• The Federal

    Opinion

    BRICS New Delhi Declaration: A diplomatic win, but little else

    Vivek Katju
    14 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST

    India secures win as host by helping Iran, UAE find common ground on war without ditching ‘national positions’, but raises concerns by dropping mention of Ukraine war in New Delhi Declaration

    BRICS New Delhi Declaration: A diplomatic win, but little else
    Opinion
    Tamil Nadu bypolls will put political defections to the voter test
    Opinion

    Tamil Nadu bypolls will put political defections to the voter test

    14 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Chittagong tribespeople
    Opinion

    Bangladesh: Why Chittagong tribals face risk of ethnocide

    13 Sept 2026 8:31 AM IST
    Mohan Bhagwat in the US: PTI
    Opinion

    Bhagwat's global tour is all about image management, not ideological change

    12 Sept 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Forgotten legacy of Khairlanji struggle and the challenge of neo-casteism

    Khairlanji to Dangwas: What our numbness says about Hindutva-led neo-casteism

    10 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    SAARC

    SCO and BRICS, yes, but is it time for India to revive SAARC?

    10 Sept 2026 6:17 PM IST
    Delhi SIR

    EC’s 'Detect, Delete, Deport' SIR exercise lands India in a quagmire

    8 Sept 2026 4:39 PM IST
    mining

    MMDR Amendment Act erodes state powers, trust in federal ties

    8 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar

    When Keralam's warring Sunni factions find common ground in silencing women

    6 Sept 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Revanths Reddy calculus: Why Konda Surekha had to go

    Revanth's Reddy calculus: Why Konda Surekha had to go

    5 Sept 2026 7:24 PM IST
    Violence the norm in Bangladesh: Hasina attacks interim regime

    Hasina’s return home: Unanswered questions, persisting doubts

    5 Sept 2026 3:36 PM IST
    India’s female workforce is growing, but what kind of work is driving it?

    India's female workforce boom hides a precarious reality

    2 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Modi’s SCO ‘rebuke’ of Putin echoes RSS’s Vishwaguru pitch, but it’s poor diplomacy

    Modi’s SCO ‘rebuke’ of Putin echoes RSS’s Vishwaguru pitch, but it’s poor diplomacy

    2 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Nepal floods

    Nepal floods: More Himalayan disasters are already being built

    1 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Indias reservation debate and opportunity cost

    Why India’s opportunity crisis is bigger than the reservation debate

    Kanchi Dileep
    31 Aug 2026 7:58 PM IST

    Scarcity is an institutional problem that needs to be reduced rather than become a permanent reason for one group to see another’s gain as its loss

    Sonal Dinusha India vs Sri Lanka Test Match

    India-Sri Lanka Test series: Why India should celebrate Dinusha’s defiance

    30 Aug 2026 1:58 PM IST
    Once wary, Sri Lankans warm up to India; New Delhi must take serious note

    Once wary, Sri Lankans warm up to India; New Delhi must take serious note

    29 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Rahul Gandhi in Pune

    Why Rahul's Manusmriti pitch could be BJP's own ‘Shah Bano moment’

    28 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Donald Trump

    Defiant Tehran pushes Trump into globalising Iran war

    27 Aug 2026 8:05 PM IST
    Why upcoming SCO and BRICS summits are thorny for India

    Why upcoming SCO and BRICS summits are thorny for India

    27 Aug 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Govt seeks nod for spending

    How India’s shrinking education, health budgets are betraying rural youth

    26 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Revanth Reddy with a team from Cambridge in London

    Routine check or political bias: Why MEA denied Revanth Reddy clearance for US visit

    25 Aug 2026 11:36 AM IST
    To ensure poison-free plates, India needs institutional overhaul, not lone rangers

    To ensure poison-free plates, India needs institutional overhaul, not lone rangers

    25 Aug 2026 9:39 AM IST
    Champat Rai with Ayodhya Ram Temple in background

    Ram Temple Trust rift deepens as Champat Rai's note exposes VHP-PMO divide

    22 Aug 2026 12:03 PM IST
    Delimitation: Why proportionate share could still give South diminished clout

    Delimitation: Why proportionate share could still give South diminished clout

    22 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Mallikarjun Kharge Haldwani controversy

    Dalit honour: Proposed by Constitution, disposed by Indian caste system

    21 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Narendra Modi, Donald Trump

    Indo-US ties: The Trump turbulence may not be temporary

    18 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Iran war, Israel, Lebanon

    Uneasy ‘peace’ without a deal as US-Iran deadline passes

    17 Aug 2026 7:02 PM IST
    Narendra Modi

    How 'Dimagi Naxal' became a 'badge of honour' overnight

    17 Aug 2026 4:42 PM IST
    Modis 2047 vision offers little beyond longer wait for Gen Z and others

    Modi's 2047 vision offers little beyond longer wait for Gen Z and others

    17 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
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