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Blog | Rs 300 Pension For Poor, Lakhs For MPs: An RTI Exposes India's Brutal Welfare System
The question is simple and unavoidable: what kind of democracy accepts that its weakest citizens must live on ₹300 a month while its richest representatives debate whether ₹1.1 lakh is "too little"?
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Opinion | Veep Elections: Did The Opposition Lose ... Or Get Played?
It is difficult to verify all the charges and countercharges. But the lack of coherence in Opposition ranks has been laid bare. And this has been observed time and again since the nascent days of the INDIA bloc in 2023.
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Opinion | The Inside Story Of Why Both US And China Want A Piece Of Pakistan
American interest in Pakistan seems to have strongly revived Chinese efforts to enter Pakistan, whether through CPEC or without it. For Pakistan, this means happily reaping the largesse of both powers, for as long as it can.
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Opinion | Corruption, 'Nepo' Baby Rage: Why Nepal Meltdown Was Long In The Making
The allegations of corruption, on all major political leaders and their impunity against the judicial process and the tendency to stifle any form of dissent pushed the youngsters on the edge.
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Opinion | A 'Star Wars' Dome To Defend India? Why That's Dazzling, But Not Practical
The idea that every Indian citizen, every critical facility, could be wrapped in a dome of protection is attractive. But, as the old aphorism goes, if you seek to defend everything, you may end up defending nothing.
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Opinion | Cheap Oil, Heavy Costs: How India's China-Russia Embrace Could Backfire
For a country squeezed by US tariffs, Western protectionism, and secondary sanctions, the immediate temptation to hedge through the RIC axis is undeniable. But the gains from this may well lead to strategic entrapment.
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Opinion | A $1.5 Billion Lesson: Why An AI Firm Is On The Verge Of Destroying Its Data
The Anthropic settlement marks a turning point. For the first time, an AI company has acknowledged - through its willingness to pay a historic settlement - that copyright holders deserve meaningful compensation.
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Opinion: Don't Want To Be A Peasant? Try Thematic Investing
Youve got five more years maybe less. In a fast-changing world turbocharged by President Donald Trumps executive orders and AI, people need to make investments that can transform their lives, or risk being left behind.
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Opinion | Why The Great Nicobar Project Is An Ambitious Leap
The Great Nicobar Project is a multifaceted plan designed to capitalise on the islands proximity to the Malacca Strait, a critical artery for global trade.
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Opinion | The Story Of How Sikhs Came To Own A Pro Football Club In UK
Morecambe FC, known as the Shrimps, more famous for pies than for points, has just been saved by the Panjab Warriors, a Sikh-led consortium that has pulled the club back from the brink.
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Opinion | Trump, Tariffs, And A History Of Russian 'Discounts' To India
The Trump administration's rather obtuse justification for imposing tariffs on India while American businesses eye investments in Russian energy projects has prompted a strong pushback against the US.
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Opinion | Trump-Modi: True Healing Will Need More Than A Tweet
Today's posts by Trump are an opening overture, perhaps, but they are not yet a full thaw. They are a starting point, a test of how much the past can be forgiven and how quickly trust can be rebuilt.
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Opinion | Next-Generation GST: A Reform That Places The Middle Class At The Centre
By ensuring both direct tax relief and rationalised indirect taxes, the government has empowered the common citizen to save more, spend more, and aspire more.
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Opinion | Observations From A Student of Political Communication - By Derek O'Brien
For a student of political communication, this week has been fodder. The language used to describe GST reforms has been nothing short of grand. "Landmark". "Biggest ever since the 1990s". The Opposition has been advocating for such 'reforms' for eigh
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Opinion | The Nuclear Bomb That Israel Fears Might Not Come From Iran At All
While a worst-case scenario in which Iran decides to build a bomb seems unlikely, plans for nuclear arms control in the region seem to have been shelved for the time being.
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Opinion | GST 2.0: PM Modi's Diwali Gift to Bharat - By Shehzad Poonawalla
Viewing GST 2.0 as a mere well-timed political move would be incorrect. GST 2.0 reflects the Modi government's appetite to stitch good economics with good politics.
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Opinion | Pakistan First? Then Azerbaijan Should Stop Complaining About India
Baku would do well to do some soul-searching as to why pursuing close relations with Pakistan should necessarily translate into antagonism towards India.
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Opinion: Personal Attacks On Narendra Modi: Opposition's Recipe For Poll Setbacks
Just when the RJD-Congress Mahagathbandhan was stepping up its 'vote chori' offensive to corner the BJP-JDU combine ahead of the Bihar polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to have turned the tables on his rivals by latching on to abuse row
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Opinion: Choking Metros, Hapless Citizens
India's metro cities are choking-not just on pollution and congestion, but on neglect, mismanagement, and misplaced priorities.
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Opinion | No, This Is Not About Ganging Up Against The US
At Tianjin, what was evident with India was an ambidextrous policy of engaging with friend and foe alike, using the one to balance out the other. That's all very well. But it just scratches the surface.
