In Retrospect
Governance gridlock
13 April 2024 10:16 PM ISTThe alarming rise in youth unemployment among educated graduates in India has caught the attention of poll-bound electorates, revealing deep flaws in...
Gulf on the Edge
8 March 2026 1:40 AM ISTThe assassination of Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli military operation has pushed the Middle East into one of its most volatile crises in decades,...
A Visit Beyond Symbolism
1 March 2026 12:45 AM ISTAmid US recalibration and Gulf ascendancy, India’s outreach to Israel reflects a bid for geopolitical relevance, technological collaboration and...
Ethnic Fault Lines
21 Feb 2026 10:13 PM ISTA volatile mix of insurgent claims, ethnic mistrust, competing homeland demands and evolving autonomy frameworks is redrawing the political landscape...
Sanctions and Global Power
14 Feb 2026 9:08 PM ISTFrom wartime laws to modern financial controls, US sanctions have reshaped global trade, testing sovereignty, alliances and the credibility of...
Reciprocity or Surrender?
7 Feb 2026 10:47 PM ISTThe proposed India–US trade arrangement promises market access but raises deep questions on reciprocity, farmer livelihoods and India’s strategic...
Living on Global Credit
1 Feb 2026 12:51 AM ISTGlobal debt has reached historic extremes, reshaping economic power, squeezing social spending and pushing nations toward a fragile future where...
No Longer Just a Ceremony
24 Jan 2026 11:26 PM ISTAs India marks 77 years of its Constitution, Republic Day has become a powerful diplomatic signal—reflecting shifting alliances, trade anxieties, and...
Inside Iran’s Deepening Crisis
18 Jan 2026 1:04 AM ISTProtests that began as a price shock have turned into a legitimacy crisis—against the backdrop of renewed “snapback” sanctions, a battered economy,...
Trump’s New World Disorder
10 Jan 2026 5:47 PM ISTWhat Washington calls law enforcement looks increasingly like imperial muscle, shredding sovereignty, silencing diplomacy, and replacing global rules...
Who Owns the Hills?
3 Jan 2026 11:14 PM ISTBeneath the Karbi Anglong unrest lie old wounds—tribal insecurity, contested land rights, cynical politics, and racial slurs that are now shaping...
Breaking ‘Sarpanch Pati Raj’
28 Dec 2025 12:59 AM ISTDespite three decades of constitutional reservation ensuring women’s entry into grassroots politics, real power often remains with husbands who...
The Midnight Run
8 March 2026 3:13 AM ISTA Diary of Defiance
8 March 2026 3:11 AM ISTBeyond Dynasties, Beyond Old Politics
8 March 2026 3:10 AM ISTResilience as Growth, Not Recovery
8 March 2026 3:08 AM ISTScience, Economics and Climate Futures
8 March 2026 3:05 AM IST
Domestic LPG crisis hits Balurghat as supply falls
9 March 2026 11:41 PM ISTTMC intensifies outreach among SC, ST voters to reclaim Tapan
9 March 2026 11:40 PM ISTElderly man held for sexually assaulting 16-year-old
9 March 2026 11:39 PM ISTWalkie-talkies replace mobiles at Jateswar High School after govt...
9 March 2026 11:39 PM ISTTrinamool holds mass hunger strike in Dinhata over SIR
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