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Opinion | IMAX-Like Churches, TikTok Gurus, Putin: Inside America's Murky 'Faith' Bazaars
- Friday May 30, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Behind America's dazzling surface lies another nation - one that fasts and prays for national repentance, that warns of apocalypse, that casts out demons on TikTok and tries to raise the dead in church basements.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | No, Sirs. South Africa Is Not 'Killing' Its Whites
- Monday May 26, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
The "white genocide" myth serves no one. It stokes fear among white South Africans, trivialises the pain of Black South Africans, and hands a loaded weapon to racists in America and Europe.
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www.ndtv.com
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Blog | Gaza: What To Think About When You're Too Tired To Think About War
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- Blog | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Amid the fire and fury, a quieter story is also unfolding, however invisible it may be: Israelis and Palestinians, Jewish and Arab citizens within Israel, and a few cases in the occupied West Bank, working to build a shared and peaceful society.
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www.ndtv.com
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Blog | Whatever Happened To 'Working From Home'? Why Your Boss Wants You Back In Office
- Tuesday May 20, 2025
- Blog | Syed Zubair Ahmed
In India, where the tech sector gamely followed Silicon Valley into 'WFH', there is now growing pressure to follow it right back into the office - just like its Silicon Valley big brother.
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www.ndtv.com
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Blog | A Blindfolding In J&K, To Headley: What Reporting Days Taught Me About Pakistan
- Thursday May 15, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
My photographer colleague, Neeraj Paul, and I were tracking a lead to a rundown part of downtown Srinagar. We were blindfolded, bundled into a van, and taken to meet an Afghan group's leader.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Trump The Showman Is Not Enough For West Asia Anymore
- Monday May 12, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
President Donald Trump swayed stiffly but gamely side to side, a ceremonial sword in hand, surrounded by robed Saudi men dancing, chanting and clashing blades.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Trump Just Hosted The Ultimate Reality TV
- Thursday May 1, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Over two hours, one Q&A session, several rounds of forced applause, the show stood out for one thing - the DOGE chief, Elon Musk, taking off two hats and declaring, "Even my hat has a hat!"
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Is The Vatican Ready For A Black Pope?
- Monday April 28, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely. Names like Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana or Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of South Africa have featured in papal speculation for yea
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Pahalgam Attack, Pakistan, And The Cost Of 'Ideology'
- Thursday April 24, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Twenty-six tourists gunned down in Pahalgam; one Ahmadi man lynched in Karachi. Two different types of tragedies, hundreds of miles apart, but stitched together by the same playbook of hate.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Why Germany May Be The Next Big Thing For Young Indians
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Germany is facing acute talent shortages, which have been exacerbated by the fact that its population is ageing. It needs young people who can transform its ageing economy.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | $1.7 Trillion: Why Investors Are Betting Big On US Despite Recession Fears
- Tuesday April 1, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Trump's pugilist-like tariff jabs may be earning him more adversaries than he bargained for, but he has demonstrated his knack for convincing countries and corporations to invest big in the US.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Can The Real BRICS+ Please Stand Up?
- Thursday March 27, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
By 2050, BRICS+ economies are projected to control 50% of global wealth production. Yet, when the time comes to make bold moves, the grouping has been known to dither.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Thanks To Trump, Researchers May Soon Start Ditching US For China
- Friday March 21, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
The Trump administration, in its all-out assault on universities, has already slashed federal grants worth $800 million and $400 million for Johns Hopkins and Columbia, respectively. But this is just the beginning.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | IMAX-Like Churches, TikTok Gurus, Putin: Inside America's Murky 'Faith' Bazaars
- Friday May 30, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Behind America's dazzling surface lies another nation - one that fasts and prays for national repentance, that warns of apocalypse, that casts out demons on TikTok and tries to raise the dead in church basements.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | No, Sirs. South Africa Is Not 'Killing' Its Whites
- Monday May 26, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
The "white genocide" myth serves no one. It stokes fear among white South Africans, trivialises the pain of Black South Africans, and hands a loaded weapon to racists in America and Europe.
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www.ndtv.com
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Blog | Gaza: What To Think About When You're Too Tired To Think About War
- Thursday May 22, 2025
- Blog | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Amid the fire and fury, a quieter story is also unfolding, however invisible it may be: Israelis and Palestinians, Jewish and Arab citizens within Israel, and a few cases in the occupied West Bank, working to build a shared and peaceful society.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Blog | Whatever Happened To 'Working From Home'? Why Your Boss Wants You Back In Office
- Tuesday May 20, 2025
- Blog | Syed Zubair Ahmed
In India, where the tech sector gamely followed Silicon Valley into 'WFH', there is now growing pressure to follow it right back into the office - just like its Silicon Valley big brother.
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www.ndtv.com
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Blog | A Blindfolding In J&K, To Headley: What Reporting Days Taught Me About Pakistan
- Thursday May 15, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
My photographer colleague, Neeraj Paul, and I were tracking a lead to a rundown part of downtown Srinagar. We were blindfolded, bundled into a van, and taken to meet an Afghan group's leader.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Trump The Showman Is Not Enough For West Asia Anymore
- Monday May 12, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
President Donald Trump swayed stiffly but gamely side to side, a ceremonial sword in hand, surrounded by robed Saudi men dancing, chanting and clashing blades.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Trump Just Hosted The Ultimate Reality TV
- Thursday May 1, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Over two hours, one Q&A session, several rounds of forced applause, the show stood out for one thing - the DOGE chief, Elon Musk, taking off two hats and declaring, "Even my hat has a hat!"
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Is The Vatican Ready For A Black Pope?
- Monday April 28, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely. Names like Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana or Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of South Africa have featured in papal speculation for yea
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Pahalgam Attack, Pakistan, And The Cost Of 'Ideology'
- Thursday April 24, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Twenty-six tourists gunned down in Pahalgam; one Ahmadi man lynched in Karachi. Two different types of tragedies, hundreds of miles apart, but stitched together by the same playbook of hate.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Why Germany May Be The Next Big Thing For Young Indians
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Germany is facing acute talent shortages, which have been exacerbated by the fact that its population is ageing. It needs young people who can transform its ageing economy.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | $1.7 Trillion: Why Investors Are Betting Big On US Despite Recession Fears
- Tuesday April 1, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Trump's pugilist-like tariff jabs may be earning him more adversaries than he bargained for, but he has demonstrated his knack for convincing countries and corporations to invest big in the US.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Can The Real BRICS+ Please Stand Up?
- Thursday March 27, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
By 2050, BRICS+ economies are projected to control 50% of global wealth production. Yet, when the time comes to make bold moves, the grouping has been known to dither.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Thanks To Trump, Researchers May Soon Start Ditching US For China
- Friday March 21, 2025
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
The Trump administration, in its all-out assault on universities, has already slashed federal grants worth $800 million and $400 million for Johns Hopkins and Columbia, respectively. But this is just the beginning.
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www.ndtv.com