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Opinion | Pakistan's Dangerous Dance With America Is Finally Starting To Haunt It
A fanatical opposition to Israel has been assiduously cultivated by successive regimes in Pakistan, so much so that anti-Semitism has been normalised. A U-turn could cause massive unrest.
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Opinion | The Quad Is Slowly Going Quiet - But For A Reason
The Quad is gradually moving away from high-profile summitry toward a quieter, more embedded form of strategic coordination.
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Opinion | The Great Chinese 'Miracle' Is Quickly Turning Into A Debt Nightmare
According to some reports, China's total debt-to-GDP ratio has topped a whopping 300%
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Opinion | A New Sunni Bloc Is Taking Shape, And Pak May Be Its Biggest Winner
If the idea does come to fruition, then such a bloc would have been a long time in making. And it would have a formidable spread, going all the way from the Arabian Sea to the Mediterranean, controlling strategic ports, shipping and maritime routes.
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Opinion | India-US Reset At Quad: Why Rubio's Visit Could Be A Win-Win, And A Game Changer
The visit's argument, stated and unstated, is that the US and India do not need to agree on everything to benefit from each other's momentum. They need, instead, to align on the parts of the map where alignment matters most.
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Blog | My First Lesson In Delhi Came On The Lawns Of Gymkhana: Kiran Bedi Writes
Gymkhana is not merely a building or a parcel of prime real estate. It is living heritage. It carries memories of generations - sportspersons, servicemen, professionals, families, and communities.
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Opinion | Pakistan Is Defying Some Long-Held Investing Myths
Pakistan's unlikely role as broker of peace in the Gulf has put it back on institutional investors' radar.
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Blog | Sergio Gor And The Night American Diplomacy Went Full 'Disco'
On Sunday evening in New Delhi, Sergio Gor and his team staged a massive show at Bharat Mandapam, India's premier international convention centre. The evening's special guest of honour was his boss, the visiting Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.
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Opinion | All Roads Lead To China? Why Xi Hosted Trump And Putin Back-To-Back
Symbolism is essential. And in that domain, Beijing ensured that it dominated the global stage.
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Opinion | Why Are Some Of India's Sharpest Pakistan Critics Calling For 'Talks'?
In the past, almost every such initiative has been met with a return to a terror attack.
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Opinion | Beyond Bakri Eid Debate, Decoding Suvendu Adhikari's Emerging Bengal Model
The developments are being viewed not as isolated administrative decisions but as signals of a broader political framework the BJP government appears to be building in Bengal.
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Opinion | The Voice That Is Going Silent: What India Loses When Radio Dies
The future belongs to hyperlocal audio communities, personality-led vernacular content, and hybrid operators who think of themselves not as radio broadcasters but as owners of attention during idle moments.
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How Marco Rubio Can Add Ambition To US-India Relationship
Some claim the US-India relationship is adrift, with New Delhi becoming an afterthought in Washington's worldview. However, Marco Rubio's first visit to India as Secretary of State has the potential to breathe more ambition into the partnership between the world's two largest democracies. US Ambassador Sergio Gor deserves great credit for his ef...
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Opinion | Kolkata's Diplomatic Return: Why Rubio's Visit Signals Bengal's New Era
With Suvendu Adhikari leading the government and receiving support from Delhi, there is a belief within sections of the administration that a larger flow of American investment could become possible, particularly under the present political climate.
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Opinion | Rubio Is In India, But Trump's America Just Launched Its Sharpest Attack On Indian Immigrants
As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in India for the Quad meeting and strategic consultations, the Trump administration is preparing one of the sharpest reversals of long-standing American immigration policy in decades.
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Opinion | US-India Relations: Can Marco Rubio Fix It?
Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and national security advisor, has arrived in India on his first visit as "Mr Fix It".
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Opinion | Degrees, SUVs, Gold: Why India's Most 'Qualified' Men Often Demand The Steepest Dowries
Education, ironically, is more of an enabler of the practice than a hindrance, per a 2023 study quoted by the BBC
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Opinion | On Memes, Wars, And Meme-Wars
The meme 'warfare' feels different from traditional forms of propaganda. It is participatory. People are not just consuming the messaging; they are helping spread it themselves.
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We Are Designing Childhood. We Should Act Like It
AI that replaces human attention can quietly take from children's development. The simple test: does the tool strengthen human relationships - or compete with them?
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Opinion | India's Oil Reserves: How Long Can They Last As Iran War Continues?
From a future energy security perspective, India will have to significantly enhance its SPR capacities from 17 days to a minimum of 45 days on land, with the possibility of another 10-15 days of SPR on sea on tankers.
