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Opinion | 'Say Our Name': Why A Tiny Island Nation Wants The World To Get Its Name Right

yesterday 10

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Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy
08.10.2026 10

Indian Express

Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy
08.10.2026 10

Indian Express

Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy

Shashi Tharoor writes: Boycott is not an election strategy
08.10.2026 20

Indian Express

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Opinion | 'Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics': On The Controversy Around India's GDP Growth Figures

01.10.2026 30

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Beyond the Birthday celebrations; What Amma awakens in those who meet her

Mata Amritanandamayi celebrated her 73rd birthday in Amritapuri (Vallikavu) on 26 and 27 September, felicitated by lakhs of devotees and well-wishers,...

01.10.2026 10

Mathrubhumi English

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Right to vote is bedrock of democracy. SIR must be rethought or abandoned

25.09.2026 20

Indian Express

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Right to vote is bedrock of democracy. SIR must be rethought or abandoned

25.09.2026 30

Indian Express

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Right to vote is bedrock of democracy. SIR must be rethought or abandoned

25.09.2026 50

Indian Express

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Opinion | The Trump-Xi Summit, And India's Many Worries Of Its Own

24.09.2026 40

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OPINIONBeyond Degrees: Reimagining higher education in Kerala – Part II

In my last column, we discussed the vital qualities of education and then reforms that Kerala needs to undertake to make its education ready for the...

15.09.2026 40

Mathrubhumi English

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Opinion | Building BRICS In New Delhi

13.09.2026 50

NDTV

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Opinion | 9/11, And The Price Of Fighting Terror For A Quarter Century

11.09.2026 40

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Blog | Why You Should Care Whether Schrodinger's Cat Is Dead Or Alive

05.09.2026 30

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Mountains bind India, China, and Nepal to a shared destiny. They need to honour it

03.09.2026 60

Indian Express

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Mountains bind India, China, and Nepal to a shared destiny. They need to honour it

03.09.2026 80

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Opinion | Why India's Bureaucrats Have Learnt That Doing 'Nothing' Is Safer

28.08.2026 50

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Politics has descended into a crusade of mutual demonisation, and Parliament has followed

The Opposition persistently chooses disruption if it won’t be heard; the government refuses to reach out and accommodate even some of its demands....

20.08.2026 40

Indian Express

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Politics has descended into a crusade of mutual demonisation, and Parliament has followed

20.08.2026 40

Indian Express

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Opinion | Mumbai's 'Marathi' Test For Cabbies, And The Art Of Fixing The Wrong Problems

18.08.2026 40

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Opinion | 79 Years On, India's Enduring Answer To Those Who Had Predicted Its Collapse

15.08.2026 80

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The Coast Pays, Delhi Collects: What The Centre's Mineral Bill Takes From States

14.08.2026 40

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Opinion | 84 Years After Quit India Movement, The Nation We Must Still Build

08.08.2026 80

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Shashi Tharoor writes: New FCRA bill is about control, not transparency

It is a profound injustice to subject institutions that have devoted generations to India’s development, education, and healthcare, to such punitive...

06.08.2026 30

Indian Express

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Shashi Tharoor writes: New FCRA bill is about control, not transparency

It is a profound injustice to subject institutions that have devoted generations to India’s development, education, and healthcare, to such punitive...

06.08.2026 50

Indian Express

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Shashi Tharoor writes: New FCRA bill is about control, not transparency

06.08.2026 60

Indian Express

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India's strength is its many languages, not just one

To speak of the linguistic question in India today is to risk immediate mischaracterization. Let me state my position without ambiguity: I have...

01.08.2026 60

Mathrubhumi English

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Shashi Tharoor writes: Why an 850-seat Lok Sabha threatens Indian democracy

30.07.2026 40

Indian Express

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'A Breaking Point': An Open Letter To Nandan Nilekani On How To Fix India's Exams

27.07.2026 70

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Shashi Tharoor writes: When the streets burn, Parliament cannot act blind

It is time to prove to the youth of India that their voices need not be battered and bruised on the streets to be heard in the corridors of power

23.07.2026 80

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Shashi Tharoor writes: When the streets burn, Parliament cannot act blind

22.07.2026 60

Indian Express

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Shashi Tharoor writes: When the streets burn, Parliament cannot act blind

22.07.2026 50

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A Patchwork Quilt of Kerala Culture

I had the recent pleasure, in Delhi, to celebrate not only the publication of another book by Her Highness Princess Aswathi Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi...

15.07.2026 50

Mathrubhumi English

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Can the Mamdani effect break through the cultural barriers of American conservatism?

02.07.2026 50

Indian Express

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Can the Mamdani effect break through the cultural barriers of American conservatism?

02.07.2026 50

Indian Express

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Can the Mamdani effect break through the cultural barriers of American conservatism?

02.07.2026 60

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The anatomy of a fiscal mirage: Unmasking Kerala’s debt trap

For decades, the "Kerala Model of Development" was heralded as a radiant beacon of progressive governance, boasting social development...

01.07.2026 70

Mathrubhumi English

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Can the next UN secretary-general revive global peace?

30.06.2026 40

Indian Express

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Can the next UN secretary-general revive global peace?

30.06.2026 80

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Can the next UN secretary-general revive global peace?

The next UN chief will take office as the restraints that have helped contain international rivalry since 1945 visibly weaken

30.06.2026 40

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Opinion | Iran War: Has New Delhi Lost Out, And Has Pak Really Gained? By Shashi Tharoor

25.06.2026 60

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From TMC to Shiv Sena, the people’s mandate is being bartered for power

24.06.2026 40

Indian Express

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From TMC to Shiv Sena, the people’s mandate is being bartered for power

24.06.2026 50

Indian Express

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As US, Iran turn a page (hopefully), read a tale of two books

The diplomatic chasm between the two sides is vividly illuminated by a fascinating, almost cinematic juxtaposition of two books: Donald Trump’s...

19.06.2026 70

Indian Express

Shashi Tharoor

As US, Iran turn a page (hopefully), read a tale of two books

The diplomatic chasm between the two sides is vividly illuminated by a fascinating, almost cinematic juxtaposition of two books: Donald Trump’s...

18.06.2026 40

Indian Express

Shashi Tharoor

As US, Iran turn a page (hopefully), read a tale of two books

The diplomatic chasm between the two sides is vividly illuminated by a fascinating, almost cinematic juxtaposition of two books: Donald Trump’s...

18.06.2026 50

Indian Express

Shashi Tharoor

Operation Toofan: Protecting Kerala’s future from drug menace

The challenge of drugs is not unique to Kerala. Across India, many states are confronting the same problem. The growth of synthetic drugs, the spread...

15.06.2026 70

Mathrubhumi English

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Opinion | The Story Of A Hotel Check-In, And An India That No Longer Exists

12.06.2026 60

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Shashi Tharoor writes: The argumentative Indian must also learn to listen

11.06.2026 90

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Shashi Tharoor writes: The argumentative Indian must also learn to listen

Ancient Indian thinkers thrived on rigorous debate, where the goal was to dismantle an opponent’s argument to reach a higher truth. However, in the...

11.06.2026 40

Indian Express

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