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Sanjaya Baru | India’s influence has always far exceeded its hard power

Along with Indian music, dance and cuisine, the legacy of the Mahatma was effectively deployed at the G20 to project India’s soft power.

02 Oct 2023 12:06 AM

Shashi Warrier | The insufferable arrogance of writers

A Candid Conversation with a Local Corporator: Politics, Promises, and Accountability

01 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

Pavan K. Varma | New architecture not likely to change character of Parliament

Over the years, political discourse in the world’s largest democracy, has reached a new low.

01 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

Anita Katyal | Why BJP MPs worried in Rajasthan; Hiren Joshi is PM’s right hand

A favourite topic of discussion in Delhi is to identify the most powerful and important person in the Prime Minister’s Office.

01 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Forget redefining refugee charter; UK should scrap its Rwanda policy

108 million people were forcibly displaced last year as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and significant human rights violations.

30 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

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Sunil Gatade | Women’s power on the decline in Modi’s BJP?

The last nine years have not seen much action for a better deal for women in various fields, including in politics.

30 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Chandrajit Banerjee | New ‘Yashobhoomi’ in Delhi will help promote inclusive growth

Yashobhoomi will, among others, be the exclusive platform for MSMEs, startups & the hitherto neglected artisans to demonstrate their skills

29 Sep 2023 12:15 AM

Padma Rao Sundarji | Two-faced Canada is on a re-run of its LTTE policy

Canada's own Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) identified at least eight fronts of the LTTE in Canada.

29 Sep 2023 12:13 AM

Dilip Cherian | Ex-diplomat who was Kerala govt’s Delhi OSD refuses 2-week extension

Mr Rajamony played a pivotal role in promoting external cooperation for the state government during his tenure

28 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Patralekha Chatterjee | Bring jobs back to the top of India’s political agenda

Unemployment is falling, but remains high.

28 Sep 2023 12:03 AM

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Krishnan Srinivasan | Political parties facing anxiety as election season gets closer in US

A major issue for both parties is abortion and the right to life

27 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | A beacon for a future that is transformed

Singaporeans can visit 192 out of 227 international destinations without visas

27 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

Aakar Patel | Extrajudicial & ‘encounter’ deaths: Focus only after external pressure?

Khappens even if the accused has moved the Supreme Court for protection with the specific plea that they are in danger.

26 Sep 2023 12:15 AM

Mohan Guruswamy | It’s time for a retirement age for India’s politicians

The nearness of the end of life, in effect, makes the leader, however powerful he or she might seem, a lame duck leader.

26 Sep 2023 12:12 AM

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Modi, BJP looking for the elusive ‘big issue’ in 2024

There is intense dissatisfaction with how people's lives are panning out, which has not yet assumed the form of anger.

25 Sep 2023 12:08 AM

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Suman Sahai | We must build a consensus on technologies which we need

Not just agriculture and food production, in any area where technology is involved, whether science and technology, is fraught with dispute.

25 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Shreya Sen-Handley | Banquets and brickbats for crumbling Kolkata

That feeling of homecoming hasn’t diminished any over the years.

24 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Manish Tewari | Don’t allow military bases on Indian soil in any form

Is India changing its stance both with regard to military bases in the broader Indo-Pacific region and even on its soil?

24 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Shobhaa De | Ganapati Bappa... Please remove Justin obstacle

Hey Bhagwan… what does one do with schoolboy netas who refuse to wear big boy boots?

23 Sep 2023 12:59 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Is ‘trial by media’ of sexual predator Russell Brand in Britain justified?

In Britain, one is innocent until proved guilty by a court. It now seems that Brand is guilty until a court proves him innocent

23 Sep 2023 12:37 AM

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