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Opinion | Donald Trump Has Won Another Election - Australia
Donald Trump has won another election ... for the centre-left. First came Canada, where Prime Minister Mark Carney's centre-left Liberals secured victory, and now Australia has returned Anthony Albanese's Labor with a commanding majority.
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Opinion | India-UK Trade Deal Shows Globalisation Is Ticking Along
President Donald Trump may say "tariffs" are his favorite word, but the rest of the world doesn't have to agree. With or without America, trade deals continue to be signed.
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Opinion | Op Sindoor, India-Pak, And What Sahir Or Faiz Can Tell Us About Wars
When we forget about the wounds of war, we don't think twice before waging one. The poems of Kishwar Naheed, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, and many more offer a jolt to such public amnesia.
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Opinion | How 'Precision Planning' Defined India's Operation Sindoor
By coupling military precision with diplomatic and economic measures, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, India has positioned itself to inflict maximum damage on Pakistan's terror ecosystem and its broader strategic interests.
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Opinion | Operation Sindoor: What Can India Expect From The World's Reactions?
There is a clear concern within the international community about the potential for the situation to escalate, especially given that both nations are nuclear-armed.
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Opinion | There's A Caveat In Pak's Suspension Of Simla Pact
The Simla agreement's disregard not only threatens the concept of "limited war" but also deepens the trust deficit, eroding even the appearance of cooperation.
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Blog | Who Is 'Natural'? The Selective Science Behind Testosterone 'Bans'
While testosterone takes centre stage in disputes of this nature, regulatory bodies often ignore other factors affecting athletic performance, without proper scientific backing and justification.
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Opinion | What Pakistan Really Wanted From The Pahalgam Attack
Indian defence planners and, equally, the Indian public must realise that the shocking attack at Pahalgam was driven by much larger evil objectives harboured by Pakistan.
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Opinion | Pahalgam Attack: What NIA's Preliminary Report Hints About Pak's Plans
The Pahalgam attack was a calculated conspiracy involving multiple elements within Pakistan, designed to achieve a variety of objectives.
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Opinion: Spain's Huge Power Blackout Is A Wake-Up Call For India
Politicians in New Delhi have correctly noted that solar and wind power meet three requirements they view as crucial.
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Opinion | Trump 2.0: How Does The Public See The First 100 Days?
Will Trump pay attention to growing concerns and reconsider his tariff strategy? Perhaps - especially with warning signals flashing across key economic indicators.
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Opinion | Congress' Social Media Misstep: A Self-Inflicted Wound on National Security Perception
The post's amplification by forces hostile to India's interests handed the BJP an opportunity to strike back.
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Opinion | 'Indian Threat', '1962 War': How Chinese 'Experts' Are Batting For Pak Over India
Even as Beijing's official rhetoric has been relatively mild and vague, the societal and analytical support for the strategic convergence between China and Pakistan is clearly evident.
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Opinion | There Are Two Big Reasons Behind BJP's Caste Census Move
The BJP had fought Mandal with kamandal,or Hindutva, and prevailed. But today, it seems to have decided to put Hindutva on the back burner for the moment and borrow a leaf from VP Singh's playbook.
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Opinion | Trump Just Hosted The Ultimate Reality TV
Over two hours, one Q&A session, several rounds of forced applause, the show stood out for one thing - the DOGE chief, Elon Musk, taking off two hats and declaring, "Even my hat has a hat!"
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Opinion | How Caste Census Question Tested Both Congress And BJP
While the BJP tried its best to navigate caste politics through social engineering, Rahul Gandhi understood that unless the Congress discovered a new social base, it would be difficult for it to regain its pole position in Indian politics.
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Opinion | Will Canada Finally Make Nice With India?
As a fresh face without the political baggage of Trudeau, and as someone who is widely seen as pragmatic rather than ideological, Carney has an opportunity to recalibrate Canada's foreign policy.
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An Auspicious Day Tainted By Child Sexual Abuse
Auspicious Akshaya Tritiya, meant for prosperity, sadly marks child marriages, a tragic misfortune for our daughters
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Blog | Vaibhav Suryavanshi: From Samastipur To IPL, With Love
Vaibhav was 13 when he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals, and yet, when he strides out to bat, the cameras never pick up even an iota of nervousness, neither on his face nor in his body language.
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Opinion | There Is A 'Third' Player In The India-Pakistan Conflict
In an interview with Karan Thapar, former editor and part-time politician Najam Sethi said the issue was no more about Pakistan and India. There is a third player, China, which will go to great lengths to protect Pakistan's interests.
