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India has weathered crises before by combining policy agility, institutional confidence and citizen resilience. This moment will require all three.
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Governance exposes whether a politician can move from mobilisation to delivery, from grievance to growth, from winning power to using it
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The BJP and allies now rule 20 of India's 28 states, and with the Opposition in tatters, they seem Unstoppable
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What has become clear is that AI is no longer a story of technological promise alone. Mythos has given the world the whiff of a new, all-consuming danger: a systemic risk.
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Women's reservation is not merely a legislative adjustment, it is a test of India's ability to accommodate complexity without losing direction
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As West Bengal and Tamil Nadu head to the polls, they may well be two of India's most consequential state elections in years
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Lasting solutions in a region as vital as the Gulf cannot be secured through force alone. They require diplomacy that is imaginative, patient, and anchored in mutual interest.
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The results of these elections will be crucial to shaping perceptions and future outcomes, and also whether the BJP can shrug off the taint of being essentially a 'North Indian' party
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As the government goes into structured crisis management mode, the Iran war now highlights the urgent need to examine our long-term energy security
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The arc of missiles can never bend towards harmony. Conflicts originate in thoughts and words which, if guided by care, can be shaped into dialogue.
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Bumrah's artistry defies all constraints of format, each ball changing course across an infinitude of trajectories, all subtly different except for the end result
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Whatever course this war takes, Iran confronts a grave crisis that probably will be transformative
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The world has seen a long list of fragile hotspots imperilled by human overreach. Great Nicobar stands at a similar crossroads.
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A cooperative approach to trade, connectivity, water-sharing and security can anchor stability in India's relashinship with the new Tarique Rahman government
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Crisis has forced clarity, and India has chosen engagement over retreat. The need now is accompanying reform.
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This budget attempts a genuine answer to the question of what India wants to be in 2047, after a century of independence
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With Modi's popularity rising across four Mood of the Nation (MOTN) surveys, could he use it to carry out big reforms?
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In this Republic Day special issue, we feature 20 institutions that have become forces that generate a greater good, and goodwill.
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AI use is sweeping across India, and the choices it makes now will determine whether AI deepens inequality or becomes a genuine instrument of inclusion and growth.
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Together, Modi and Trump dominated India's domestic and foreign policy discourse over the year, making them a worthy choice as our Newsmakers of the Year 2025.
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