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Opinion | A Year Later: Did Bangladesh Trade One Crisis For Another?
A year into the regime change, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads between reawakening and regression.
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Opinion | Trump's Dilemma: Why US Wants India To Be Strong, But Not Too Strong
As the architecture of international order shifts, India will neither be contained nor co-opted. It will assert its priorities, and demand equal footing. The faster the US comes to terms with this, the more fruitful the US-India partnership can be.
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Opinion | Has India's March To Lord's 2027 Officially Begun?
This Indian team has completed its transition from being an inexperienced team to one which, as captain Shubman Gill said, "does not believe in giving up".
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Opinion | Now, The More Difficult Act: Rebuilding The Middle East
Physical reconstruction has to go hand in hand with socio-political institution-building. Inevitably, the legacy of the past hostilities has created bitterness and mutual suspicions, complicating the recovery.
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Opinion | Kneel, Deal, Or Bleed: The Trump-enomics Wrecking The World
Since returning to the Oval Office, Trump has been on a tariff rampage. The global trading system is unrecognisable. Tariffs have become weapons, trade partners have been reduced to negotiators, and the WTO is now functionally comatose.
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Opinion: Moving Nuclear Submarines Isn't Something To Announce On Social Media
Over the last week, two political leaders have exchanged barbs underlining the powerful nuclear arsenals of their respective nations.
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Opinion | A Year After Hasina's Ouster, Stability Still Eludes Bangladesh
Even after a year, instability in Bangladesh has not subsided. We all await, with keen anticipation, the announcement of elections in the country.
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Opinion | Hero To Villain To Hero Again: How Siraj Had The Last Laugh At The Oval
The 31-year-old, a genuine swing bowler and one who hardly missed his lengths on this tour, has got his five-for, and, much more importantly, vindication, stepping out of Jasprit Bumrah's shadow and saving the series for India.
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Opinion: Malegaon Blast And Pragya Singh's Big Charge Against Probe Agency
Was the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad or ATS putting pressure on Sadhvi Pragya Singh to implicate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the Malegaon bomb blast case?
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Opinion | So, Does Pakistan Really Have Those Oil 'Riches'?
For some years now, Pakistan has been talking about such finds, with most notably Imran Khan announcing this in early 2019. But no one knows where this oil really is.
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Opinion | MBBS In Hindi? What Madhya Pradesh's Failed Experiment Shows
The Madhya Pradesh experiment is failing because there are gaps. Questions abound about the acceptance of a vernacular language degree, its status in the medical fraternity and research ecosystem and its helpfulness in competitive exams.
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Opinion | Trump Sends India-US Ties Back To The Drawing Board
For decades, the US had been striving to shed its perception in India as an unreliable partner. Now, in one fell swoop, Trump has reignited such questions.
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Opinion | PM Modi Was Right: India's Economic Sovereignty Is Being Tested, But It's Ready
As President Trump signals a return to sweeping tariffs on Indian exports, part of a broader protectionist resurgence in the United States, the instinctive response from some is alarm.
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Opinion | China, Now Trump: Pakistan And The Art Of Somehow Finding Patrons
Pakistan has successfully lobbied Western capitals into believing in its indispensability in the regional strategic landscape. The US continues to buy this narrative for various reasons, not discounting the naivete among them.
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Opinion | Pakistan Is Fast Becoming A Security Burden For China ... But Are We Suprised?
A Chinese official's latest statement should be seen as underlining Beijing's genuinely waning patience with Pakistan's perceived security inadequacies, and not just as diplomatic rhetoric.
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Opinion | 429 Dog Bite Cases A Day, In One Hospital Alone: How Did Delhi Reach Here?
At last count (2022-23), the capital's stray dog population was around 10 lakh. According to one newspaper report, Safdarjung Hospital has already registered 91,009 cases of dog bites so far this year.
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Opinion | Terror Accused To MP To Acquittal: Behind The Fall And Rise Of Pragya Thakur
"Blessing in disguise" and "opportunity in adversity" are phrases that have proven true for Pragya Singh, the saffron-clad woman from Madhya Pradesh, whom her followers address as a sadhvi.
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Opinion | 'TACO' Routine, And Other Explanations For Trump's Great India Meltdown
Trump had already pushed the initial deadline for the tariffs from July to August, and another extension would further entrench the belief in the 'TACO' - 'Trump Always Chickens Out' - theory.
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Opinion | A Rude Awakening For India: Navigating The Trumpian Tempest - By Shashi Tharoor
To simply buckle under US pressure would be a profound miscalculation for India, yielding not just economic ground but strategic dignity.
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Opinion | Trump Tariffs: Diplomacy Is Dead. Long Live Social Media Theatrics
Trump's playbook is vintage. He first extends his hand as a friend, then strikes with the force of a bully. His tariffs are not about the principle of fairness. They are a blunt instrument wielded for selfish reasons, for dominance and spectacle.
