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Trump’s tariff misadventure

Trump’s tariff misadventure

US President Donald Trump’s announcement on 1 February to slap steep tariffs on imports from key American trading partners is just one of the many...

wednesday 6

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Sarosh Bana

Budget 2025: ‘Elon Musk’ MEA move and ‘pure magic’ math, per P. Chidambaram

Budget 2025: ‘Elon Musk’ MEA move and ‘pure magic’ math, per P. Chidambaram

I thank the finance minister for presenting the budget. There should be a philosophy behind a budget, but I will not attempt to divine one; because...

wednesday 6

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P Chidambaram

Modi should not allow Trump to 'push and push and push' India

Modi should not allow Trump to 'push and push and push' India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to a dramatically different and somewhat unstable United States this week for a meeting with newly-elected...

10.02.2025 2

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Jagdish Rattanani

Saving our democracy from mob rule

Saving our democracy from mob rule

India just celebrated its 75th Republic Day. But what were the dreams of those who envisioned our republic? They were drafting the Constitution at...

09.02.2025 5

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Meenakshi Natarajan

Can Mr Modi stand up to a bully?

Can Mr Modi stand up to a bully?

On 5 February, a United States C-17 military cargo plane landed at Amritsar airport, with 104 handcuffed Indians on board, deported by the...

08.02.2025 9

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Ashis Ray

The coming of a sanskari code

The coming of a sanskari code

The bad news is that a most repugnant, openly divisive but supposedly ‘uniform’ civil code (UCC) came into force in Uttarakhand on 27 January 2025....

08.02.2025 20

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Rashme Sehgal

Maha Kumbh: The triumphal PR exercise that failed

Maha Kumbh: The triumphal PR exercise that failed

The Maha Kumbh was designed as a triumphal showcase for Yogi Adityanath’s administrative and managerial skills. The stampede on 29 January and...

08.02.2025 2

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Saiyed Zegham Murtaza