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Padma Rao Sundarji | ‘Honeymoon year’ for Sri Lanka’s new govt

Sri Lanka's NPP sweeps elections, ending political dynasties. Challenges await in corruption, IMF demands, and ethnic...

21 Nov 2024 12:00 AM IST

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Dilip Cherian | Extension raj in PESB, Lok Sabha secretariat… will RBI...

Since its second term, the Narendra Modi government has retained top civil servants beyond retirement for “continuity ...

20 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India’s hopes, fears rise as Trump picks ‘dream...

Thanks to China, India has reason not to be displeased with the initial list of members of US President-elect Donald ...

20 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Shikha Mukerjee | Mismatched vocabularies in Maha and Jharkhand battle

Following the rigmarole of politicians pitching for votes has never been as befuddling as it is in this round of state...

19 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Aakar Patel | India’s refusal to play cricket is not solving our main...

If I have a dispute with you, I can solve it in one of three ways. One is by talking (“negotiation”). We engage, on...

19 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Debotri Dhar | With India’s lead, Brics can be a voice for Global...

The 16th Brics summit, held in Kazan, Russia, on October 22-24, is the talk of the town. Brics (Brazil, Russia, India,...

18 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Bhopinder Singh | How Army chiefs in Pakistan run ‘Deep State’: Don’t...

In 1947, the newly-formed militaries of independent India and Pakistan owed their common structures, rules and ...

18 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Shreya Sen-Handley | Trumped? Reset climate goal, for it's not over...

So, Trump again, huh? Enough to make you want to shut out this greedy, wilfully ignorant world that put a misogynistic,...

17 Nov 2024 12:00 AM IST

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Kamal Davar | Fight ‘Khalistani’ mischief in West

One of the undying and sinister legacies Pakistan’s late military dictator Gen. Zia-ul Haq bequeathed to his nation was...

17 Nov 2024 12:00 AM IST

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Manish Tewari | The Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden legacy: Afghanistan

The US alone spent 2.31 trillion dollars between 2001-2022 on the war in Afghanistan. About 200,000 combatants and ...

17 Nov 2024 12:00 AM IST

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Shobhaa De | Tu Cheez Badi Hai Musk Musk… Trump on a roll

Hallelujah! Civility has staged an unexpected comeback on the sullied stage of American politics as the bombastic...

16 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy | Online scams are proliferating… Be careful, or you...

“The Plane tree leaves now carpet the earth In autumn in London the pavements are lush With the palm-shaped...

16 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST