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Opinion | Pawars, Thackerays, Congress: One By One, Maharashtra Is Moving On
The BJP's victories across regions (it won 23 of the 29 corporations), including the country's plum municipality, the cash-rich BMC, shows how deeply it has dug roots in a state once synonymous with the Congress, the Pawars and the Thackerays.
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Opinion | Europe Has The Weapons For Trump's Greenland Tariff War
The Cold War satirical novel The Mouse That Roared imagined a tiny European statelet declaring war on the US in the hopes of being lavished with American aid after its inevitable defeat.
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Opinion | Is Vijay's TVK Reacting Like A Fan Club Or A Political Party?
The conspicuous silence of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) over the Jana Nayagan controversy has triggered uneasy questions in Tamil Nadu's political circles. Is Vijay's party behaving like an extension of his fan club.
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Opinion | Mumbai Polls: How The 'Marathi Manoos' Campaign Ended Up Uniting Others Against It
Mumbai's demographic transformation over the past two decades has been dramatic. The city is now home to millions of migrants from across India, who felt directly threatened by the Thackerays' rhetoric.
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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 | 'It'll Divide Society': Why Congress Buried The Mandal Report For Years
Indira Gandhi was vetoed four times by her cabinet colleagues from implementing the Mandal Commission report, something that could have been a game-changer for the Congress.
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Opinion | Pak Blames India For 'Losing' Afghanistan. Numbers Tell A Different Story
As relations between India and Afghanistan continue to be defined economically, it is Pakistan that will be the loser, perhaps an unintended consequence of its own inability to be a good neighbour.
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Opinion | Air Bases To Ships, This Is How Iran May Really Respond If Trump Strikes
To understand why the Gulf is so nervous, it is worth spelling out what Iran is pointing at. The US maintains a dense military presence across the region. That is what may come under Iranian fire.
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Opinion | All Talk, No Take-Off: The Reality Of Pakistan's JF-17 Hype
Pakistan's politically charged statements about its JF-17 jets make little sense given how the source-based discussions and expressions of interest it is boasting of are not cemented in finalised agreements.
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Opinion | 26 Reasons Gen Z Will Back Mamata In 2026
The number of universities in Bengal has increased from 12 in 2011 to 47 now. Fourteen new medical colleges, 51 new government colleges, and 500 new ITIs have been established.
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Opinion | Why This Women's Premier League Is Different - And More High-Stakes Than Ever
The first Indian women's team Test match was played in 1976, the first ODI in 1978. Almost half a century has passed, and Indian women's cricket seems to be finally finding its place in the sun.
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Opinion | Bitumen: A Crude Item's Curious Link To Trump's Venezuela Strike - And India
What China stands to lose after Trump's Venezuela blitz, India may soon be building at home.
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Opinion | Beyond The 'Warm' Words Of US' New India Ambassador, Sergio Gor
US Ambassador to India, MAGA ideologue, and self-declared 'close friend' of President Donald Trump, Sergio Gor's posting as the Special Envoy to South and Central Asia is no ordinary appointment.
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Opinion | Art Of The Deal: As Trump Wavers, India Is Writing Its EU Playbook
As Europe leans in and US policy stays volatile, New Delhi is building a portfolio of pacts to secure markets, capital, and supply chains.
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Opinion | What Trump May Be Getting Dangerously Wrong About Iran
Trump has reasons to be careful. Iran is not Venezuela. It is nearly as big as Western Europe and remains a military power, despite being degraded by the Israeli and the US military action last year.
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Opinion | Trump's New Rule For The Road: My Way Or The Highway
Trump's bottom line assessment seems to be that he alone can be the arbiter of any limits to his authority, and that he has the liberty to use any instrument to cement American supremacy military, economic or political
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Opinion | Donald Trump: When 'Ego-Mania' Trumps Rationality
No US president after the Second World War has shaken up the global system as much as Trump has done in only a year of his presidency.
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Blog | Parasakthi Delivers A Fiery Political Statement
Parasakthi. The Supreme Power. Sivaji Ganesan's Parasakthi in 1952 showcased Dravidian ideology and created a cultural movement in Tamil Nadu.
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Opinion | The Political Potency Of 'Parasakthi': Box Office, Ballot Box, And Beyond
Parasakthi is not merely a film set against history; it is history weaponised for the present. From its very first frame, the movie announces its political intent, rooting itself firmly in the anti-Hindi imposition agitations of the 1950s and 60s.
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Opinion | Stalin And Vijay : Tactical Support vs Tactical Silence
Streetsmart, thinking, three steps ahead, reading the mind of the opponent, speaking your mind. That's Vijay, the actor. In his political avatar, however, he has been conspicuous by his silence, especially when it comes to the Jana Nayagan row.
