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Troubled waters | Reports and news analyses

3+ day, 10+ min ago   (103+ words) A drone view of Teesta river at Sangkalang, Sikkim (REUTERS) At the President’s House in Karachi, on 19 September 1960, India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, stood beside Pakistan’s Ayub Khan and the World Bank’s William Iliff to…...

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The shrinking space for diplomacy

3+ day, 45+ min ago   (166+ words) US President Donald Trump (extreme left) with other world leaders at the Nato leaders summit in Ankara, Türkiye, in July 2026 (PHOTO: REUTERS) Diplomacy is not foreign policy It is the instrument through which a state implements foreign policy If foreign…...

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The US during the Cold War and after

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (178+ words) US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured) on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July 2026 (REUTERS) The central goal of American grand strategy during the Cold War was…...

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The Gen Z shake-up | Reports and news analyses

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (317+ words) A protestor kicks a tear gas canister during a protest over exam paper leaks in New Delhi in July 2026 (PHOTO: REUTERS) Youth-led anti-government protests in South Asia and some other parts of the world made headlines over the past one…...

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Managing the generals

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (110+ words) The book says major civilmilitary confrontations occurred during the final years of the Johnson administration. A study of civil-military relations in any country is part of a study in state formation The subject is not so much the preoccupation of…...

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2025 saw most state-based conflicts since World War II

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (39+ words) The 1950s stood out as the most peaceful decade under review 2025 saw most state-based conflicts since World War II The 1950s stood out as the most peaceful decade under review Imaging done by Ajaya Mohanty In this article:...

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Freebie frenzy vs women's empowerment

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (151+ words) Women enjoy handouts as much as the next person but their votes depend on meaningful political programmes On the face of it, India’s women, specifically those in and around the poverty line, have never had it so good For…...

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The South builds a front amid concerns over delimitation, language & taxes

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (303+ words) Business Standard A ‘South Council’, echoing efforts by the chief ministers (CMs) of some southern states in the 1980s, could take shape in the coming months, with the five states —Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala â…...

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Rahul Gandhi's new Gen Z playbook: Less script, more spontaneity

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (97+ words) Rahul Gandhi, leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, addresses a recent press conference in New Delhi. His communication team is experimenting, tracking virality and recasting him as a quintessential Gen Z politician Rahul Gandhi's new Gen Z playbook:…...

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'Cockroaches' of 1982

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (23+ words) Four decades ago when Delhi University students came together to fight for justice, they faced the same questions that now confront the CJP...