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On Board An Air India Flight, A Week Since The Ahmedabad Plane Crash
Terminal 3 of the Delhi airport is normally marked by a steady hum of activity. Cackling noises, crying babies, smiling faces, and the sound of movement. This day was different.
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Opinion | The Magic Of Carlos Alcaraz
Since the Open Era began in 1968, there had been only eight men who had come back from two sets down to win a Grand Slam final. Last week, Alcaraz became the ninth. The ninth man in 57 years.
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Opinion: Beyond The Mat - Yoga, The Return To The Centre
You hear a familiar answer: a way to stay fit, reduce stress, or maybe a sequence of well-practised postures. You see glossy images: flexible bodies on Yoga mats, people meditating with closed eyes and calm faces.
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Opinion | There's Something 26/11 Mumbai Attack Can Tell Us About Trump-Munir Lunch
Now, as India threatens that 'Operation Sindoor' is far from over, US troops on its soil are a nice bit of insurance for Pakistan against Indian fury. But that also means more terrorism, not less.
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Opinion | Iran, Israel, And The Ghosts Of A Relationship Gone Bad
In a twisted way, Iran still seems to be helping Israel. In furthering Israel's narrative of being the victim. Iran, in turn, stands as isolated today as its arch enemy Iraq once was.
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Opinion | Will He? Won't He? Should He? What To Make Of Trump's Plans For Iran
Let's hope Iran does not become another Iraq or Libya, where half-baked information or manufactured evidence led to a terrible disaster, whose reverberations continue to haunt the international community and US credibility to this day.
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Opinion | How Did The Muslim World Go So Wrong?
From the shattered boulevards of Tripoli to the bombed-out alleys of Aleppo, from Baghdad's sectarian heartlands to Gaza's crumbled skyline, a common image emerges - of nations torn apart, societies hollowed and futures stolen.
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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.
