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Opinion | A Centenary Of Nation-Building: My Experience Of RSS
Several decades of my experience of the RSS have immensely enriched and profoundly shaped my being.
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Opinion | India-Pak Asia Cup Row: War, Minus The Shooting
George Orwell called sport "War Minus The Shooting" in an essay on sporting spirit, where he said that competitive sports trigger intense nationalistic rivalries and aggression. I am just wondering if that could be called "War PLUS the shooting" now.
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Opinion | The Difference Between Trump And Jaishankar At United Nations
In its conduct, the UN seems caught in the quintessential cleft stick - a dependence on world's major powers and economies for its funding but a promise to the world to be democratic and unbiased.
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Opinion | How The Congress's Manmohan Singh Library Came To Be
In death, the good Dr Manmohan Singh has restored the grand old party's link with history and books and achieved what ended abruptly way back in 1971.
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Opinion | Why India Must Think Twice Before Buying The Russian Su-57
India faces genuine gaps in fighter strength. But the answer cannot be to mortgage the future of its airpower for a platform already proven inadequate.
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Opinion | Message To India, Or Something Else? Why Trump Is Really Coddling Pakistan
Trump has reshuffled the political, security and economic cards in the subcontinent as a challenge to India's interests.
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Opinion | Should TVK Chief Vijay Be Made Accused In Karur Stampede Case?
An enormous human tragedy at Velusamypuram in Karur left 41 people dead.
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Opinion | Can India Rescue Its Exiled Coders - Like China And Taiwan?
For years, the middle-class mantra in India was: study hard, crack the exams, get the H-1B visa, build a life in America. That promise now lies in ruins. But...China and Taiwan have been here before.
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Opinion| Musk And Gates Were Both Wrong On The Future Of Trucks
To hear Bill Gates tell it, the electric drivetrains that have transformed the passenger vehicle industry over the past decade have no chance of repeating the trick in heavy trucks.
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Opinion | Cut The Politics, We Need Answers On Tamil Nadu Tragedy
Velusamypuram will remain a painful memory for Tamil Nadu. The scale of the tragedy that unfolded with the loss of 40 lives, including 10 children and several women, in a political gathering is gruesome, if not unprecedented.
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Opinion | Inside Trump's Quiet Takeover Of Silicon Valley
Since President Trump was sworn in earlier this year, his administration has steadily eroded the corporate autonomy of US Big Tech players.
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Blog: Zubeen Garg, For Those Of Us Who Knew Him Before The World Did
Everyone from Assam carries a Zubeen story - some as fans, others as friends. Mine is a quiet story, woven through shared spaces, songs, and one unforgettable gesture.
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What A 'Win-Win' TikTok Deal Means To China
When President Donald Trump first brought up banning TikTok due to perceived national security concerns more than five years ago, the app from Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd. was the envy of the global tech industry.
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Blog | The Story Of Abhijot, A Child Who Fought For His Life In A Flooded Punjab Village
Punjab experienced the worst floods this year since 1988. As many as 14 areas had villages that were completely inundated. Among those areas was Amritsars Ajnala, where in a village called Talwindi Rai Dadu, Abhijot resided with his family.
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Opinion | Zubeen Garg: The Singer Who Did What Politicians Couldn't In Assam
The mourning for Zubeen Garg is not just about the death of a singer. It's about losing someone who held together a weak social fabric. It is about wanting to be together in a state that has been broken for a long time.
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Opinion | The Real Reason World Is Suddenly Rushing To Recognise Palestine
In total, 153 of the UN's 193 member states now officially recognise Palestine. What has prompted this shift - guilt, or something else?
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Opinion | Delhi 'Baba' To Ram Rahim, Asaram, India's Endless Obsession With Godmen
The sustained appeal of controversial figures like Asaram, Ram Rahim, and now Chaitanyananda reflects a deeper malaise in society - the followers' refusal to challenge and discard their beliefs even when they become destructive.
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Opinion | As Mamata Banerjee Utilises Pujo To Connect With People, Can BJP Do The Same?
As the festival's foremost political patron, Mamata Banerjee spares no effort in making the celebrations effective. She covers as many pandals as possible, using the occasion to connect directly with people.
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Opinion | Pakistan's Jihad Factories May Soon Be Getting A 'Saudi' Lifeline
For years, Riyadh has financially backed clerical groups and madrassas promoting the Salafi and Wahhabi schools of thought in Pakistan. If the new deal expands such patronage, it may solidify the framework on which the military-jihad complex relies.
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Opinion | The Real Reason Behind Trump's Change Of Heart For TikTok
If the agreement eventually fructifies, then it gives us an indication into the thinking of Trump 2.0 with respect to economic security being a key element of national security.
