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Opinion | Usha Chilukuri Vance: The Hindu Republican America Can't Quite Define
Why shamerica keeps trying to squeeze Usha Vance into a box that was never made for her.
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Opinion | What India Can And Cannot Control About The US-Pak Deal On F-16s
Regardless of how India perceives the F-16 issue, history shows that Indian concerns have rarely been decisive in the American military-industrial calculus.
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Opinion | Pakistan's Push For An India-Less 'SAARC' Is Pure Delusion
Pakistan may want to shed its "Naach na Jaane, Aangan Tedha" mentality for its own good.
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Blog | Shivraj Patil: The 'Always Dapper' Home Minister, Brought Down By 26/11
A Sonia loyalist, Patil was known for his impeccable style and elegance. But nothing could prepare him for the aftershocks of the dastardly 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.
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Blog | The Real Ikkis Story: The 21-Year-Old Who Kept Pak Away From Jammu In 1971
Khetarpal denied the Pakistan Army a vital breakthrough on December 17, 1971, on India's western border, and kept them from gaining control of the road to Jammu. Indira Gandhi wrote a heartfelt letter to his father, honouring his bravery.
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Opinion | The Miami 'Purge': India Must Decide Its Seat As Trump 'Restructures' The G20
The restructuring of G20 reflects Trump's transactional worldview and his administration's impatience with multilateral forums that require consensus-building with developing economies.
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Opinion | Why India, Which Sends Rice To 170 Nations, Must Ignore Trump's Basmati Blues
India exported over 20 million metric tonnes of rice in 2024 to more than 170 countries. It is easily the world's largest rice exporter, bigger than the next four countries combined. The US buys only a sliver of India's shipments.
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Opinion | There Is An Unexpected 'Mentor' Guiding Rahul Gandhi These Days
Dipankar Bhattacharya, general secretary of the Communist Party of India [Marxist-Leninist] seems to be the newest friend, philosopher, guide of Rahul Gandhi, filling the void left behind by the late Sitaram Yechury.
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Opinion | SIR Is Not The Problem. The Way It's Being Implemented Is - By Derek O'Brien
No one is against SIR as a concept. No one is against having clean electoral rolls. It is the methodology and the haphazard implementation that is being questioned.
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Opinion | Putin's Visit Wasn't All Fireworks. But It Still Mattered
Neither India nor Russia can run only on sentiment in the perilous geopolitical climate of the day. For both, itll have to be about the actual numbers, too.
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Opinion | The Warner Bros Drama With Netflix, Paramount Is About to Get Spicier
Just days after Hollywood studio Warner Bros Discovery Inc. agreed to be bought by Netflix Inc., Paramount Skydance Corp has made a $108 billion offer straight to the iconic Hollywood studio's shareholders.
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Opinion | The Little-Known Story Of How Russia Gave Sonia Gandhi Her Name - And Changed Her Family's Fate
On Sonia Gandhi's 79th birthday, author Rasheed Kidwai throws light on her childhood, her father's years as a prisoner of war, and her early days in a little town in Italy.
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Opinion | Why Putin's India Visit Was Bigger Than Just 'Deals'
The significance of the 27-hour-long visit lies less in the agreements concluded and more in the strategic message it conveyed, that the bilateral partnership retains its own momentum,largelyinsulated from external constraints.
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Opinion | Invoked When Needed, Ignored When Not: How A New US Doctrine Sees India
Under the latest US National Security Strategy, India could become a convenience partner, invoked when useful and ignored when inconvenient. It can't accept that role.
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Opinion | What The IndiGo Crisis Reveals About The Fragility Of Indian Aviation
The indelible images of passengers sleeping rough on cold terminal floors, captured and broadcast across every channel, will outlast a thousand corporate advertising campaigns by IndiGo. The urgent push for reform can no longer be ignored.
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Opinion | IndiGo Crisis Is What Happens When Market Power Becomes Market Arrogance
IndiGo now is a de-facto monopoly in India's skies. And what comes with monopolies is conceit and extortion.
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Opinion | Putin In India: The Elephant, The Bear And The Burning Forest
Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi highlighted something the world often forgets: India's relationship with Russia is older, deeper and more structurally rooted than contemporary commentary allows. It has endured for decades.
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Blog | It Was My Birthday. I Had A Funeral To Attend
On my birthday, I first attended a funeral, and then went to a food festival. Aunty would have had a big laugh. That's the kind of woman she was: prone to hearty laughs, and the warmest hugs.
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Opinion | Navigating the Tightrope: Why Putin's Visit Is A Masterclass In India's Foreign Policy
India's engagement with Russia is not without risks. Its decision to host the summit, nonetheless, and continue its trade ties despite overt disapproval from the West, is a clear exercise of strategic autonomy.
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Opinion | A Complex Problem For BJP: Constitution vs Constitution
The BJP's own constitution, rooted in its basic philosophy - Integral Humanism - conflicts with the country's Constitution. And it is not about the differences over the Preamble.
