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    BJP leader Kapil MishraOpinion
    An occasion for apologists of Partition to rethink view

    The BJP's landslide victory in last year's Lok Sabha elections was undoubtedly a motivating factor.

    6 March 2020 12:50 AM

    Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Can Afghans be ever free of the Taliban? Don't hold your breath

    The latter condition could pose immediate problems, and not just because of the antipathy between the two sides.

    26 Feb 2020 8:11 PM

    Japan is also the harbour for the Diamond Princess, one of those massive cruise ships that appear to be the ideal incubators for viruses. The rate at which the coronavirus named Covid-19 has been spreading aboard the vessel bears out that assumption.Opinion
    China sneezes: How soon will the world catch a cold?

    Economically, whatever happens in China reverberates across the world. It is the global manufacturing hub.

    20 Feb 2020 9:10 PM

    Bernie Sanders (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Why, for the Democrats, Bernie clearly is the best bet

    The evaluation of Sanders still rings true 20 years later, unlike the author of those words, who has dived headlong into...

    13 Feb 2020 12:12 AM

    US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited trade deal with China in Iowa. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Trump's peace deal of century': But the outrage seems missing

    The irrepressible Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy has a somewhat different take on the matter.

    5 Feb 2020 8:26 PM

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Jair's repertoire: Racism, misogyny, climate change

    Bolsonaro's penchant for crudity is reminiscent of Rodrigo Duterte, but he wears with pride the tag Trump of the...

    29 Jan 2020 10:51 PM

    Adolf HitlerOpinion
    World is drifting down a slippery slope that leads to ghosts of...

    The sounds of war had by then resonated for weeks, reviving the optimism of inmates who had abandoned hope long ago.

    23 Jan 2020 8:22 PM

    The vacation had to be cut short, but when Morrison visited a few of the devastated communities, many of the victims did not hesitate to convey their true feelings in chaste Aussie slang. TOpinion
    Australia aflame: Doing nothing is consent for doom

    The truth was leaked even before fellow Australian tourists in Hawaii had the chance to tweet selfies with a grinning...

    16 Jan 2020 7:39 PM

    US President Donald Trump plans to make a \major statement\ at the White House at 9 am EST (1300 GMT) on Sunday, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said late on Saturday. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Trump's call for dance of death in Middle East should go unrewarded

    The general is routinely described in the Western media as a shadowy figure, but in recent decades he had operated...

    8 Jan 2020 7:45 PM

    Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leaderOpinion
    As 2020 dawns, a better world is implausible, not impossible

    The Occupy Wall Street movement inspired copycat protests in several countries.

    2 Jan 2020 6:57 PM

    US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Will impeachment of Trump aid Democrats in 2020 elections?

    The impeachment proceedings were a long time coming, mainly because many Democrats believed that Mr Trump would welcome...

    19 Dec 2019 8:04 PM

    Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Spectre of Corbynism' was in essence a conspiracy

    The fact that they are led by a mendacious monstrosity doesn't seem to matter.

    11 Dec 2019 7:46 PM

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