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    Looking to the future, a river runs through it

    opinion
    Published on May 11, 2025 16:49 IST
    India could build additional infrastructure to divert the water to its own dry northwest, where this largesse would be welcomed with open arms (AFP)

    Seeing Silicon | Fraud it, till you make it: Silicon Valley’s attraction to cons

    This hunger or desperation to invest in the next big thing, with the ability to take a risk on an emerging technology, leaves these investors vulnerable to being exploited. (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Updated on May 11, 2025 08:40 IST

    Ceasefire achieved, way forward to consolidate

    In a perverse way, Pahalgam would also have been a means to once again direct attention to Pakistan’s capacity, negative as it may be, to compel international attention and engagement (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 11, 2025 05:05 IST

    Chinaware that props up Pakistan in conflict

    Between 2017 and 2021, Beijing met 72% of Islamabad’s demand for major arms, data compiled by Sweden’s Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) showed (Ajay Angurana)
    opinion
    Published on May 11, 2025 04:50 IST

    Was it a war or conflict? A battle of semantics

    Sometimes, the semantics change over the course of a conflict (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on May 11, 2025 04:41 IST

    Pahalgam to Rawalpindi via DC: Tale of a conflict

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    opinion
    Published on May 11, 2025 00:14 IST

    Book Box | Mena Malgavkar’s alchemy: Turning Mumbai’s corners into collectibles

    Mena Malgavkar.
    opinion
    Updated on May 10, 2025 09:09 IST

    Weather Bee: May weather so far almost a mirror image of April weather

    The reason for maximum temperatures turning cooler than normal in May is that north-western and western India received rain far more than usual for this time of the year. (PTI)
    opinion
    Updated on May 10, 2025 07:07 IST

    Costs of a semi-war, and keeping hope

    There is another carnival during the time of war called TV news (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 9, 2025 17:52 IST

    India and Pakistan: Two nations, unlike trajectories

    India’s armed forces are doing what the political establishment, on the cue of almost unanimous and strong popular sentiment, wants them to do (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 9, 2025 17:26 IST

    India’s new templates towards eliminating cross-border terrorism

    The long-term goal to eliminate cross-border terrorism will also depend upon civil-military relations in Pakistan (Hindustan Times)
    opinion
    Published on May 9, 2025 17:08 IST

    Birthday wishes and a request to Sir David Attenborough

    FILE PHOTO: Broadcaster and film maker David Attenborough attends the premiere of Blue Planet II at the British Film Institute in London, Britain, September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo (REUTERS)
    opinion
    Updated on May 9, 2025 01:21 IST

    After the strikes, what next for Islamabad?

    **EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this screenshot from @MEAIndia via Youtube on May 7, 2025, Visual of an area in Bhimber being targeted as part of 'Operation Sindoor', displayed during a press conference, in New Delhi. Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and PoK under 'Operation Sindoor', in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack.(@MEAIndia/Youtube via PTI Photo) (PTI05_07_2025_000163B) (@MEAIndia)
    opinion
    Published on May 8, 2025 16:14 IST

    India-UK FTA could be a template for other deals

    Foreign investment protection remains absent from the FTA as the two parties negotiate a separate Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) (Shutterstock)
    opinion
    Updated on May 9, 2025 01:22 IST

    Familiar challenges and a new level of response

    We will have to further strengthen our ability to predict, prevent and pre-empt terrorist attacks (Hindustan Times)
    opinion
    Updated on May 7, 2025 16:07 IST

    After Operation Sindoor, India retains escalation dominance

    The government needs to send out the larger diplomatic message that retribution for Pahalgam has been achieved and that India does not want any further escalation (PIB)
    opinion
    Updated on May 7, 2025 16:21 IST

    The many messages in Operation Sindoor

    While escalation remains a concern, the real challenge for India is two-fold: The breakdown of the ceasefire at the Line of Control (LoC) and getting caught in a bilateral back-and-forth with Pakistan (PTI)
    opinion
    Published on May 7, 2025 16:01 IST

    Link West marks India’s strategic pivot in West Asia

    At the heart of this recalibration are India’s robust bilateral relationships with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia (AFP)
    opinion
    Updated on May 6, 2025 15:13 IST

    Time to reimagine the idea of the Indus

    Both within India and Pakistan, the IWT has been hotly contested (PTI)
    opinion
    Updated on May 6, 2025 15:11 IST

    India’s America-China-Pakistan test of balance

    How India finds the right balance between imposing costs, establishing deterrence and satisfying domestic political opinion without its action leading to escalation, eroding India’s reputation as a responsible power and dragging New Delhi back into a hyphenated morass with Rawalpindi is the key test (Basit Zargar)
    opinion
    Published on May 6, 2025 15:06 IST

    Brands vs influencers ruling goes beyond free speech

    For far too long, corporations have used the spectre of defamation, disparagement, and trademark infringement to intimidate critics and sidestep public scrutiny (AFP)
    opinion
    Published on May 5, 2025 15:50 IST

    Rich Kerala, poor Bengal, and the role of the party

    The dominant social groups in Bengal haven’t tasted success in business for a very long time (LightRocket via Getty Images)
    opinion
    Updated on May 5, 2025 15:46 IST

    In Indus treaty pause, a reality check for Pakistan

    Water security has been a vital priority of Pakistan’s strategic mindset for as long as the country has been in existence (AFP)
    opinion
    Updated on May 5, 2025 15:41 IST

    The weighty business of words (and why they matter)

    No honour in this crime.
    opinion
    Published on May 5, 2025 00:30 IST

    China question facing India after Pahalgam

    China would be hoping that relations between India and Pakistan further deteriorate, since any conflagration may leave New Delhi’s military firepower depleted (Mohammed Amin War/ANI Photo)
    opinion
    Published on May 4, 2025 16:27 IST

    Time for trust and unity, not division and hatred

    This is the time to stand with the government and work towards social unity and not fan hatred and provocation (Naeem Ansari)
    opinion
    Published on May 4, 2025 16:23 IST

    Towards fixing India’s flailing justice system

    The knowledge of what must change exists in every report, CAG assessment, expert committee and Law Commission paper. Further delay just institutionalises injustice (Hindustan Times)
    opinion
    Published on May 4, 2025 16:05 IST

    Weather Bee: Why north-west India didn’t see a pleasant April like rest of India

    India’s average maximum temperature in April was 35.11°C. (Representational image)
    opinion
    Updated on May 4, 2025 10:43 IST

    Short Stream | Artificial judgements

    'Vision' was completed in 24 hours for a Paramount filmmaking challenge.
    opinion
    Updated on May 4, 2025 08:58 IST

    Book Box: Reading China - Part 2

    Shanghai Redemption.
    opinion
    Updated on May 4, 2025 08:17 IST
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