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Opinion | How Rajiv Gandhi's Visit Turned Vizhinjam From A Fishing Village To Deepwater Port
The idea for a deepwater sea port in Vizhinjam germinated in the days of the Travancore State in the British era. It was revived during a visit by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1985, who had gone there to inaugurate houses for fishermen.
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Opinion | A Case For Decency - By Manoj K. Jha
The algorithms that drive social media platforms are designed to create echo chambers and amplify polarising content. When political leaders align themselves with such content, knowingly or otherwise, they risk deepening social divisions.
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Opinion | How China Has Been Blocking India's UNSC Actions Since The 2000s
China's pattern of using "technical holds" in the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee can be traced to the early 2000s.
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Opinion | BJP Manifesto: Promise Versus Reality
9 June marks exactly one year since Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers were sworn in. Before the elections, the BJP published a 69-page manifesto. Here are 15 promises from the BJP Manifesto 2024.
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Opinion | A Commissioner As A Scapegoat For Colossal, Collective Failure?
The stampede at the Chinnaswamy Stadium is among the most tragic events I have witnessed in my life as a reporter.
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Opinion | Two Narcissists Walk Into a Democracy: On The Trump-Musk Saga
In ancient Rome, emperors clashed with senators over war and law. In 2025 America, the emperor and the rocket man are feuding over subsidies and social media likes.
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Opinion | Ukraine's 'Op Spiderweb' Has Something In Common With India
Our own uneasy neighbourhood reminds us daily that lasting peace must be safeguarded by the willingness and the capacity to strike at the root of violence - not just its branches.
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Opinion | Musk-Trump Saga is Not A Biblical Or Pop Culture Event. It's Dangerous
If the James Bond movies are to be trusted, your most vicious enemy happens to be a jilted lover or a close accomplice.
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Opinion | Breaking: Female Star Foolishly Assumes She's An Equal - On Deepika-Vanga Clash
The incident has assumed such dramatic inflexions that it could be straight out of Vanga's films. Sample the premise: slighted by a woman, man rages in public.
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Blog | The Story Of Filmmaker Roshaan Khattak, Hunted By Pakistan, Let Down By Cambridge
If one of Britain's most prestigious universities can't protect a postgraduate researcher, what hope is there for smaller institutions? What message does this send to academics investigating authoritarianism, state violence, or contested territories?
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Blog | 'Future At Stake': Why Indian Students In US Aren't Going Home This Summer
"The current visa situation is unpredictable. I can't risk it after putting in three years here," says an undergraduate, referring to the heightened scrutiny at American airports and reports of foreign nationals being barred.
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Opinion | There's A Country India Must Take More Seriously: Kazakhstan
Though India is a giant with a billion population and Kazakhstan is a nascent republic, only 34 years old with a population of about 20 million, there are many convergences in their foreign policies and positions on global issues.
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Opinion | Europe To Africa, Why Pakistan's Terror Exports Aren't India's Problem Alone
Instead of trying to throttle back on terrorism post-Operation Sindoor, the Pakistanis, in their victory mindset, have empowered them even more.
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Opinion | If Trump's Tariffs Are For China, Why Are They Hurting Canada Instead?
While China is the world's largest steel manufacturer and exporter, it is only the 10th-largest steel supplier to America. Compare this to the 22% coming from Canada, and it becomes clear who is impacted more by this move.
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Opinion | Musk Is Out Of DOGE, But Not Without Doing What He Had To
Musk was the battering ram that cracked open Washington for the privateers from the Valley. That job is complete.
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Opinion | This One Is For The Ever-Loyal Virat Kohli
It takes a special kind of commitment and faith to continue to believe, to hope, despite season after season of heartbreak and the headlines screaming tales of the team being so close, yet so far.
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Opinion | Why India Is Pushing FATF To Ease Its Rules For UPI Payments
Card networks, mostly headquartered in the West, benefit from historical precedence. Instant payment systems, by contrast, are homegrown innovations in emerging markets, cheaper, faster, and vital for financial inclusion.
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Opinion | Will Nepal Really See A Return Of The Monarchy?
In a striking reversal of roles, pro-royal forces in Nepal are out on the streets, demanding the reinstatement of the Hindu monarchy, nearly two decades after King Gyanendra was shunted out of his office.
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Opinion | An Appeal Against Primetime Poison - By Manoj K Jha
Toxic and abusive public discourse may not be as dramatic as a constitutional crisis, but it is more dangerous because it corrodes democracy from within, making it harder to have meaningful conversations, solve real problems, or hold power accountabl
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Excerpt | Unseen Notes of India's 2nd Army Chief, And The 1948 Kashmir Crisis
An excerpt from 'Commanded by Destiny', by Independent India's second Chief of Army Staff, SM Srinagesh, throws new light on the 1948 Kashmir crisis.
