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December, Bangladesh, and the Bloodbath in 1971: Never Trust the United States
Not many Indians, Pakistanis, or Bangladeshis would be familiar with the name Archer Blood. Even fewer would have heard of Scott Butcher. But anyone who… Read full story
After historians, ‘eminent’ economists join the war for India’s soul
When Sunil Khilnani wrote the “Idea of India” in 1997, it was not just about the country marking 50 years of independence from British colonial rule. It was a powerful salvo… Read full story
Article 370 – Winning Kashmiri hearts and minds remains a challenge in the Valley
Visuals tell a lot; they also hide a lot. Scenes from Lal Chowk in Srinagar, soon after the Supreme Court hammered almost the last nail in the coffin… Read full story
The message from Telangana for I.N.D.I.A partners is brutal
Every possible postmortem of the verdict of the five recently concluded Assembly elections has been done by all possible pathologists,… Read full story
December, CPI, and the Meltdown of Communism in India: What is Left of the Left?
This is part one of a four-part ‘December’ series that revisits significant historical events and policies, and how the lessons learned… Read full story
For I.N.D.I.A, is 2024 going, going…gone with gaumutra?
What is shocking is the behaviour and utterances of Congress leaders like Karti Chidambaram and Priyank Kharge, who de facto supported the lunacy… Read full story
Forget 2023, even Lok Sabha 2024 outcome seems to be a foregone conclusion
Pundits and people who are of a certain ideological bent of mind are a die-hard lot; or you could say they are a never-say-die lot. Ordinary mortals… Read full story
November, Mandal, and Mandir: The Fall of V P Singh and the Rise of OBC Politics
He was the quintessential Hindi heartland Congress politician when the party was at its towering peak. Yet, the mother of all ironies… Read full story
November, Terrorism, and Pakistan: Why The Ghosts of 26/11 Still Haunt Us
With the manner in which terrorists manage to score spectacularly gruesome attacks that butcher innocents across the world, countries have… Read full story
Opinion: Five fundamental changes in Indian elections since 1952
Both admirers and critics of Indian democracy will agree on one aspect: it is the noisiest democracy in the world. Where else in the world… Read full story