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Opinion | Bangladesh's Student 'Revolution' Is Dead. Long Live The Revolution

Opinion | Bangladesh's Student 'Revolution' Is Dead. Long Live The Revolution

Once the icons of courage and sacrifice, these student leaders quickly revealed themselves as opportunistic, power-craven, and corrupt.

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | An ‘Elephantine’ Problem The Government Is Trying To Deal With

Opinion | An ‘Elephantine’ Problem The Government Is Trying To Deal With

The Hojai train accident exemplifies rising incidents of human–elephant conflict, which are traumatising for both. The government is serious about...

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Priyadarshi Dutta

Opinion | Delhi’s Air Pollution Needs More Than GRAP: The Long-Term Fix Must Begin Now

After years of Supreme Court warnings and worsening pollution, GRAP can no longer pass as a strategy. Delhi must shift to real, lasting reform.

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Akhileshwar Sahay

Opinion | Anwar Shah Kashmiri: An Islamic Scholar Par Excellence

Opinion | Anwar Shah Kashmiri: An Islamic Scholar Par Excellence

Anwar Shah Kashmiri (1875–1933) stands among the most luminous scholarly and spiritual figures produced not only by Kashmir but by the wider Indian...

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Farooq Wani

Opinion | Understanding The Aravalli Order: Law, Science, And Public Concern

Opinion | Understanding The Aravalli Order: Law, Science, And Public Concern

The Supreme Court’s November order should be seen as part of an evolving regulatory framework rather than a final verdict on the future of the...

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Mohit Gupta

Opinion | Why Bangladesh’s February 2026 Election Fails The Democracy Test

Opinion | Why Bangladesh’s February 2026 Election Fails The Democracy Test

With the largest party barred, and the judiciary reconstituted by an interim regime, Bangladesh’s planned election raises fundamental questions...

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Sankrant Sanu

Opinion | The Protest Economy: How The Subcontinent Has Turned Legitimacy Into Narrative Warfare

Opinion | The Protest Economy: How The Subcontinent Has Turned Legitimacy Into Narrative Warfare

Protest in South Asia has evolved from a tool of domestic pressure into an instrument of narrative warfare.

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Zeba Zoariah

Opinion | From Right To Guarantee: Rethinking Rural Employment After MGNREGA

Opinion | From Right To Guarantee: Rethinking Rural Employment After MGNREGA

Whatever the name—MGNREGA or the VB-G-RAM-G Act—the policy should not be a continuation of doles and freebies but a pathway to systemic solutions

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Pavan K Varma

Opinion | The Silent Custodians: IRS Officer Pratap Singh’s Memoir Reflects On Indian Bureaucracy's Evolution

Opinion | The Silent Custodians: IRS Officer Pratap Singh’s Memoir Reflects On Indian Bureaucracy's Evolution

In his memoir, Pratap Singh brings out the ethical, emotional and personal dimensions of public life, such as family sacrifices and the weight of...

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Priyansh Verma

Opinion | Why Financial Literacy Is The Missing Link In The Sustainability Conversation

Opinion | Why Financial Literacy Is The Missing Link In The Sustainability Conversation

If we truly want a sustainable future, we need to widen the lens and look beyond products and practices and start examining systems

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Juveca Panda Chheda

Opinion | The Illusion Of Inclusion: Reclaiming The Moral Core Of Women, Peace And Security

Opinion | The Illusion Of Inclusion: Reclaiming The Moral Core Of Women, Peace And Security

WPS runs the risk of becoming a hollow vocabulary—a framework that can be rented, repackaged, and reused by the very actors it was intended to...

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Tehmeena Rizvi

Opinion | Tarique Rahman’s Tough Call: Nashta In New Delhi Or Banquet In Beijing?

Opinion | Tarique Rahman’s Tough Call: Nashta In New Delhi Or Banquet In Beijing?

Tarique is not exactly an Indophile, but those close to him vouch that he dislikes the Chinese perhaps a little more.

