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A War the Gulf Didn’t Choose
14 March 2026 12:40 AM ISTWhile the conflict’s strategic drivers lie elsewhere, the Gulf states are bearing the immediate costs — from disrupted energy infrastructure and...
Crash Landing On You: Bollywood Meets South Korea
8 March 2026 12:30 PM ISTWhen ‘Crash Landing on You’ premiered in late 2019, few predicted it would become one of the defining K-dramas of the streaming era
Triangle of Interests
23 Feb 2026 11:25 PM ISTMohamed bin Zayed’s brief Delhi visit highlights a pragmatic India–UAE–Israel convergence shaped by trade routes, technology and shifting Gulf...
When the Last Ball Breaks a Nation
22 Feb 2026 12:43 PM ISTTristan Stubbs swung. The sound off the bat was final. The ball disappeared. Afghan hope disappeared with it
Thawing the Diplomatic Frost
13 Feb 2026 10:29 PM ISTPM Modi’s Kuala Lumpur visit signals a deliberate thaw after years of strain, anchoring ties in digital payments, resilient supply chains,...
Pushing moralistic boundaries on Pakistani TV
8 Feb 2026 1:00 PM ISTIn this evolving landscape, three provocative dramas starring Pakistani television icon and ‘Hindi Medium’ actress Saba Qamar have not only sparked...
Faith & Cricket
7 Feb 2026 10:49 PM ISTFarish Noor’s Qur’an and Cricket shows how Muslim identity is lived, negotiated and normalised within modern professional sport
The New Politics of Enemies
5 Feb 2026 12:03 AM ISTMAGA in the US and Hindu nationalism in India show how democracies are moving from problem-solving politics to emotionally charged battles over...
Movies Which Leave Questions Unanswered
25 Jan 2026 11:45 AM ISTInstead of giving us a ‘final verdict’, these movies leave a space for the audience to step in
Peace for Sale?
20 Jan 2026 11:33 PM ISTDonald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace for Gaza raises a troubling question — can stability be bought, or must it be earned through legitimacy and...
Two Regimes, Two Choices
16 Jan 2026 12:11 AM ISTAs Saudi Arabia quietly recalibrates social control to secure its future, Iran’s clerical leadership risks collapse by treating women’s autonomy as a...
‘Ashadha Ka Ek Din’ & ‘Cinema Paradiso’: Two Faraway Stories, One Shared Loss
11 Jan 2026 1:28 PM ISTHuman emotions transcend boundaries of language, culture and even time and space













