Opinion - Page 5

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Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian ...

Way back in 2004, King Abdullah of Jordan had coined a controversial and loaded term called the “Shia Crescent”, that...

11 Dec 2024 5:40 AM IST

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Shikha Mukerjee | Edgy Mahayuti equations: The new game of thrones

The swearing-in of Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra’s new chief minister, almost two weeks after the alliance bagged...

11 Dec 2024 5:40 AM IST

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DC Edit | Dhaka needs to act swiftly, firmly to restore normalcy

India has had its say on the situation in Bangladesh where the safety of minorities has been under a grave threat. In...

11 Dec 2024 5:40 AM IST

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DC Edit | Will RBI tweak inflation focus?

The appointment of Sanjay Malhotra as the new RBI governor continues the long-standing tradition of IAS officers...

11 Dec 2024 5:40 AM IST

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K.C. Singh | Assad’s exit an inflection point: Stability or chaos?

The 24-year-old government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted on Sunday, December 8, as rebel forces from...

10 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Aakar Patel | South Asia needs to end communalism to ensure region can...

The BJP’s Ram Madhav has written an article titled “For South Asia to grow, communalism must end”. It makes two points...

10 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

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DC Edit | Allies’ support for Mamata wake-up call for Congress

The frustration West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee aired on the rudderless...

10 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

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DC Edit | Trump in Paris: Mixed signals

Donald Trump is to take office on January 20, 2025, but it appears he has had to slip into the role of a roving US...

10 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

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DC Edit | Assad regime's fall in Syria changes Mideast dynamics

In a trice everything changed in Syria as the 50-year rule of the Assad family ended and the government collapsed,...

9 Dec 2024 1:00 AM IST

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DC Edit | SC must reinforce 1991 Worship Act

After temporarily halting the exercise started by a section of Hindutva apparatchiks targeting a Mughal era mosque in...

9 Dec 2024 12:55 AM IST

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Shashi Warrier | The reign of the business model

A couple living nearby, Shobha and Vineet, both scientists, dropped in a few weeks after a visit to Varanasi on the...

8 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Pavan K. Varma | Don’t airbrush history, but respect context & fact...

Recently, I spoke at the launch in Delhi of Vikram Sampath’s new magnum opus, Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore’s...

8 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST