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Analysis | Falta No Outlier: Bengal's Long, Troubled Romance With Political Violence
In Bengal, for the most part even today, 'politics' is not seen as an amphitheatre of anyone genteel.
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Opinion | Two Rival Imaginations Of Identity: Bangla Versus Hindutva
It is more than an election. It is a dispute over the grammar of belonging - who gets to be "us," and what "us" is allowed to mean when power is at stake. In West Bengal, the coming count does not merely decide seats in an assembly; it tests two rival imaginations of identity, both confident, both mobilizing, both speaking in the language of moral ...
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The 25% Question In Tamil Nadu: Why Polls Vary On Vijay's Chances
The first past the post model is often the nightmare of a psephologist in India
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Opinion | "Empire Of Arms": How US Economy Sustains War Outside And Violence Within
The contemporary economy of the United States is often praised for its technological innovation, financial dominance, and entrepreneurial dynamism. The social dynamic is based on unbridled individualism, atomic lifestyles and utilitarian theses. However, a parallel perspective highlights the embedded role of militarisation, arms production, and vio...
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Opinion | Dinner Shooting To 'Hellhole' Row To Immigration, US Has Never Been More Divided Than Now
The shooting, the insults and the international positioning are all part of the same story of hate and divisiveness that is being propagated from the most powerful country on the globe.
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Judicial Review, Religion And Sabarimala: How Constitution Empowers Courts
Judicial review is the authority of the Supreme Court and high courts to examine whether a law enacted by parliament or a state legislature, or an action taken by the executive, is consistent with the Constitution
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Opinion | A New World Struggles To Be Born
India may find itself potentially more influential, but not necessarily more prosperous at the pace it desires. This is a critical challenge because one's influence is linked to the material capabilities one brings to the table.
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Opinion | 35 US Lawmakers Just Moved A Bill That Could Upend Indian Techies' Careers
A group of Republicans wants to break the traditional F-1-to-H-1B-to-green-card path. The biggest casualty will be Indian students.
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Opinion | Iran May Be Doing With Its Nukes What Another 'Rogue' Regime Did 20 Years Ago
As events since the war have shown, hardliners and the IRGC are running the show in Iran and are more likely to agree with the North Korean logic that the only safeguard against a future invasion is a nuclear deterrent.
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Will Sabarimala Case Pave Way For Uniform Civil Code? Call For 9-Judge Bench
The third article of the five-part series highlights how, in absence of a Uniform Civil Code, courts had to strike down regressive customs
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Opinion | If Mamata Banerjee Wins Again, It Might Be Only Because Of One Particular Group
Anyone familiar with the recent political and electoral history of West Bengal knows that while the BJP has done extremely well in north Bengal, it has so far failed to breach the Mamata citadel of south Bengal.
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Opinion: Why BJP Win In Gujarat Local Body Polls Has Worried Congress And AAP
The BJP's performance was sweeping in the truest sense. It won all 15 municipal corporations and 78 out of 84 municipalities - crossing the 50% vote-share mark in each - an indicator not just of victory, but dominance in urban areas.
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Opinion | Pak Is Finally Back In Middle East's 'Good Books'. But Can It Stay There?
This is both an enviable and challenging space to be in for the only Islamic nation in the world that has nuclear weapons.
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Opinion | Can Saudi Arabia, Now Alone At The Top, Manage To Keep Oil Stable?
With the UAE's exit, Saudi Arabia will remain the only swing producer with sufficient spare capacity to exert market influence and respond to supply shocks. This will constrain the grouping's leveraging power.
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Opinion | UAE Can Now Easily Meet An Old American 'Demand'. But There's A Casualty: Saudi
Though the timing of the UAE's actions appears paradoxical at first, a deeper evaluation reveals the strategy.
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Opinion | To Understand UAE's OPEC Exit, Go Back In Time - To A Leaked 'Cable'
Surprising as the UAE's decision is, it is also fully in keeping with its pattern of breaking with regional, in particular, Arab consensus on many issues and forging an independent path.
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Opinion | 'On Verge Of Stopping': Inside The Panic That Led To Indian Airlines' SOS Call
The Iran shock has hit every airline in the world. Yet, only three groups have written to governments to keep them flying. One of them comprises the three Indian airlines.
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Technology Should Help Children Think, Not Think For Them
AI in education will help spark kids' thinking, don't replace it. Support struggle, free teachers, enable offline equity
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Opinion | No Peace With 'Peacebroker'? Why Iran Just Bombed A Pak-Based Terror Camp
Just last week, Iran carried out strikes on terror camps inside Pakistan, targeting Jaish-al-Adl, an organisation that has long been operating in the border regions.
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Opinion | Ma, Maati, Manush Vs Infiltrators: Battle Of Narratives In Bengal
On May 4, as the counting machines begin their cold arithmetic, Bengal will be trying to answer a question: Who belongs to this land? And more precisely -- who gets to ask?
