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ITEC Programme India: How 200,000 officials became part of Delhi’s Global South strategy

ITEC has trained over 200,000 officials from 160-plus countries. How India’s...

Likud in a state of flux: Bibi’s political survival and questions he cannot escape

Netanyahu may survive the election. The question is whether he can survive an...

Himalayan friction returns: Time for India to get real on LAC

Weeks after the Modi-Xi meeting, ITBP chief Shatrujeet Kapur has confirmed...

Steel, scale and sustainability: India's road to 2047

India’s draft National Steel Policy-Vision 2047 targets 604 MTPA crude-steel...

Threats, tariffs and a timely waiver: How India kept options open

For India, the sword of Damocles still hangs, but it has done well not only to...

The plot thickens as the evidence gets Trumped

An opinion piece examines Donald Trump's claims about France's protests, the...

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Remarkable stories of sportspersons rising from humble beginnings to stardom

When the transition from an unknown figure to a household name occurs, the...

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Will the students change the regime? A lesson from history

Today's “cockroaches” have, to some extent, unified the splintered Opposition,...

UPI’s decade of growth: How India built a digital payments revolution

UPI turns 10: From a little-known experiment to a global payments force

The Saudi strait-jacket that has bound the world

Saudi Arabia’s military might meets its match in Yemen

Smartphones are transforming India’s export story

Smartphones are transforming India’s export story. Electronics shipments jumped...

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Padmaprabha Award honours a writer who gave a voice to the forgotten

In the three decades since this award was first given in 1996, it has honoured...

US green card curbs, AI disruption: Why Indian IT giants must rethink their business model

US green card restrictions and AI disruption pose fresh challenges for Indian...

The UAE has an explanation. It still owes us answers.

flydubai co-pilot’s alleged plot raises questions about pilot recruitment,...

The black box would speak better than plumbers or pilots

The flight recorders cannot provide every answer on their own. But they can...

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What happened to VD Satheesan?

Satheesan faces questions over UDF reversals, controversies and perceived...

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Aichi Nagoya Games: Overall good but could have been better

First, critics will point out that India fell short of matching its record...

War, elections and Bibi’s alibi

Flydubai cockpit incident draws fresh attention to Netanyahu's warning as...

Plane nearly crashed and then the narrative took over

There is, however, a genuinely serious question here which deserves...

He started with an Amitabh poster; Now he owns 20,000 film posters - The story of SMM Ausaja

Ausaja believes that digitization of vintage art works and prints are good for...

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

What is it about Amma? I do not know whether it can be explained. I only know...

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Are we promoting the film or the actor?

An actor may arrive to promote a film, but the interview often comes with a set...

From crowd faces to stardom - The invisible lives of film ‘Extras’

Do you know that Prabhu Deva and Kamal Hassan began their career as “extras”?...

India’s electoral rolls need an independent audit

The ECI has its own explanation for why electoral data is supplied in...

Who paid for the ride? The bigger question Kerala’s politicians must answer

The problem is that “the government didn’t pay” answers only one question. It...