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- March 18, 2026
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War and peas
Much to its indignant distaste, India is willy-nilly getting a taste, literally, of the conflict raging in Iran and neighbouring countries. Iran’s blocking of Strait of Hormuz, which overnight has…
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- March 18, 2026
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Dead Atomic Clock In Space … Scary Thing On Ground
On March 13, 2026, Isro announced that the atomic clock aboard IRNSS-1F had stopped working, with the satellite completing “its 10-year mission life”. While the phrasing was restrained, the impact…
- Kamal Ghorui
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- March 18, 2026
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Why Trumpian Hegemony’s In Trouble
Trump’s second term starkly illustrates a rapidly intensifying imbalance, between consent and force in America’s hegemonic strategy. Historically, US favoured waging a patient struggle for hearts and minds, through soft…
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- March 18, 2026
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Arirang: When Nationalism Goes Cultural
By Narayani Ganesh Post their military service hiatus, the K-pop boy band, BTS, after ‘disappearing’ from public gaze for three years, are making a comeback with their new album, titled…
- Kamal Ghorui
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- March 17, 2026
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Remembering the Indo-Pak War of 1971
Fifty-five years ago, Pakistan launched “Operation Searchlight”- a brutal crackdown in East Pakistan to suppress political dissent. The targets included students, intellectuals, political activists, and Hindu minorities. Widespread killings, sexual…
- Kamal Ghorui
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- March 17, 2026
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There’s face on your cake … oops
I celebrated a milestone birthday, recently. Nothing out of the regular as far as special birthday celebrations go, though. I spent the morning reading and replying to love, affection and…
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- March 17, 2026
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An unforgettable incident in my life
Having sojourned on the earth for quite many years, my life is scattered with unforgettable incidents, though these days I tend to delete a lot of the unwanted to make…
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- March 17, 2026
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Let NBFCs become banks — It’s time for the butterfly moment
Reports that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the finance ministry is examining a pathway for NBFCs to convert into banks could prove to be one of the most…
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- March 17, 2026
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Why defence projects like AMCA and Tejas Mk2 get delayed; fix it, split HAL, build Tejas Inc
Yes—this is broadly consistent with what has been happening with HAL Tejas Mk2. Even after the project received approval from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), several factors pushed the…
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- March 17, 2026
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One safe choice after another
Social media is abuzz with conversations about Javier Bardem’s unequivocal political declarations, at the just-concluded Oscars. “No to war. And Free Palestine,” the globally acclaimed Spanish actor said, while on…