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Opinion | What's In An 'M'? The Empty Performance of Renaming Kerala
The 'm' at the end of Keralam will not stop the sea from encroaching, it will not fill the coffers of the state treasury, and it will not provide a bed in a super-specialty hospital.
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Opinion | In Bangladesh, A Story Of Many Wins
The rain is over, and the clouds are clearing. Now, the hard work of rebuilding a nation begins, and India must be standing right there alongside as a friend.
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Blog | The Descent Of Man (And MP) - By Shashi Tharoor
"Having spent decades navigating the slippery slopes of policy and the treacherous inclines of debate, it was, quite ironically, a simple marble step that proved to be my undoing."
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Opinion | Budget 2026: Is 'Invisible Kerala' Paying The Price For Being 'Unaligned'?
What Kerala needs is not just sympathy or slogans. We need an alternative that commands respect in Delhi and delivers development in Kerala. Right now, we have neither.
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Blog | "Hamberder" To "Furniture Of Children", Trump And His 'Unpresidented' English
Time and again, Donald Trump has proven that he possesses the best words. They just aren't always the ones in the dictionary.
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Opinion | Why India Must Applaud - And Learn From - Carney's Davos Speech
In the current world order, while hegemons can go it alone, everyone else is on the menu if they aren't at the table. That is the takeaway from Carney's speech, and that is what India needs to acknowledge as it tries to chart a course of its own.
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Opinion | The Great Nobel 'Giveaway': Machado About Nothing?
If the goal of politics is to get everything you want while giving up nothing, Trump has had a banner Venezuelan week.
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Opinion | Kerala's Minerals May Be India's Key To Long-Horizon Strategic Independence
Kerala's heavy minerals include monazite, ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and sillimanite - materials indispensable to energy transition, defence manufacturing, electronics, and advanced metallurgy. And yet, India has barely begun to value this endowment.
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Opinion | Bangladesh To Pak, An Embattled India Steps Into 2026 - By Shashi Tharoor
The events in our backyard offer a reminder that being a "Global South" leader is a hollow title if one's own immediate periphery is on fire.
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Opinion | On Christmas And 'Tulsi Diwas' - And, Manufactured Traditions
By pinning Tulsi worship to Christmas Day, the architects of this movement aren't trying to honour the plant or our culture; they are trying to colonise the calendar.
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Opinion | The 'SHANTI' Bill Is A Radioactive Gamble With India's Future
The Bill shields foreign suppliers from being sued. It blocks citizens from the courts. It looks like a law written by the nuclear lobby, for the nuclear lobby.
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Opinion | What The IndiGo Crisis Reveals About The Fragility Of Indian Aviation
The indelible images of passengers sleeping rough on cold terminal floors, captured and broadcast across every channel, will outlast a thousand corporate advertising campaigns by IndiGo. The urgent push for reform can no longer be ignored.
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Opinion | Navigating the Tightrope: Why Putin's Visit Is A Masterclass In India's Foreign Policy
India's engagement with Russia is not without risks. Its decision to host the summit, nonetheless, and continue its trade ties despite overt disapproval from the West, is a clear exercise of strategic autonomy.
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Opinion | The Imran Khan I Know - By Shashi Tharoor
"I have known Imran Khan in three distinct phases of his life. Our first meeting was in New York, during my UN years. His sister, a UN colleague, hosted a gathering, and Imran, then a cricket celebrity, was present. I was struck by his warmth."
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Opinion | On A Friend's Death And Dying With Dignity - By Shashi Tharoor
Last Wednesday, I received an email that turned me inside out. It came from a friend of thirty-five years. His message began warmly, praising my latest essay, but then turned devastating. "If all goes well, by next Monday I'll be no more," he wrote.
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Opinion | The Reel Is Over, But The Light Remains: Remembering Dharmendra
From the moment he strode onto the silver screen in the early 1960s, a whirlwind of raw, rustic charm, Dharmendra was an instant phenomenon. He embodied the soul of a transitioning India: tough yet tender, deeply flawed yet utterly lovable.
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Opinion | IND vs SA: How The First Test Became A Lesson In Self-Sabotage
The defeat is not an isolated event; it shows a worrying trend. This was India's fourth loss in its last eight home Tests, a shocking statistic against our previous dominance - we lost just four home Tests in the twelve years from 2012 to 2024.
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Opinion | The Inescapable Nonsense Of "6-7"
The meme, the myth, the mildly maddening modern 'mantra'.
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Opinion | Women's World Cup: A '1983' Moment Again, And The Dawn Of Desi Dominance
The historical injustices and institutional apathy have been answered with a World Cup trophy by the women. This victory must not be treated as an anomaly. It should be recognised as the dawn of a new era for cricket in India.
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Opinion | The Busan Consensus: Is 'Chimerica' Dawning?
Trump's use of the term "G2" to frame the gathering - implying a global co-management role for Washington and Beijing - has raised profound questions about the future architecture of international relations. Does it mark the dawning of "Chimerica"?
