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Opinion | Karnataka's Sting Operation Saga - Political Rivalry Or A Battle Of Allegations?

Karnataka's latest political controversy has all the ingredients of a political thriller - an alleged sting operation, a former Chief Minister fighting to protect his reputation, allegations of an intra-party conspiracy, an expelled Congress functionary, a serving chief minister facing questions about internal factionalism. And, then came the entry...

Blog | Uttar Pradesh 2027: Can The BJP's Winning Machine Deliver For A Third Time?

The results of Uttar Pradesh's Legislative Council polls for five graduates' and six teachers' seats, declared on October 29, held few shocks. Both parties finished roughly where the pre-poll chatter had placed them. The BJP kept its tally of six. The SP grew from three to five. It wrested the Lucknow graduates' seat from the BJP, took the Agra tea...

Opinion | Israel's Arab Parties Have Never Had This Much Power. And Netanyahu Isn't Liking It

In the just-concluded historic Israeli Knesset elections, allegations of 'vote theft' against Israeli Arab parties and interference by foreign countries are growing louder, even though the evidence is thin. Israel's two main Arab-led political groups registered an unprecedented victory in the elections with 19 seats between them, thus nearly doubl...

Opinion | The Great AI Rift: Why Meta, Palantir Are Fighting Against OpenAI, Anthropic, Google

On July 24, 25 companies, among them Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, IBM, and Palantir, signed an open letter to Washington. Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic weren't part of it.

Opinion | Why Saudi Arabia Can't Control Houthis, Despite Its Billions In Arms

The report that the Saudis have offered $1 billion to the Houthis raises many questions

Opinion | US Has No 'Election Commission'. Trump Is Testing What That Can Mean

America does not have a central election authority that centrally undertakes these critical functions. Each of the 50 states sets its own election laws.

Opinion | How US Midterms Could Give Trump A Very Different 2027

The President isn't on the ballot. But his room to manoeuvre certainly is.

Opinion | Sardar Patel, And The Art Of Holding A Nation Together

A true Gandhian, he reminded his countrymen that gaining freedom from foreign rule was merely the first step; true internal Swaraj required much, much more.

Opinion | Dalit Vote In Uttar Pradesh: From BSP Monopoly To A Three-Way Fight

As the 2027 election approaches, Dalits, who make up about one in five voters, could decide who governs India's most populous state. Uttar Pradesh's politics has long run on caste arithmetic, and no bloc has been more consequential or more contested in recent years than the Dalits. Scheduled Castes (SCs) account for about 21% of the state's populat...

Opinion | The Global Right Had A Problem. Israel And Brazil Just Made It Bigger

Brazil's presidential runoff has delivered a consequential verdict on the country's political trajectory. Incumbent President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party secured a historic fourth, non-consecutive term, defeating far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Lula won 51.79% of the vote, approximately...

Opinion | How India Is Making Its Stock Market An Expensive Place To Invest

FPIs sold Rs 1.66 lakh crore of Indian equities in 2025 and a record Rs 3.08 lakh crore in 2026 through October 12. Foreign ownership of the Indian market is at a 15-year low

Opinion | Why Karnataka's MLC Verdict Is A Bigger Problem For Congress Than It Appears

The ruling Karnataka Congress party's “grand zero” performance in the Legislative Council elections has not only become a “national embarrassment” because it failed miserably despite switching from EVMs to ballot papers, but the success of the BJP-JD(S) alliance in these polls will give the Congress party nightmares ahead of the 2028 Assemb...

Opinion | Netanyahu May Have Found A Way To Lose - And Still Rule

History often repeats itself in Israel, and you just can't write off Netanyahu.

Opinion | MLC Polls: NDA Edges Ahead, Congress Slips, But The Real Story Is Behind The Numbers

The results of the Legislative Council elections for 28 seats across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka have set off a fresh war of words between the BJP and the Congress. The Prime Minister used the outcome to take a swipe at the Congress, mocking its "SIR/Vote Chori" campaign and pointing out that the party struggled even in a ballot...

Opinion | How A Poland 'Experiment' Could Change India's Defence Industry

Europe is spending billions on arms in a historic rearmament drive. Indian firms can cash in. But there's a catch

Opinion | Why November 1 Rally Raises Questions About INDIA Bloc's Priorities

In a democracy, political parties have the right to protest, mobilise public opinion and hold governments accountable. But democracy also demands that political leaders remain sensitive to the everyday struggles of the very citizens whose interests they claim to represent. It is this equilibrium between political confrontation and public responsibi...

Opinion | The Muslim World Is Seeing An Unexpected 'Experiment' - In Kazakhstan

The country has a long history of using mediation to mitigate conflict; now, it has added another, much-wanted dimension to it.

Opinion | Is America Staring At A 'Blue Wave' Again? Why Trump Feels Threatened

Wonder of wonders, the so-called 'red-neck' states - like Texas - are leaning democrat, and Vivek Ramaswamy is probably going to lose in Ohio. But will this be enough for a 'blue wave'?

Opinion | Baruipur To Gaighata, Inside Suvendu Adhikari's Zero-Tolerance Approach To Crime

From Baruipur in the South 24 Parganas district to Gaighata in North 24 Parganas, a new political culture is emerging in West Bengal. Although both districts are adjacent to Kolkata, the developments in these areas have become part of a wider political message. Suvendu Adhikari has adopted a zero-tolerance approach towards rape, making it clear tha...

Opinion | Will Israel 'Dump' Netanyahu? Why His Future Hangs In The Balance

The October 7 incident continues to haunt 'Bibi', producing two competing arguments how the security breach occurred under Netanyahu's watch, and who Israelis can trust to protect them in the future.