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Opinion | Is Trump Starting To Regret Backing Netanyahu's Iran Gameplan?
Netanyahu may not mind the Iran war, as a prolonged conflict suits him politically. But for the US, it is fast shaping up to be a disaster.
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Opinion | Amid Growing LPG Crisis, Why Your Piped Gas May Be The Real Winner
While LPG distribution falters amid the Hormuz crisis, PNG supplies to households in major cities continue largely uninterrupted. Will it last?
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Opinion | The Big 'Oil' Lesson For India As Hormuz Chokes
The fact is, we have neglected the oil and gas sector for the last 20 years. Many of us got carried away with the West-led "demonise oil, prioritise green energy" narrative.
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On Disagreement, Democracy: An Open Letter To Mani Shankar Aiyar - By Shashi Tharoor
Congress's Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor responds to a recent "assessment" by Mani Shankar Aiyar of his positions - and 'character'.
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Opinion | Nitish Kumar, And The Great Bihar Promise That Never Came
Nitish Kumar had the chance to transform Bihar. He had built enough political equity and developed administrative chops to bring about real change. Yet, he did not.
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Opinion | 'We Protect America, Not Vice Versa': Inside Gulf's Growing Frustration With Trump
Arab states are increasingly waking up to the bitter truth that the US compromised the region's safety for Israel's war goals, despite millions of dollars spent on security arrangements.
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Opinion | This Poll Season, Mamata Banerjee's Hindu Outreach Goes The Extra Mile
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been on an overdrive for about a year, to announce and inaugurate temples in various corners of the state, amid BJP allegations that she is "appeasing" the minority community.
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Opinion | The One Big Reason This Indian T20i Team Is A Nightmare For The Rest
Overall, India have way more match-winners in their line-up than any other team. In fact, such is the depth of India's T20i resources that they can field two or three separate teams, and they will all be world-class.
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Opinion | How India Should Navigate A 'New' Nepal
A government seeking to diversify Nepal's external partnerships will attempt to balance ties between New Delhi and Beijing, a development that will inject some inevitable tension.
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Opinion | Is The Gulf Now Questioning Its US Ties - And The American 'Guarantee'?
Doubts are bound to follow if even the US, the mightiest of the militaries and with 13 major military bases in the region, could not protect it against only one opposing nation - Iran.
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Opinion | The Country That Buys 90% Of Iran's Oil Is Still Not Panicking. Here's Why
Beijing has spent two decades preparing to answer: what happens when the Strait of Hormuz closes?
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Opinion | Why US Strikes On Iran Will Harden North Korea's Nuclear Resolve
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will draw a dangerous conclusion from the US and Israel's strikes on Iran: Nuclear weapons are the ultimate guarantor of regime survival.
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Opinion | Realism In The Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is a complex strategic theatre shaped by the interests and capabilities of multiple actors.
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Opinion | Viral Sensations to First-Timers: Meet Nepal's Gen Z Poll Stars - Beyond Balen Shah
Balen Shah is not the only unusual face in this election. Meet some of the other interesting ones...
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Opinion | A $10 Billion Threat: How Exposed India Really May Be To Middle East's Oil Crisis
Every $10 increase in the price of Brent crude could widen India's current account deficit by roughly 0.3 to 0.4% of GDP, translating into over USD 10 billion in additional import expenditure.
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Opinion | Iran-Israel War And The Limits Of India's 'Strategic Autonomy'
India needs to figure out how to manage the fallout of the Middle East crisis without letting strategic autonomy start to look like a slogan.
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Israel-Iran War: These Saudi And UAE Oil Pipelines Could Decide Who Wins
Iran's strategy in its war with the US and Israel is by now clear: Impose an intolerable economic cost on President Donald Trump, forcing him to abandon his "war of choice" as American gasoline prices surge.
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Opinion | Who Will Trump Attack Next? Hint: Follow The Chinese Money Trail
What's common to Iran, Venezuela, Cuba? Hint: Three Chinese 'channels'.
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Opinion | This Parliament Session, Watch What Is 'Expunged'
Is mentioning Donald Trump or Epstein unparliamentary? Are the surnames of India's two richest families unparliamentary proper nouns?
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CBSE Board Exams 2026 Highlights: Class 12 Applied Maths Paper Rated Moderate With Strong Scoring Opportunities
CBSE Board 2026 Class 12 Mathematics Exam Highlights: The Class 12 Mathematics paper began today at 10:30 am and will conclude at 1:30 pm.
