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MGNREGA was India’s climate safety net. VB-GRAMG takes that away

VB-GRAMG marks a fundamental departure from the logic that made MGNREGA responsive to climate risk.

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Kartikeya Bhatotia

ISRO’s BlueBird launch is a new phase in India-US space ties—denial to cooperation

In the early 1990s, the US actively worked to block India’s access to cryogenic engine technology. Today, a US private company has approached ISRO...

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Ajey Lele

What Charan Singh’s Lok Dal teaches us about farmers’ movements

After the success of the farmers’ agitation, 14 unions came together to contest the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections under the Samyukta Samaj Morcha....

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Sanjeev Chopra

AQI and Aravalli showed a glimpse of what TV news could do. Then Bangladesh lynching happened

Times Now, India Today, News 18 India and ABP News showed live coverage of protests over claims that a new definition of the Aravalli Hills would...

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Shailaja Bajpai

India isn’t ready for drone terrorism. It’s central to proxy warfare

India’s drone terrorism challenge is less about technology and more about mindset and institutions—it fails to treat drones as a full-fledged air...

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Lt Gen H S Panag (Retd)

How Supreme Court took away precedential value from Tamil Nadu judgment on Governor inaction

The ‘State of Tamil Nadu’ judgment survives, but as a diminished precedent. The Supreme Court has turned an advisory reference into an instrument...

yesterday 40

Shashank Maheshwari

Why the Chinese are celebrating the conviction of media tycoon Jimmy Lai

Jimmy Lai’s democratic ideals are being dismantled in Chinese commentary. And his media empire is portrayed as a vehicle for political manipulation.

yesterday 20

Sana Hashmi

Aravalli zoning plan can easily be bent for the powerful. Govt must make all data public

A “technical” redefinition of terms can become a loophole. Lower hillocks and connecting formations—often ecologically crucial—risk being...

yesterday 20

K.b.s Sidhu

Welcome to justice in India. Rules are different for Sengar, Asaram, Akhlaq’s killers

The new rule for powerful persons, or those who serve a particular ideology, is: So what if you have been found guilty and sent to jail? We will...

yesterday 10

Vir Sanghvi

Municipal bonds exist. India still won’t let cities use them

Only 19 out of 269 municipal corporations have issued bonds since SEBI guidelines were released in 2015. This represents less than 1% of total...

yesterday 10

William Streeter

India-New Zealand FTA fills a long-standing economic gap

In a global environment where trade negotiations are increasingly shaped by domestic sensitivities and geopolitical caution, the pace of India-New...

yesterday 10

Shishir Priyadarshi

Repeat after me: Never, ever underestimate China

President Xi Jinping has kept its status as the world’s most vibrant factory, so much so that some are lamenting that Europe, for one, has nothing...

yesterday 10

Shuli Ren

5 reasons Modi’s ‘achche din’ dream died in 2025

The Modi government’s so-called ‘muscular image’ has been dented. India’s foreign policy is in shambles. And the sheen has gone off the...

previous day 20

Sagarika Ghose

Goa’s new favourite bar isn’t chasing tourists. It’s fiercely local

A little over a year into operation, after opening in early 2024, Grumps has become one of Goa’s most coveted dining destinations.

previous day 10

Karanjeet Kaur

Charan Singh exposed failures of Soviet collective farming. And saved Indian agriculture

In his book, ‘Joint Farming X-rayed’, Chaudhary Charan Singh marshalled facts from the FAO, USDA, and independent newspapers to show that...

previous day 10

Sanjeev Chopra

Bangladesh & Myanmar elections in 2026 pose a danger to India’s Northeast

Beyond the United States and China, Russian interests are deeply embedded in Myanmar, while a growing Pakistan and Turkey axis is taking shape in...

previous day 30

Rami Desai

Japan and Sri Lanka are making the same mistake—replacing political action with fiscal policy

Markets and institutions often force adjustments only when political entities are unwilling to do so voluntarily.

previous day 4

Bidisha Bhattacharya

Can new Kia Seltos keep up in a crowded CSUV market? Size matters

While the first-generation Seltos looked smart, it looked typical. The new one stands out with its unique head and tail light patterns.

previous day 4

Kushan Mitra

The Chomsky–Epstein link exposes a blind spot in intellectual hero worship

We don’t have to erase Chomsky’s contributions, but we must refine how we listen.

previous day 5

Stela Dey

VB–GRAMG must learn from MGNREGA mistakes. There are some hard-won lessons

The question is not whether MGNREGA should evolve. It is whether VB–GRAMG will inherit its guarantees, or merely its vocabulary.

previous day 4

Priyank Nagpal

Epstein files and what it means for the American anger against elites

All academic institutions, it is at Harvard, the richest and perhaps the most powerful academic institution in the world, that Epstein’s ties...

