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The Makkah triangle and the Iran test

India, Aug. 18 -- The Makkah Agreement is best understood as an ambitious strategic triangle with enormous potential but incomplete strategic convergence. And Iran sits precisely where those interests... Read More


Perils of doomscrolling

India, Aug. 18 -- There was a time when boredom was simply part of existence. People waited at bus stops, stood in lineups, ate meals, travelled short distances and even sat alone without needing to b... Read More


Vande Mataram does not deserve political slugfest

India, Aug. 18 -- The song united Indians in the freedom struggle. Today, however, its legacy risks becoming another fault line in a deeply divided political discourse On August 13, all six stanzas o... Read More


The next phase of India's digital payments revolution

India, Aug. 18 -- UPI has given India one of the strongest digital institutions of the twenty-first century. The challenge now is not merely to celebrate its remarkable success, but to deepen it throu... Read More


Why RBI is betting on plastic in a UPI economy

India, Aug. 18 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest currency experiment may seem counterintuitive at first glance in an economy rapidly digitising on the back of real-time payment rails. The ce... Read More


From guns to narratives: India's next Naxal challenge

India, Aug. 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's warning from the ramparts of the Red Fort about the threat posed by what he termed "dimagi Naxals" deserves a serious national conversation. India has ... Read More


Poll heat drives BJP's big reset

India, Aug. 18 -- Smriti Irani, Ram Madhav return to party organisation as BJP unveils a team built for election mode The BJP on Monday unveiled a new national team under party president Nitin Nabin,... Read More


AI drug tests flag two more pilots

India, Aug. 18 -- At least two more Air India (AI) pilots have tested positive for prohibited psychoactive substances during special preliminary drug screening, airline sources said on Monday, as the ... Read More


Karnataka to consult legal team on Cauvery water after SC direction

India, Aug. 18 -- Karnataka Major and Medium Irrigation Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy on Monday said the state government is consulting the legal team and officials to decide on the next course of actio... Read More


Delhi SIR: Nearly 1 in 3 voters to miss draft roll

India, Aug. 18 -- More than 47 lakh of 1.45 crore voters (nearly 33 per cent) in Delhi will be excluded from the draft electoral roll, to be published as part of the special intensive revision exercis... Read More