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Opinion | The India-China Thaw Needs Eyes Wide Open
India and China have quickened their rapprochement, driven less by trust, which remains scarce, than by necessity. In a multipolar world, permanent allies and lasting rivals are illusions.
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Boomers Are The Next Big Consumer Culture Frontier
Japan has long been the epicenter for catering to an aging population, from having dedicated malls for seniors to employing robotic carers.
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Opinion | 'Alien', 'Pajeet', 'Browns Off Cliffs': How Indians Became The Most Hated Diaspora
Indians abroad are facing a storm - a surge in racial hostility that is fuelled by envy, stereotypes and far-right paranoia. They are admired and resented, successful and scapegoated, celebrated in official speeches but vilified in everyday life.
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Opinion | Addiction, Laundering, Suicides: Why Real-Money Gaming Had To Go
The new gaming bill will effectively curb the predatory practices that have characterised much of India's online gaming sector. By severing the financial infrastructure supporting real-money games, it addresses addiction at its source.
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Blog | When A 'Thup' Meant The World: Ode To The Beloved Red Post Box
The young of today do not know the charm of the handwritten word. If it came in an envelope, then it could well be a 'rakhi' from a sister, a 'tika' from mother, a dried and pressed rose bud or, even better, the fragrance of the lipstick of a beloved
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Opinion | Planes, Films With Bachchans, Lucknow: Growing Up As Rajiv Gandhi
On Rajiv Gandhi's 81st birth anniversary, noted columnist Rasheed Kidwai looks at the world of the Gandhis, beyond politics
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Opinion | RSS Peace Offering, Tamil Nadu's 'Vajpayee': 2 Signals From BJP's Veep Pick
When the BJP was born out of the Jan Sangh in 1980, Radhakrishnan was appointed an aide to Vajpayee. He must have imbibed some lessons from the former PM - in fact, political circles in Tamil Nadu would refer to him as the Vajpayee of the state BJP.
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Opinion | Who Is Scott Bessent - Tariff Hawk, Yen Man, And India's New Headache?
Recently, Bessent told Europe that it is not doing its part because it is yet to join the US in imposing secondary tariffs on India. "It's put up or shut up time," he told Europe.
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Opinion | Bomb And The Button: Time To Call Pakistan's Nuclear Blackmail By Its Name
For decades, Pakistan's military has wielded its nuclear arsenal not as a deterrent, but as a diplomatic cudgel - a tool to intimidate India, extract concessions, and shield itself from accountability.
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Opinion | In Musk vs Altman, The Winner Might Just Be A Third Guy - Of Indian Roots
Is the tail trying to wag the dog to build Aravind Srinivas's Perplexity? Or is it because the "other giants" in this tech race like to lift a David on their shoulders to fight a Goliath like ChatGPT?
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Understanding POCSO And Why Lowering The Age Of Consent Below 18 Is Dangerous
Lowering the age of consent risks weakening child protection, and instead India must focus on fully enforcing POCSO with stronger preventive measures
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Opinion | Dhadak 2, Vidhi, And An 'Ambiguous' Rebellion
Dhadak 2 presents a complex portrait of a female protagonist whose rebellion is not insincere but restricted. Her existence is mired with compassion but also propped up by privilege.
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Opinion | On Janmashtami, A Few 'Krishna' Lessons For Indian Politics - And Politicians
Politicians should be humble and grounded. Arrogance, abuse of power, and a lack of respect for the rule of law inevitably lead to a leader's downfall, both politically and morally.
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Opinion | Top Court's Stray Dogs Order Can Cost A Fortune. But That's Not The Point
Housing Delhi's 10 lakh dogs would require at least Rs 10,000 crore in construction alone, more than half of Delhi's entire Rs 17,224 crore capital outlay for all development in 2025-26.
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Opinion | Amid Trump's Tariff Rampage, The Symbolism Of India-UK Trade Deal
CETA is more than a trade deal. It is a statement that India has moved from being a passive subject in a colonised world to an equal partner in shaping global commerce.
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Opinion | Tariff War On India: Trump's Words And Our Scriptures
One does not expect Trump to be knowledgeable about the ancient Indian negotiating strategy, but his approach towards India seems to have a near overlap with Sam, Dam, Dand, Bhed.
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Opinion | US-Israel Are Standing Alone. Their Friends Want To 'Recognise' Palestine
Australia has now joined a growing bloc of Western nations, including the UK, France, Spain, Ireland and Canada, that have declared their intention to recognise the State of Palestine.
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Opinion | Munir's Nuclear Threat Is About Involving A 'Third' Player In India-Pak Game
Munir's stress on nuclear dangers is aimed at roping in the international community, particularly the US, to intervene as a structural constraint against India's response and deterrence policy.
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Opinion | China Is Playing the Long Game on Trade. It's Working
President Donald Trump's trade war was meant to rebalance global power in America's favor. Instead, China is playing the long game, enduring short-term economic pain to shape any eventual deal to its advantage.
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Opinion | Can One Tariff Their Way To A Nobel? Ask Trump
When faced with the reality that peace in Ukraine is not a real estate deal and that his obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize cannot dictate the calendar of a peace breakthrough, Trump has kept extending the timetable for reaching a solution.
