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Names deleted from a list

There was a time when a voter list was a dull document. It sat in the Block Development Office, it was consulted once in five years, and nobody imagined that a clerical entry in it could decide whether a man boards a flight, joins the Army, or feeds his family.

Narrative Control

Every nation has the right ~ and indeed the obligation ~ to ensure that educational institutions do not become platforms for glorifying terrorism, violent extremism or secessionist violence.

Rules, rivalries

Football’s enduring appeal lies in its ability to transcend borders, histories and political divides.

AI’s Governance Sutras ~ I

On 5 November 2025, confronted with the most consequential regulatory question of the decade, the Government of India declined to pass a law.

Trade Beyond Tariffs

The India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement ~ that took effect on Thursday ~ is being hailed as a landmark achievement, but its true significance lies less in the tariff schedules than in what it signals about India’s evolving place in global commerce.

Ethics bypassed

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has made an unmistakably political calculation. Rather than allow a parliamentary standards investigation to define his future, he has chosen to put himself before the electorate first.

China’s waiting game

The meeting between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the recent BRICS National Security Advisers’ gathering offered another reminder that despite decades of dialogue, the India-China boundary dispute remains unresolved.