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Opinion | What Iran Might Really Demand From Trump Before It Backs Down
The proposed framework, if it indeed mandates the physical removal of enriched uranium, possibly with external facilitation, marks a significant escalation in demands compared to earlier nuclear agreements.
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Opinion | 'Undeclared Emergency' in Bengal: Four Pieces Of Proof
At the time of writing, there is still no clarity on who is eligible to vote, and who is not. 60 lakh names in Bengal are up in the air. Even some candidates are in this list of 'to be adjudicated'.
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Opinion | The $2 Trillion Wipeout: How The Market Exposed Gold's Biggest Lie
In a world defined by 4% yields, algorithmic liquidity, and leveraged balance sheets, the traditional assumption that war automatically benefits gold no longer holds.
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Opinion | Exit Denied? Why Iran Won't Make It This Easy For Trump To 'Pause' The War
The escalation matrix has risen rapidly, and Iran may be in no mood to give Trump the early exit he seems to be seeking so desperately now.
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Opinion | The Iran War Is Costing China Dearly, Too
With the Iran war entering the fourth week, the much-anticipated visitors from the region have practically disappeared as air traffic disruptions continue.
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Opinion | Inside The '$500 Billion' Iran War Bill No Economist Is Talking About
The Gulf War of 1991 lasted 43 days and cost, in today's money, $102 billion. The current conflict has already passed its third week. There is no credible exit timeline.
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Opinion | 'Humiliation', 'Neglect': Congress's Quiet Unravelling As Leader After Leader Leaves
"The door is open for people to leave" attitude has not helped the party.
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Opinion | Why The Current LPG Crisis Is More Than Just A 'Supply Chain' Hiccup
In 2013-14, India imported roughly 77% of its crude oil requirements. By 2025, rather than insulating ourselves, we saw that figure climb to over 85%.
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Opinion | Pakistan And The Collapse Of Its 'Good Taliban, Bad Taliban' Illusions
Despite the competing narratives from Kabul and Islamabad, the conflict gains attention for its scale and for the shift in Pakistan's rules of engagement.
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Trade War: The Theatre Of The Absurd In Trump's New Fight On Tariffs
Everyone knew that President Donald Trump's response to the Supreme Court striking down his tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act would be to find another law that lets him do exactly what he was just forbidden from doing.
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Opinion | Building India's Human Capital Amid Persistent Child Malnutrition
The path to Viksit Bharat runs through India's anganwadis, schools, and households. The question is not whether India can afford to invest in child nutrition- it is whether it can afford not to.
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Opinion | Israel-Iran War: Rethinking India's Energy Security
Much like the recalibration that followed the oil shocks of the 1970s, this conflict is likely to compel governments and institutions alike to rethink how energy security is defined and managed in the twenty first century.
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Opinion | The Russia-China Axis That Has Made Iran So Difficult For Trump
Russia and China are perhaps pleased to see America's anti-missile systems and other military equipment being depleted. The US has moved its military assets from the Indo-Pacific to the Gulf, which benefits China.
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Opinion | Three 'Fatal' Assumptions That Have Derailed Trump's Iran War
America may now well be trapped in a war of its own making.
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Opinion | How Far Can India Really Avoid Other People's Wars?
New Delhi will have to build capabilities in order to maintain its autonomy. But this capacity-building has reputational risks, too.
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Opinion | Dhurandhar, And The Enduring Ghosts Of Kashmir Valley
Dhurandhar is a story of the relentless war waged by Pakistan against India, not all of Pakistan but the terrorists it harbours, and the agenda it upholds.
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Opinion | The Inside Story Of The Decline Of Bengal
Half a century ago, far removed from the cacophony of today's reality, Calcutta - now Kolkata - glistened with the promise of progress and prosperity. It stood as an emblem of industrial might, a city that whispered to the ambitions of a newly independent nation. A journey from Asansol-Burnpur, twin cities where I spent my school days, southward...
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Opinion | The Curious Reason 2 Iran 'Proxies' Haven't Joined The War Against Israel
The silence from two of its strongest groups may possibly hinge on two factors.
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Opinion: No Partners, No Power? The Shrinking Circle Of Vijay's TVK
In politics, timing is everything. And in Tamil Nadu, timing without alliances is often nothing. By insisting that he will neither join an alliance nor play second fiddle, Vijay may well have missed the political bus even before
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Book Review | The Day IAF Broke PAF's Back: 'The Sky Warriors: Operation Sindoor Unveiled'
Som highlights an IAF that has matured into a multi-domain warfare machine - one that knows exactly when to exercise restraint and when to unleash decisive force.