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | Baseless, Misleading And Politicised: The Anatomy Of The Aravalli Controversy

Opinion | Baseless, Misleading And Politicised: The Anatomy Of The Aravalli Controversy

The new definition does not permit mining automatically in any area. It only standardises what constitutes the Aravalli range using scientific &...

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Sanju Verma

Global Watch | Why Pakistan’s Security Outreach To Bangladesh Raises Red Flags For India

Global Watch | Why Pakistan’s Security Outreach To Bangladesh Raises Red Flags For India

History suggests that trusting Pakistan’s security promises comes at a high price, one that the region can ill afford to pay again.

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Arun Anand

Opinion | Faith Without Fear: The Legacy India Inherited From Shaheedi Saptah

Opinion | Faith Without Fear: The Legacy India Inherited From Shaheedi Saptah

To understand why this week matters to India as a whole, one must look beyond ritual remembrance and examine the ethical legacy it left behind

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Tejinder Singh Sodhi

Opinion | Why Modi Government’s Observance Of Veer Bal Diwas Is Laudable

Opinion | Why Modi Government’s Observance Of Veer Bal Diwas Is Laudable

The initiative bridges communities, corrects historical oversights, & builds a resilient India ready to face contemporary challenges with same...

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Tuhin A Sinha

Opinion | Blood And Silence: The Long, Never-Ending Persecution Of Hindus In Bangladesh

Opinion | Blood And Silence: The Long, Never-Ending Persecution Of Hindus In Bangladesh

Dipu Das was not the first Hindu to be sacrificed at the altar of blasphemy in a rapidly degenerating Bangladesh, nor will he be the last.

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Chandni Sengupta

Opinion | Tarique Rahman’s Hamletian Dilemma: Avenge Awami League Or Block Jamaat?

Opinion | Tarique Rahman’s Hamletian Dilemma: Avenge Awami League Or Block Jamaat?

Tarique Rahman’s return to Bangladesh after 17 years of exile places him on the brink of power. However, he faces some fraught choices.

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | Reasons Behind DMK’s Impeachment Move Against Justice Swaminathan

Loss of credibility in the court system by frivolous cases of impeachment motivated by judgements that are not to the liking of the petitioner does...

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Vivek Gumaste

Opinion | From Democracy To Mobocracy: Bangladesh At The Edge Of Political And Moral Collapse

Opinion | From Democracy To Mobocracy: Bangladesh At The Edge Of Political And Moral Collapse

Without urgent governance reforms and fair, inclusive polls, Bangladesh risks democratic collapse and the permanent erosion of its pluralism,...

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Imran Khurshid

Right Word | What Mohan Bhagwat Means By Hindu Rashtra—And What Critics Get Wrong

Right Word | What Mohan Bhagwat Means By Hindu Rashtra—And What Critics Get Wrong

When Mohan Bhagwat or his predecessors speak of Bharat as a Hindu Rashtra, they aren't advocating a theocratic state, but invoking deeper...

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Arun Anand

Akhil Vaani | The Cost Of Avoiding Costs: How India’s Fear Of Fare Hikes Broke The Railways

Akhil Vaani | The Cost Of Avoiding Costs: How India’s Fear Of Fare Hikes Broke The Railways

In the past thirty years, no railway minister has bothered to increase fares even to neutralise rising costs. The result is worsening railway...

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Akhileshwar Sahay

Opinion | Dhurandhar: Beginning Of A New Era In Bharatiya Cinema

Dhurandhar is a prime example of how a cinema can become a visual spectacle if all those involved in the creative process share the director's...

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Sandeep Krishnarao Patil

Opinion | Bangladesh: From Successful Partner To India’s 'Archvillain'

Opinion | Bangladesh: From Successful Partner To India’s 'Archvillain'

The lesson for India is to rise above faith-based perspectives and work for humanity’s well-being

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Dr Ajay Majumder