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Krishna says that any sacrifice, charity, and penance meant for one’s own uplift or that of others should never be given up

Behind every medal lies a story — some are of war, others of survival. This one is of both

THE GREAT GAME: He has changed the power equilibrium by cutting a deal with Pakistan and slamming India’s ‘dead economy’.

The US is leveraging its economic power to push for market liberalisation and preferential access for American firms

While the self-appointed custodians of Marathi have gone on an open rampage, the saffron-clad kanwariyas have indulged in brazenly damaging public property and attacking common people.

Sooner than later, the Trump administration will face adverse consequences of its tariff actions

Boeing is too deeply embedded in the US state system’s departments, agencies, Wall Street investors and MNCs.

The first parliamentary elections in Syria in September will go a long way towards ensuring interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's commitment to building an inclusive polity.

A unanimous resolution should have been adopted by both Houses against Pak terror. It would have been a signal of India’s unity on terror.

Israel not prepared to accept a Palestinian state, whether it comprises just Gaza or all Occupied Territories

The Congress has kept Priyanka on the margins. Her talent remains unused.

Priyanka showed that she knows that Parliament speeches demand a gravitas

The ICJ advisory serves as a crucial ‘nudge’ to the sovereign states who have not been able to make a decisive dent to attain the target of 1.5°C.

The earlier trend of raising import duties was protectionist and not in the industry’s long-term interests.

The impression that Delhi is reaching out to Beijing under external pressures must be allayed

Urban flooding in Delhi-NCR is not just about rainfall intensity; it is a direct outcome of how the region has grown.

Talks with Japan, which consummated the second biggest trade deal — after the EU — of Trump’s presidency, offer valuable insights into Nippon’s negotiating style.

Libertarian education can enable us to overcome the prevalent cultural neurosis

The opportunity that the women police recruits in Uttar Pradesh has provided for systemic improvements should be embraced with optimism.

Following the Gandhi-Nehru tradition, India should have gathered the courage to say that starvation in Gaza is not collateral damage, it is calculated.

The Maharashtra ATS and the main crime branch got hold of the culprits of the 2006 Mumbai train bombings case and chargesheeted 12 of them in the six months that the law allowed.

Safety concerns of women, more lessons from Op Sindoor, and Nepal’s India-China balancing act were discussed threadbare in the Edit and Op-ed pages this past week

If time and age had defeated Djokovic, Siraj was  undone by the elements, symbolised by the tricks of a leather ball that spun India out of the match.  

Why do chaps persist with writing, given the hardships involved?

Passing the buck and blame is also very human