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Stop feeling bad for Indian illegal immigrants Trump throws out. They chose to leave India

Indians have no God-given right to emigrate to the US or expect our officials to fight for their foreign residencies.

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Vir Sanghvi

Trump’s return—US media scrambled for words, Indian TV news divided between fear & fascination

All the trumpeting of Trump 2.0 on Indian news channels was soon muted by Trump’s executive orders on illegal immigration and ending birthright...

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Shailaja Bajpai

It was a Tamil merchant guild that helped Rajendra Chola become a global conqueror

As much as kings, Tamil merchants are the unsung heroes of medieval India’s global footprint. Sometimes, cultural diasporas can achieve as much,...

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Anirudh Kanisetti

Kerala Muslim groups are auditing others on Islamophobia. It isn’t helping

The Jamaat-e-Islami and other outfits that campaign against the stoking of Islamophobia in Kerala must first look within before conveniently laying...

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Anand Kochukudy

SC order on accessibility for disabled persons presents an opportunity for universities

By directing the Union to establish mandatory accessibility standards, the Supreme Court elevated accessibility from an aspiration to a...

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Tarini Mohan

Definite change in Kashmir. Violence exists only because terrorists have adapted, Army hasn’t

India must transition from ‘conflict management’ to ‘conflict termination’ in J&K. For this, a de novo political and military approach is...

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Lt Gen H S Panag (Retd)

Indian women own 55% manufacturing units. What they need are smartphones & training

A typical woman-owned informal manufacturing unit is about half the size of one owned by a man. The GVA or gross value added per worker is about...

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Bishwanath Goldar

Change in govt’s approach toward disinvestment of PSUs is too obvious to be ignored

In the last five years, the financial capacity of PSUs in raising their own resources to fund their investment plans has taken a big hit.

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A K Bhattacharya

Uttarakhand UCC regulating live-in relationships has a positive side too

With regard to divorce, the UCC brings in provisions that penalise extrajudicial divorce modes—including talaq-us-sunnat, talaq-i-biddat, khula,...

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Sanjeev Chopra

Pakistan’s TTP threat is now out of control—Taliban can’t help, public doesn’t trust military

The frequency of TTP attacks in Pakistan has increased—from 267 in 2021 to 365 in 2022—and the militant group has also been systematically going...

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Ayesha Siddiqa

Hyderabad takes its food very seriously. TasteAtlas list gets it horribly wrong

International food guide TasteAtlas ranked Hyderabad 50th in its ‘100 Best Food Cities’ category, but its list of recommendations would make...

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Yunus Lasania

What differentiates BJP from Congress—one learns from mistakes, the other won’t

The issues raised by the Congress in successive elections have remained frozen in time, no matter how many elections the party has lost.

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D.k. Singh

Chinese reacted to Trump speech on EVs, climate with one word. Opportunity

European leaders, including EU President Ursula von der Leyen, have adopted less critical rhetoric toward China. This signals EU’s recognition of...

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Sana Hashmi

A new era of retribution politics descends on America. World braces for Trump Turbulence

If Donald Trump’s first day in office signifies things to come in the next four years, Americans and non-Americans alike need to brace for more...

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Monish Tourangbam

Fiscal deficit, inflation, rupee—why govt and RBI need to cut themselves some slack

Both the government and the RBI are currently so focused on their respective targets that they are losing sight of the fact that some flexibility...

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Tca Sharad Raghavan

UCC was debated more in the Constituent Assembly than in Uttarakhand. Why it’s a problem

Contrary to popular perception, Uttarakhand will not be the first, but the second state in the country with a UCC.

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Sanjeev Chopra

Goa tourism needs to reimagine itself. There’s more to it than beaches and booze

For those who wish to go deeper into Goa’s built history, spending an afternoon at Palácio do Deão will get you up to speed on life as a...

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Karanjeet Kaur

Trump comes with a buy-one-get-one-free Elon Musk this time. India needs creative strategies

Some view Elon Musk as a visionary entrepreneur, while others see him as a disruptive force with questionable influence. There's no doubt he holds...

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Meenakashi Lekhi

After thaw in ties, key questions facing India-China relations in 2025

One indicator of how India sees progress on the military standoff will be whether PM Narendra Modi visits China for the Shanghai Cooperation...

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Saheb Singh Chadha

Not 90 hours a week, India needs 4-day work like France. Happy workforce is good for CEOs

Supporters of longer workweeks argue that relentless labour is crucial for India to remain globally competitive. However, productivity is not...

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Karti P Chidambaram

Soros to Musk, billionaires are hijacking democracy. Forget taxes, restrict their charity

Placing restrictions on where billionaires can do charity is better than letting them play god with governments they think are unacceptable.

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R Jagannathan

India must reduce defence acquisition timeline—product should take priority over process

By the time a new system is inducted, it is already technologically outdated. Even if the equipment itself is brand new.

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Gen Mm Naravane (Retd)

Imran Khan’s incarceration isn’t the final death knell. He won’t surrender to the regime

Imran Khan’s self-confidence is not misplaced as his support base is unwilling to believe in his complicity in any corruption case.

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Ayesha Siddiqa

Trump’s TikTok deal for China is a way to show gratitude for election win—and benefit Musk

During a rally-style speech, Trump said 'we need to save TikTok,'. However, he warned Chinese company ByteDance that without his executive order,...

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Rishi Gupta

Indus Valley to Mughal Empire—How illustrated history books guide us in polarising times

The discipline of history is under siege right now with misinformation running rampant. Illustrated narrative accounts push back against it.

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Ashwitha Jayakumar

Do ‘neurocosmetics’ improve skin-brain connection? They’re the new buzzword in skincare

Neurocosmetics are like Horlicks for your skin—they are supposed to improve its connection with the brain.

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Deepali Bhardwaj

Want to know about your date’s exes? Check their Swiggy saved addresses

Gen Z doesn't carry emotional baggage from past relationships. They upload it

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Ratan Priya

Easier to throw off foreign tyranny than tyranny of elected representative: Nani Palkhivala

In 1971, Nani Palkhivala delivered a speech at the Loyola College in Chennai, where he bitterly criticised the 24th, 25th, and 26th amendments to...

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Nani Palkhivala

Is 2025 the year of EVs? Bharat Mobility Global Expo is all about Avinya X to MG Cyberster

The Expo was truly electrifying and 2025 will see a lot of new electric cars. But I’m still hesitant to declare India’s EV transition a success.

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Kushan Mitra