on to relics for namesake affects growth

History must be recorded and remembered, but we must accept the wishes of a new generation to shed the customs introduced by our colonisers, writes Col KL Viswanathan

SubscriberWrites: BJP’s popularity test at stake in Gujarat assembly election with new entrant AAP

AAP needs a huge swing to convert the narrative and momentum it is building in Gujarat into actual seats, since it is a larger and more complex state than Delhi or Punjab, writes Nischai Vats.

SubscriberWrites: From Congress to Kashmir, how Ghulam Nabi Azad’s entry in Valley throws open its politics

From Ghulam Nabi Azad’s departure from Congress to the apparent fissure within the regional parties, what does it entail for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, writes Zaffar Iqbal.

SubscriberWrites: From Afghanistan to Ukraine, USA’s great game involves using countries as medical rats

Who helped Hitler become Hitler? What compelled the USSR to invade Afghanistan? And who is currently using Taiwan to irritate China? There's a clear answer, writes Ashish Agnihotri.

SubscriberWrites: India and Pakistan can engage on sports field if not on politics

Sports can help both the countries fiscally, if not politically, writes Vijay Sundaresan.

SubscriberWrites: Boarding schools can be foundation for teaching life skills and values

Schools form the base for the kind of values one fosters in one's life, writes Col HP Singh.

Bureaucrats should not be punished in retrospect for decisions

The Government should encourage decision making, assure and protect the officers from bonafide errors, writes Vaidyanathan Subramanian.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.