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Long live the Liberal Arts

Long live the Liberal Arts

On the bright side, as AI threatens to make the value of technical skills questionable, it’s a shot at freedom for all those reluctantly aspiring...

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Leher Kala

India bends to world’s policeman

India bends to world’s policeman

The US President cannot declare war against another country without the authorisation of the US Congress. Such interventions are also against the UN...

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P Chidambaram

Why the fall of Iran's 'despot' has divided India's streets

Why the fall of Iran's 'despot' has divided India's streets

There is real trepidation about what will happen next. Many believe that this Middle Eastern war could lead to a much wider one and that India will...

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Tavleen Singh

Why the fall of Iran's 'despot' has divided India's streets

Why the fall of Iran's 'despot' has divided India's streets

There is real trepidation about what will happen next. Many believe that this Middle Eastern war could lead to a much wider one and that India will...

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Tavleen Singh

Long live the Liberal Arts

Long live the Liberal Arts
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Leher Kala

1st Lok Sabha Speaker faced and survived a motion for removal

1st Lok Sabha Speaker faced and survived a motion for removal
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Chakshu Roy

India bends to world’s policeman

India bends to world’s policeman
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P Chidambaram

Sonia Gandhi’s criticism of government over Iran is misplaced

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Ram Madhav

An aimless war is waged as spectacle. We have all devised new strategies of moral evasion

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Sonia Gandhi’s criticism of government over Iran is misplaced

Sonia Gandhi’s criticism of government over Iran is misplaced
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Ram Madhav

On Women's Day, let's rethink our vocabulary of praise

On Women's Day, let's rethink our vocabulary of praise

There is something instructional about this praise. Once strength is established, expectations adjust accordingly. The strong woman becomes the one...

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Editorial

Five ways in which Nitish Kumar made his mark in Bihar

Five ways in which Nitish Kumar made his mark in Bihar

Nitish Kumar built a regional party, the Janata Dal (United), which never allowed the BJP to form a government on its own. The future of the party now...

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Editorial

An aimless war is waged as spectacle. We have all devised new strategies of moral evasion

An aimless war is waged as spectacle. We have all devised new strategies of moral evasion

The real obscenity of this moment is not simply the war itself; it is the normalisation of a world in which war has become performance. But if the...

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta

An aimless war is waged as spectacle. We have all devised new strategies of moral evasion

An aimless war is waged as spectacle. We have all devised new strategies of moral evasion
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta

There will be a large Nitish-shaped hole in Bihar, how it is filled will write the new Bihar story

There will be a large Nitish-shaped hole in Bihar, how it is filled will write the new Bihar story

Having prised open space for governance in a state where caste has etched deep and polarising lines on the ground, having ensured that a UP-style...

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Editorial

West Asia war enters uncharted waters

West Asia war enters uncharted waters

While legal restrictions on warfare in the maritime domain remain the subject of debate, several facts about the US targeting an Iranian warship are...

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Editorial

Our stakes are high in West Asia. Delhi must call for diplomacy, de-escalation

Our stakes are high in West Asia. Delhi must call for diplomacy, de-escalation

Uncomfortable questions persist about the strategic logic of unleashing war. Was this gamble for regime change inspired by a desire to create a...

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Shashi Tharoor

Winner of Nepal’s first election since the ‘Gen-Z’ movement must shift focus from remittance-driven stability to job creation

Winner of Nepal’s first election since the ‘Gen-Z’ movement must shift focus from remittance-driven stability to job creation

The country’s economic choices will be heavily constrained and enabled by geography. India is not merely Nepal’s nearest market; it is the key...

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Soumya Bhowmick

Winner of Nepal’s first election since the ‘Gen-Z’ movement must shift focus from remittance-driven stability to job creation

Winner of Nepal’s first election since the ‘Gen-Z’ movement must shift focus from remittance-driven stability to job creation
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Soumya Bhowmick

Our stakes are high in West Asia. Delhi must call for diplomacy, de-escalation

Our stakes are high in West Asia. Delhi must call for diplomacy, de-escalation
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Shashi Tharoor

Best of Both Sides: Post-war Iran could be more revanchist

Best of Both Sides: Post-war Iran could be more revanchist
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Mohammed Ayoob

Why a US submarine strike on Iranian warship near Sri Lanka is a crisis for Delhi

Why a US submarine strike on Iranian warship near Sri Lanka is a crisis for Delhi
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C. Uday Bhaskar

Why a US submarine strike on Iranian warship near Sri Lanka is a crisis for Delhi

Why a US submarine strike on Iranian warship near Sri Lanka is a crisis for Delhi
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C. Uday Bhaskar

Lesson from Kejriwal case: The powerful must mind the red lines

Lesson from Kejriwal case: The powerful must mind the red lines

Functional autonomy of investigating agencies is for the good of all. And a prompt, productive and effective judicial system is crucial to rein in a...

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Meeran Chadha Borwankar

Did AI help with this article? Readers deserve to know

Did AI help with this article? Readers deserve to know
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Munazir hasan

Did AI help with this article? Readers deserve to know

Did AI help with this article? Readers deserve to know
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Munazir hasan