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Opinion

Space Balance

Vikram-1 reaching orbit marks an important transition in India’s space journey.

Reconciliation Gamble

The latest Republican US budget package is about far more than allocating another $95 billion in federal spending.

Rot at the top

Indian administration has always had a fantastic worldwide reputation. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel once referred to our civil services as the “steel frame” of the nation.

Diplomacy Abandoned

When US President Donald Trump abruptly called off a planned diplomatic outreach to Pakistan involving envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Washington’s favourites despite being widely discredited, the move was framed as a matter of efficiency.

Toxic Laughter

When comedian Jimmy Kimmel described First Lady Melania Trump as an “expectant widow,” it passed, at first, as another barbed line in America’s long tradition of late-night political satire.

Toxic Optics

When US President Donald Trump amplifies a voice describing countries like India in demeaning terms, the issue is not merely one of bad language.

Saying goodbye to pacifism

A nation that once renounced war now stands at the edge of rewriting its identity. Japan, shaped by the ashes of World War II, based its global reputation on peace, restraint, and constitutional idealism.