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Pakistan has to be acknowledged as a neighbour that India should have a means to deal with

Preparedness requires vigilance without panic, investment without delay and cooperation without reservation

Decisions on oil purchases must be driven by factors like price, grade, availability and security of supply, not by what foreign capitals want

PM Modi’s visit to Abu Dhabi was largely aimed at boosting President Sheikh Mohamed’s morale

Privileging indigeneity may be a convenient political tool to otherise the Kukis

Austerity measures — why should only the middle class sacrifice?

Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich was a living archive of an entire tradition of revolutionary remembrance

When the mindset shifts to abundance, one begins to realise that even with little, one can multiply

Born in Shimla and raised in Britain, the RAF officer led the daring attack on Nazi Germany

When a spectacle like the IPL turns repetitive, it can over time numb the senses into boredom

Any breach in the integrity of the exam is a psychological trauma for students and their parents, apart from the financial burden.

THEGREAT GAME: The faction-ridden party is waiting for Rahul Gandhi to decide — like waiting for salvation

There is a NEET leak operating right under the nose of the government and it is hard to believe that the government doesn't know about it

Electronic traces and physical indicators offer actionable intelligence windows

Educating a child has to be India’s goal, not testing whether she is capable of being educated.

One year after Op Sindoor, India’s new normal faces Pakistan’s new abnormal — putting a fragile truce at risk

Why is there no windfall gains tax levied on exporters who are making hay because the rupee has weakened?

Research into emerging and re-emerging viruses should be prioritised, along with surveillance

It is time to start building an energy system that serves us and does not enslave us to geopolitics.

The tracks being laid are not merely lines on the ground — they are pathways towards economic growth

Hubris never fails to bring overconfident politicians down

Persistent ills such as drug menace and tax evasion are eroding the state’s fiscal capacity

The new phase in Bangladesh-India relations is characterised by a contradiction

The dynamics of drug use and abuse are embedded in the socio-cultural and politico-economic ground realities.

Part II, The soldier at the door: This is not about pay parity. It never was. It is about design.