Opinion: 'Through national and cultural multi-day events on his birth and death anniversaries, essay competitions, and seminars in educational institutions, books and films commemorating his life and times, Tagore has been celebrated in Bangladesh. Yet, with the socio-political churn brought about by the July uprising, Bangladeshis are now scrutinising Tagore’s politics and his worldviews through his writings. This has led them to ask: how does a country that does not recognise Israel and has no formal diplomatic or trade relations with it look at someone who was at the very least sympathetic to the idea of Israel?'

Deep Halder writes

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What the late Swami Chinmayanand told PM Modi last week and what it means, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

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Protests by locals halt survey work for Siang dam project—seen as India’s counter to China’s mega-dam—yet again. Moushumi Das Gupta reports

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The central question is not simply whether Netanyahu’s Likud party can win the most seats. It is whether he can assemble a parliamentary majority, even if his opponents collectively win more seats. Israel’s proportional electoral system makes coalition arithmetic, smaller parties and the ability to block a rival government as important as the result for any single party.

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Fast money is leaving, patient money is arriving—and RBI quietly rewrites the rules. Watch #Economix with ThePrint Consulting Editor (Economics) Bidisha Bhattacharya

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Neither Netanyahu nor Eisenkot projected to secure clear majority, while Arab parties emerge as kingmakers. Shekhar Gupta examines Israel's elections and coalition math; Janki Dave joins from Jerusalem. Watch ep 1927 of #CutTheClutter

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Opinion: 'In 2026, the global disorder that is replacing the Westphalia order after World War II is resulting in increasing global uncertainty and anxiety about the future. This causes huge challenges for India.'

Bhaswati Mukherjee, retired IFS officer, writes

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Opinion: 'As the Indian armed forces foray into new logistical organisational territory, the recurring lessons from contemporary conflict, and incontestable for the future, can be encapsulated as ‘cognitive overload and logistical friction’.'

Manvendra Singh, BJP leader, Editor-in-Chief of Defence & Security Alert and Chairman, Soldier Welfare Advisory Committee, Rajasthan, writes

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Opinion: 'Ongoing conflicts are an important laboratory for contemporary warfare, but the lessons they offer need to be interpreted correctly in the context of India’s military transformation. The concern, therefore, lies in sweeping interpretations that turn observations from one conflict into prescriptions for every battlefield. In addition, true AI-driven transformation demands absolute technological sovereignty. India therefore needs a ground-up approach to AI development, a capability that exists within its start-up ecosystem and must be harnessed.'

Lt Gen Karanbir Singh Brar (Retd), Distinguished Strategic Advisor, and Gaurav Raina, Chief Scientist, at IITM Pravartak, write

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The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus. No vaccine is specifically approved against it, and the Ervebo vaccine, licensed for the Zaire strain, has not been shown to protect humans against Bundibugyo.

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Domestic workers are excluded from areas they need to get through their workday and take breaks between jobs. From restrictions on using elevators to being denied access to washrooms, parks and common areas, domestic workers routinely confront a class divide that relegates them to the lowest rung of the gated society’s social hierarchy.

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'We are nothing without this land. Our ancestors are buried here. Siang river is our mother.' In Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district, youth are resisting Siang dam project. They want dialogue, not crackdown. Vitasta Kaul reports from Geku village

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The Union Cabinet has approved a ₹10,000-crore scheme to boost container manufacturing in India. Why is this humble steel box essential to global trade, and what does it mean for India? Shekhar Gupta explains

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Arunachal farmers' body SIFF calls CM Pema Khandu ‘two-faced’, refuses to meet him until detainees are released and security forces withdrawn. Watch #ThePrintGroundReport by Vitasta Kaul

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Opinion: 'One cannot overlook the fact that Rubio’s October visit highlighted deep, systemic frictions in India-US bilateral ties, even if officials on both sides could dismiss these as the compulsions of a business trip. While public statements framed the diplomatic engagement as productive, the underlying circumstances and the visit’s transactional nature suggest that current US policies are straining ties and could hurt Indian economic, strategic and diaspora interests.'

Seshadri Chari, former editor of ‘Organiser’, writes

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“You first destroy a mosque, and then you start digging. So when a brick comes out of Muslim construction, you throw it away. But when a stone comes out, you say it is a part of an idol. The evidence that has been presented of the Babri Masjid being a temple earlier will hardly be sustained. No archeologist of any repute has supported it,” historian Irfan Habib says.

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Track II diplomacy is a unique feature developed in the late 1970s as government-to-government discussions among the world powers of the day were minimal during the Cold War. 
The purpose was to have civil society members, retired government officials, retired military officials, and academics to possibly meet and find different solutions to the issues facing the governments of the day. 

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Since February, seven police personnel—six of them ASIs, identifiable by the single star on their uniforms—have been shot in Punjab’s border districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Tarn Taran. Only two survived the attacks. Three of those killed were in uniform at the time.

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Opinion: 'For those who are unaware of the history, Indian troops arrived in Srinagar on 27 October 1947, a day after Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession to India and requested military assistance. Pakistan remembers this date as a Black Day.
But what about 22 October 1947?'

Amana Begam Ansari, columnist, writes

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Opinion: 'While the protests have undoubtedly dented the infallible, larger-than-life image of Narendra Modi, do they really hold the potential to bring down the current government? Not only does that seem unlikely, but the idea also comes across as a consciously concocted booby trap that has engulfed Opposition parties into a movement that may not have a deeper reach and is largely confined to urban pockets, educated youth and activists. Why is it so?'

Ajay Gudavarthy, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, writes

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