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Opinion | 'Alien', 'Pajeet', 'Browns Off Cliffs': How Indians Became The Most Hated Diaspora
Indians abroad are facing a storm - a surge in racial hostility that is fuelled by envy, stereotypes and far-right paranoia. They are admired and resented, successful and scapegoated, celebrated in official speeches but vilified in everyday life.
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Opinion | US-Israel Are Standing Alone. Their Friends Want To 'Recognise' Palestine
Australia has now joined a growing bloc of Western nations, including the UK, France, Spain, Ireland and Canada, that have declared their intention to recognise the State of Palestine.
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Opinion | Hypocrisy, In Numbers: A List Of All That EU And US Still Buy From Russia
While the West's political rhetoric calls for total economic isolation, its own data reveal its selective exposure to Russia, not the kind of total 'divorce' news headlines have been implying.
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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 | 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.
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Opinion | All The Ways Epstein Continues To Haunt Donald Trump
No matter how far President Trump flies - whether to Mar-a-Lago, Manhattan or the manicured golf greens of Scotland (from where he returned on Tuesday) - the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein refuses to part with him.
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Opinion | UK-India Trade Pact: The Empire, Finally, Shakes An Equal Hand
For 200 years, Britain shaped India's trade rules to its advantage - plundering raw materials, taxing salt, killing industries in the name of "free markets". Now, as post-Brexit UK shops around for friends, India has become a prized dance partner.
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Opinion | Snapback To Reality: On Iran's 45-Year Slog To Nowhere
Vietnam chose wisely. It invited its old enemy to build factories, sign defence pacts and invest in peace. Tehran must decide: does it want to be the next Vietnam - or the next North Korea?
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Opinion | The Great Indian IT Crash: Why You, An Engineer, Still Can't Find A Job
In Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, you will find PG hostels full of jobless coders, waiting, scrolling job portals, wondering what happened to their cherished IT dream. This is a story of a generation staring up a ladder that no longer reaches the sky
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Opinion | Can Musk And His America Party Rely On 'Vibes'?
Musk is betting big on a simple truth: that people are tired of politics as usual. He thinks they want disruption, the kind that doesn't just drain the swamp but uploads it to the cloud.
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Opinion | China Discovers It Can't Be A Superpower With 'Commitment Issues'
As the dust settles over Iran's shattered facilities, Beijing faces the question it has long tried to avoid: can it remain everyone's partner without becoming someone's adversary?
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Opinion | Gaza's Final Act: A Handful Of Dust, A Skyful Of Death
A child who grows up amid such relentless trauma carries wounds that no treaty can heal. Even if the guns fall silent, what future can there be for a generation that has known nothing but siege, bombardment and bereavement?
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Opinion | Why America Is Like A Teenager Who Refuses To Grow Up
American foreign policy in West Asia is a textbook example of adolescent overreach: short attention spans, cyclical memory, a belief in shortcuts to regime change, and an almost allergic reaction to complexity.
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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 | 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 | 'Alien', 'Pajeet', 'Browns Off Cliffs': How Indians Became The Most Hated Diaspora
Indians abroad are facing a storm - a surge in racial hostility that is fuelled by envy, stereotypes and far-right paranoia. They are admired and resented, successful and scapegoated, celebrated in official speeches but vilified in everyday life.
-
Opinion | US-Israel Are Standing Alone. Their Friends Want To 'Recognise' Palestine
Australia has now joined a growing bloc of Western nations, including the UK, France, Spain, Ireland and Canada, that have declared their intention to recognise the State of Palestine.
-
Opinion | Hypocrisy, In Numbers: A List Of All That EU And US Still Buy From Russia
While the West's political rhetoric calls for total economic isolation, its own data reveal its selective exposure to Russia, not the kind of total 'divorce' news headlines have been implying.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Opinion | All The Ways Epstein Continues To Haunt Donald Trump
No matter how far President Trump flies - whether to Mar-a-Lago, Manhattan or the manicured golf greens of Scotland (from where he returned on Tuesday) - the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein refuses to part with him.
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Opinion | UK-India Trade Pact: The Empire, Finally, Shakes An Equal Hand
For 200 years, Britain shaped India's trade rules to its advantage - plundering raw materials, taxing salt, killing industries in the name of "free markets". Now, as post-Brexit UK shops around for friends, India has become a prized dance partner.
-
Opinion | Snapback To Reality: On Iran's 45-Year Slog To Nowhere
Vietnam chose wisely. It invited its old enemy to build factories, sign defence pacts and invest in peace. Tehran must decide: does it want to be the next Vietnam - or the next North Korea?
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Opinion | The Great Indian IT Crash: Why You, An Engineer, Still Can't Find A Job
In Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, you will find PG hostels full of jobless coders, waiting, scrolling job portals, wondering what happened to their cherished IT dream. This is a story of a generation staring up a ladder that no longer reaches the sky
-
Opinion | Can Musk And His America Party Rely On 'Vibes'?
Musk is betting big on a simple truth: that people are tired of politics as usual. He thinks they want disruption, the kind that doesn't just drain the swamp but uploads it to the cloud.
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Opinion | China Discovers It Can't Be A Superpower With 'Commitment Issues'
As the dust settles over Iran's shattered facilities, Beijing faces the question it has long tried to avoid: can it remain everyone's partner without becoming someone's adversary?
-
Opinion | Gaza's Final Act: A Handful Of Dust, A Skyful Of Death
A child who grows up amid such relentless trauma carries wounds that no treaty can heal. Even if the guns fall silent, what future can there be for a generation that has known nothing but siege, bombardment and bereavement?
-
Opinion | Why America Is Like A Teenager Who Refuses To Grow Up
American foreign policy in West Asia is a textbook example of adolescent overreach: short attention spans, cyclical memory, a belief in shortcuts to regime change, and an almost allergic reaction to complexity.
-
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.
-
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.
