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The reclamation of Bengal

West Bengal is not merely a state. It is, in the telling of those who sought to win it back from the Trinamool Congress, a civilisational citadel - the cradle of the Bengal Renaissance, the land of Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, Bankimchandra and Tagore , Shyamaprasad Mookerjee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Credibility Crisis

India's temporary restriction on Telegram ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination has dominated headlines.

Dancing girl

There is something profoundly ironic about a civilisation becoming embarrassed by one of its oldest mirrors.

Welfare Politics

The omission of several welfare schemes from Maharashtra’s latest state budget has raised serious questions about the political undercurrents within the ruling Mahayuti alliance.

What this government has achieved with inflation

The rational expectations school opposed the nonneutrality position by arguing that, under flexible markets, repeated monetary shocks given to facilitate growth could only result in recurrent price rise in the long run.

Gaza stalemate

The deadlock in Gaza ceasefire negotiations underscores the grim reality of a conflict where humanitarian considerations remain secondary to political leverage.

Germany steps up

Germany is undergoing a profound political and economic shift that could redefine its role in Europe and beyond.

How dare we?

As world leaders prepare to gather in Belém, Brazil, for the COP30 climate summit, the Brazilian government is bulldozing tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest to make way for a massive four lane highway.