Opinion - Page 3

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Pavan K. Varma | Should Indian diplomacy be faith-based or hard-nosed?

Debunking myths in India's foreign policy, stressing national interest over idealism and global validation

27 Oct 2024 12:00 AM IST

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DC Edit | A timely warning by the Pope

Pope Francis, the venerable leader of the Catholics, is distressed that the world is “losing its heart”. His concerns ...

26 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy | A Titanic fate lies ahead for Tories as...

“Yazdegard the Third Through surveillance heard The Arab hordes were swarming in the West. By the year...

26 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

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DC Edit | Dhanteras tip: Still time to stock up on gold jewellery

As the prices of gold and silver hit an all-time high a couple of days back, Indian women could flash a self-confident...

26 Oct 2024 12:07 AM IST

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Patralekha Chatterjee | South discomfort rises amid imbalance in an...

Demography is politics. Unsurprisingly, demographic changes in India -- ageing in the southern states and the...

26 Oct 2024 12:04 AM IST

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Krishnan Srinivasan | Will Beijing try to avoid a new trade war with...

Having formulated the rules of international trade during and after the Second World War, the United States and Western...

25 Oct 2024 1:24 AM IST

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K.C. Singh | Need transparency, caution in Sino-India ties, LAC deal

The 16th Brics summit was held in the Russian city of Kazan on October 22-24. A 134-paragraph Kazan Declaration covers ...

25 Oct 2024 1:20 AM IST

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DC Edit | Alcohol tax: States clinch win

It is celebration time for state governments. The nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court in an 8:1 majority judgment...

25 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Israel can celebrate Sinwar’s killing, but no...

Israeli jubilation at the elimination -- the politically correct term for murder – of the Hamas commander, Yahya...

24 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

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DC Edit | Modi-Xi handshake sends a strong message of peace

Keeping up the recent diplomatic momentum aimed at easing LAC tensions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese ...

24 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Dilip Cherian | EC’s mixed signals: Two poll-bound states, but...

The Election Commission of India (EC) has taken two very different stands in handling police appointments in the...

24 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

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DC Edit | Flight hoax calls: Stop menace

The Indian aviation industry is facing an unprecedented situation in the wake of bomb hoaxes flooding social media...

24 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST