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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI File Image)

Pavan K. Varma | Whither democracy sans a functional Opposition?

The results of the recent five Assembly elections signal both a victory for democracy and a crisis for India’s...

10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Palestinians evacuate a wounded woman following Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. AP/PTI

Farrukh Dhondy | Right versus Left: Opponents aren't enemies & can...

“O Bachchoo, are we not but a cache of the past, A store of sensation and thought? Or are we as some say, a soul...

9 Dec 2023 1:00 AM IST

What distinguishes a citizen from a beneficiary? (PTI File Image)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Basic services a citizen's right' or gift'...

Should access to basic amenities be framed as the “rights” of citizens or as part of the largesse from a...

9 Dec 2023 12:44 AM IST

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the High-Level Segment for Heads of State and Government session during the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will 2028 COP in India help us to battle...

No one would dream of questioning the importance of the international climate conferences during what the United...

8 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

IRS officer Rahul Navin was appointed as interim chief of Enforcement Directorate (ED). (DC File Image)

Dilip Cherian | ED has a new interim chief; watch out for its future...

The recent empanelling of IRS officer Rahul Navin as the interim chief of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and...

7 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma meets Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to stake claim to form the government in the state, in Aizawl, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Patricia Mukhim | Youth aspirations behind Mizoram vote for change

The election results in Mizoram were along the expected lines. Anti-incumbency was imminent and the Mizo National Front...

7 Dec 2023 12:01 AM IST

Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during celebrations after partys victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | 2024 Game On; But Cong, Opp. Need to Act...

The reasons behind the BJP's victory in this round -- Modi factor, Hindutva, welfarism and party machinery -- may not...

6 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Aakar Patel | 1960 to 1990, India & China were at par. How did it then overtake us?

Aakar Patel | 1960 to 1990, India & China were at par. How did it then...

In 1990, meaning 33 years ago, India’s per person income was $367 and China’s was $317. That was the last...

5 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress Complacency Helps Modi win Back Hindi belt

In politics as in cricket, the better side wins. It is credit that must necessarily be shared between the leader/captain...

5 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. AP/PTI

Saeed Naqvi | After war in Gaza, Israel will enter new world order,...

When the dust settles on the Israel-Gaza war, Israel will be confronted with an existential question: should it redesign...

4 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi with BJP National President J.P. Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during celebrations after partys victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Local factors led to BJP's Hindi belt poll...

The BJP has won three of the states north of the Vindhyas -- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh -- with clear...

4 Dec 2023 12:03 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | The Leopard on WhatsApp

Shashi Warrier | The Leopard on WhatsApp

It all started with WhatsApp. In case you don’t know what WhatsApp is, it’s a free cellphone app that serves...

3 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST