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Blog | Sunetra Pawar: From Behind The Scenes To Pinnacle Of Power
Right now, the spotlight is not on a seasoned politician from the Pawar family, but a face that has spent decades observing the machinery of governance from behind the scenes: Sunetra Pawar, affectionately known as 'vahini' (sister-in-law).
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Book Review | 'Tell My Mother I Like Boys': Chef Suvir Saran Tells His Boldest Story Yet
'Tell My Mother I Like Boys' is not a typical chef memoir. It is not a coming-out manifesto. It is not a voyeuristic celebrity tell-all. It is something far more intimate: a life examined honestly.
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Opinion | In Trump's World, Wikipedia's Lesson On Collaboration
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales's life's work rests on a proposition that feels almost subversive in 2026: that most people, given the right framework, want to collaborate in good faith.
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Opinion | Trump, Xi, Putin - In The Age Of Strongmen, The Peril For 'Middle Powers'
There is a need for democracies like India, Brazil, Europe and Canada to form new alliances; otherwise, we will have to live in a world dominated by strongmen and transactional leaders like Trump and Xi.
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Opinion | Iran Requires a Regime Change, Just Not The Kind America Wants
Trump's dreams of effecting a regime change in Iran need to be considered along two factors related to the power structures within Iran, both of which US seems indifferent to.
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Opinion | No India, No Quad: What America's New Defence Strategy Report Really Means
The absence of any mention of India and the Quad from the strategy is not a judgment on their importance, but a signal that the United States does not intend to organise Asian security through formalised coalitions or extended military guarantees.
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Opinion | An India Miscalculation, And Ego: Inside Bangladesh's Costly World Cup Exit
If the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the Bangladesh government thought that there was a genuine security threat to their players in India, why weren't these concerns raised earlier?
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Opinion | Beyond Ajit Pawar: What Happens To Sharad Pawar's 'Succession' Plan Now?
If Pawar fails to produce one last rabbit from his hat to revive his party after the massive loss of Ajit Pawar, the BJP juggernaut is bound to move in to occupy spaces vacated by the NCP.
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Opinion | Deals With EU And UK Give Tipplers and Trade Reasons To Be High
The most obvious benefit, according to industry insiders, is the growing access the market will now have to a greater variety of alcobev brands, from whisky, vodka and beer to wines, cognacs and liqueurs, at lower prices.
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Opinion | Ajit Pawar: The Politician Who Didn't Pretend
Ajit Pawar bent over backwards to be in power; when there, he commandeered it to work for the public while helping his party, of course.
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Opinion | "Crack Team, Internal Unity": Inside BJP's Bengal Election War Room
As the political adagio of West Bengal builds towards the upcoming assembly elections in March-April 2026, one cannot help but observe the intricate dance of ambition, identity, and power at play.
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Blog | "I'll Be Chief Minister, You'll See": The Many Dreams Of Ajit Pawar
Ajit Pawar, unlike most other politicians who mask their pursuit of power with pious claims of 'public service', wore his ambition on his sleeve.
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Union Budget 2026 Explained: How Interim And Full Budgets Differ
The interim Budget covers only a short period, while a full Budget is the government's detailed financial plan for the entire fiscal year.
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Opinion | The India-EU Deal Isn't Really About Tariffs
Trump's Board of Peace project is an attempt to return the world to a pre-war model, in which leaders of the great powers would convene forums to redraw maps and sign treaties.
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Opinion | On The Plate: How India-EU FTA Will (And Won't) Change Indian Kitchens
For all those who had been waiting since 2007 for the much-anticipated India-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the wait will end only next year after the European Parliament finally ratifies the "mother of all deals" sealed in New Delhi
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Opinion | The Shashi Tharoor Congress - And Rahul Gandhi - Can't Quite Understand
The Congress has historically struggled to accommodate autonomous power centres that do not derive legitimacy from its central leadership structure. Placed against this historical arc, Tharoor's predicament acquires sharper relief.
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Blog | Why Wearing A Sari Is Not An Act Of Resistance
Divia Thani's Vogue essay about wearing saris in London and discovering that this, somehow, is now a political act belongs squarely in that category.
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Opinion | PM Modi Has A Shot At History-Making With EU's India Visit
At Davos, Ursula von der Leyen made India the centrepiece of her declaration of European independence. The president of the European Commission said that she was travelling to New Delhi to energise the relationship.
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Blog | Saraswati Puja, Then And Now: A Reporter's Bhojshala Diary
I went to Dhar on a Friday as a reporter with a to-do list: battery checks, mic levels, call-time reminders, and the unspoken rule that you must stand steady even when the ground inside you shifts.
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Opinion | India-EU Partnership: Built Quietly, Built To Last
The India-EU partnership may not always move at supersonic speed, but it moves with intent. It is a relationship defined by reliability rather than rhetoric.
