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Opinion | In The Death Of US-China Engagement, A Lesson for India
India must understand that the future does not belong to those who imitate - neither the American model nor the Chinese one - but to those who craft their own narrative of growth and sovereignty.
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Opinion | It Is The Best Of Times, It Is The Worst Of Times, For Pakistan
While Pakistan has always lived by its wits, this time, it faces the unpredictable, transactionalist Donald Trump, a dealmaker with a penchant for sudden surprises (ask Zelensky).
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Opinion: Make the Robot Your Colleague, Not Overlord
There's the Terminator school of perceiving artificial intelligence risks, in which we'll all be killed by our robot overlords.
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Opinion | Netanyahu - And Trump - Are A Bit Deluded About Iran. Here's Why
Netanyahu may believe he is protecting Israel. Trump may believe he is projecting American strength. But unless they also believe in the dignity of people to shape their own future, they risk repeating history's worst mistakes.
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Opinion | That Prized American Degree Isn't What It Used To Be
Indian parents need to be more circumspect when sending their wards to study overseas in today's turbulent times.
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Opinion | Why It's Best To Expect The Unexpected From Israeli Warfare
Since 1967, Israel has acquired a larger-than-life reputation for doing the unexpected and demonstrating colossal audacity.
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Opinion | Is The US Planning To Attack Iran?
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the latest war on Iran last Friday, Trump had stated the US was not a party to it, though he said he knew about the Israeli leader's decision in advance.
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Opinion | Everything A Caste Census Will Change For India
In his book Seeing Like a State, James C. Scott reminds us that modern states rely on simplification, of forests into timber, of people into populations, to govern effectively. The census is perhaps the most paradigmatic of these technologies.
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Opinion | The Two Elements Of Surprise In The Iran-Israel Escalation
While the world, including Trump, has urged restraint on both sides, he does not seem to be in any particular hurry to bring the war to an end, pleading instead Russia's case at the G7 meeting in Canada.
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Opinion | Beyond Utopia: Is India Tackling Inequality?
No matter what economic or market system a country has, inequality is a reality. No matter how hard a nation tries, inequality will persist.
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Opinion | Inside China's 'Low-Cost' Arms Exports, Serving Everyone From Pak To West Africa
China's arms exports to Pakistan are just one part of a complex military production, export, and diplomacy ecosystem that Beijing has built over the years.
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Opinion | What's Behind China's Growing Military Aggression? A 'White Paper' Has Clues
While it may be difficult to discern the motivations behind Beijing's actions, some clues are contained in the Chinese white paper on national security that was unveiled for the first time recently.
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Opinion | The IMF-Shaped Irony In Pakistan's Massive Defence Budget Hike
The Pakistani defence budget retains its opacity. Neither the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nor the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has been able to persuade Pakistan to be a little more transparent to its own people.
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Opinion | Iran-Israel Escalation, And The Question Of 'Oil'
Oil could easily rocket past $120 per barrel. Shipping lanes may need to be rerouted thousands of miles around the Cape of Good Hope.
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Opinion | Is Airbus Safer Than Boeing? No, And That's Not The Point
Most passengers don't choose a plane, they choose an airline. But in a duopoly, the illusion of safety in one brand over another is often just that - an illusion.
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Compensation Denied, Justice Delayed: The Silent Wails Of POCSO Victims
India's POCSO victims face delayed, inadequate compensation; urgent, uniform national schemes are vital for justice and survivor rehabilitation
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Blog | Open Suitcases, Charred Bodies: What I Saw At The Ahmedabad Plane Crash Site
I was barely 5 km away from the Air India plane AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London crash site, in which 242 passengers and crew were killed.
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Opinion | Is This How India Will 'Dehyphenate' Itself From Pakistan?
Rather than setting the paradigm, India is seen as playing catch-up in its diplomatic oeuvre.
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Opinion | The World Can No Longer Ignore Bioterrorism As A Threat
Currently most countries do not have adequate awareness or processes to detect espionage within universities. Nor do we have adequate legislation to urgently remove a suspected rogue scientist from a lab
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Opinion | No, India Is Not Israel, And Pak Is Not Palestine
India is not Israel. Pakistan is not Palestine. And equating them does justice to neither the complexity of history nor the urgency of peace.