previous day 4

Ashutosh Varshney

Behind PM Modi’s choice of Nitin Nabin as Nadda’s successor—many explanations, only one reason

From Dharmendra Pradhan to Bhupender Yadav to Shivraj Singh Chouhan, PM Narendra Modi was spoilt for choice when it came to picking an...

monday 2

D.k. Singh

West Bengal is almost beyond redemption. Messi’s visit exposed the long decay

The attempt is to keep talking about culture, arts, sociology, politics and an imagined Bengali identity. All of this, however, rests on an...

monday 2

Jaithirth Rao

Govt control has weakened Indian consumers by taking away their right to sue

A regime that substitutes individual and collective legal action with State intervention ultimately hollows out consumer rights.

monday 4

Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah

India’s PDS isn’t future-ready. It needs five major reforms

The Public Distribution System cannot continue unchanged in an era where the demand is likely to be for nutrition, convenience, and choice.

monday 20

Shweta Saini

Bengaluru & Hyderabad share many of Dubai’s characteristics. Why they don’t function the same

Luxury is visible everywhere in Dubai, but what impressed me more was order. Parks, pathways and crossings seemed designed for actual use, not...

monday 10

Shailaja Chandra

Bondi Beach, Bangladesh lynching — once again, the elephant in the room will be side-stepped

Perhaps there is need for a moral ‘jihad’ against those indulging in the promulgation of terror in the name of religion.

monday 1

Meenakashi Lekhi

Attachment styles are the new kundli matching. Swipe, diagnose, repeat

People with anxious attachment are on the far left end, craving closeness like it was oxygen. And on the far right are avoidant attachment ghouls...

21.12.2025 3

Ratan Priya

Atomic energy can be used for peaceful purposes, to the immense advantage of humanity: Nehru

In his Lok Sabha speech on 10 May 1954, Jawaharlal Nehru examined nuclear weapons, peaceful atomic energy, and the risks of unequal international...

21.12.2025 4

Jawaharlal Nehru

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far...

21.12.2025 10

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MGNREGA was India’s climate safety net. VB-GRAMG takes that away

Kartikeya Bhatotia

ISRO’s BlueBird launch is a new phase in India-US space ties—denial to cooperation

Ajey Lele

What Charan Singh’s Lok Dal teaches us about farmers’ movements

Sanjeev Chopra

AQI and Aravalli showed a glimpse of what TV news could do. Then Bangladesh lynching happened

Shailaja Bajpai

India isn’t ready for drone terrorism. It’s central to proxy warfare

Lt Gen H S Panag (Retd)

How Supreme Court took away precedential value from Tamil Nadu judgment on Governor inaction

Shashank Maheshwari

Why the Chinese are celebrating the conviction of media tycoon Jimmy Lai

Sana Hashmi

Aravalli zoning plan can easily be bent for the powerful. Govt must make all data public

K.b.s Sidhu

Welcome to justice in India. Rules are different for Sengar, Asaram, Akhlaq’s killers

Vir Sanghvi

Municipal bonds exist. India still won’t let cities use them

William Streeter

India-New Zealand FTA fills a long-standing economic gap

Shishir Priyadarshi

Repeat after me: Never, ever underestimate China

Shuli Ren

5 reasons Modi’s ‘achche din’ dream died in 2025

Sagarika Ghose

Goa’s new favourite bar isn’t chasing tourists. It’s fiercely local

Karanjeet Kaur

Charan Singh exposed failures of Soviet collective farming. And saved Indian agriculture

Sanjeev Chopra

Bangladesh & Myanmar elections in 2026 pose a danger to India’s Northeast

Rami Desai

Japan and Sri Lanka are making the same mistake—replacing political action with fiscal policy

Bidisha Bhattacharya

Can new Kia Seltos keep up in a crowded CSUV market? Size matters

Kushan Mitra

The Chomsky–Epstein link exposes a blind spot in intellectual hero worship

Stela Dey

VB–GRAMG must learn from MGNREGA mistakes. There are some hard-won lessons

Priyank Nagpal

Epstein files and what it means for the American anger against elites

Ashutosh Varshney

Behind PM Modi’s choice of Nitin Nabin as Nadda’s successor—many explanations, only one reason

D.k. Singh

West Bengal is almost beyond redemption. Messi’s visit exposed the long decay

Jaithirth Rao

Govt control has weakened Indian consumers by taking away their right to sue

Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah

India’s PDS isn’t future-ready. It needs five major reforms

Shweta Saini

Bengaluru & Hyderabad share many of Dubai’s characteristics. Why they don’t function the same

Shailaja Chandra

Bondi Beach, Bangladesh lynching — once again, the elephant in the room will be side-stepped

Meenakashi Lekhi

Attachment styles are the new kundli matching. Swipe, diagnose, repeat

Ratan Priya

Atomic energy can be used for peaceful purposes, to the immense advantage of humanity: Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

Deep Halder