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    Opinion - Page 2

    US Supreme Court throws India a lifeline. Will Modi take it?

    D Ravi Kanth
    21 Feb 2026 9:01 AM IST

    As America’s top court strikes down the White House’s unilateral trade levies, India must decide whether to fast-track a contentious deal or leverage the ruling to reclaim economic and digital...

    Trump and Modi in White House
    Opinion
    Dhurandhars success says more about India than about Pakistan
    Opinion

    What Dhurandhar says about India's Pakistani obsession

    20 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Satchidanandan’s regime-change remark on Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala
    Opinion

    Why a Left defeat in Kerala would be good for Indian democracy, and the Left itself

    19 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar at Munich 2026
    Opinion

    'Clash of Civilizations' returns as Munich summit exposes a fractured world order

    16 Feb 2026 10:51 PM IST
    India AI Impact Summit 2026

    A hollow obsession with data-centre proliferation

    16 Feb 2026 7:33 PM IST
    Ladakh violence: SC defers hearing on Wangchuk’s detention to Oct 15

    Sonam Wangchuk case sparks debate on linking rights with duties

    16 Feb 2026 2:30 PM IST
    A new trade game in South Asia, where reciprocal means unequal

    A new trade game in South Asia, where 'reciprocal' means 'unequal'

    13 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    As US retreats from climate action, time for India to step forward

    As US retreats from climate action, time for India to step forward

    11 Feb 2026 8:27 PM IST
    India-Bangladesh ties and cricketer Mustafizur Rahman and Bangladesh election

    Bangladesh election outcome unlikely to ease ties with India

    11 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    India could gain largely from America trade deal

    US trade deal and its context strengthen sovereignty, even as internal strife weakens it

    8 Feb 2026 12:09 PM IST
    PM Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump

    Trade boost or strategic retreat? India-US deal beyond the rhetoric

    7 Feb 2026 7:40 PM IST
    Sunetra Pawar taking over as Maharashtra Deputy CM is yet another instance of NDA dyastic politics

    BJP's anti-dynasty stand rings hollow as party elevates new heirs

    6 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Modi Trump

    India-US trade deal raises key questions of diplomacy

    4 Feb 2026 7:32 PM IST
    India and Pakistan are set to lock horns in a cricket match for the first time after the Pahalgam terror attack in April, in Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai. (Representative Photo: iStock)

    T20 World Cup: How India-Pakistan boycott exposes cricket’s fragility

    4 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Bangladesh polls: Jamaat on back foot after chief’s remarks on working women

    Bangladesh polls: Jamaat on back foot after chief’s remarks on working women

    Subir Bhaumik
    4 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST

    Dr Rahman’s remarks have shaken the Jamaat-NCP alliance, alienated women voters, and revived fears of an Islamist rollback as the BNP eyes electoral...

    US President Donald Trump

    India’s trade deal with the US is not reciprocity, it is submission

    3 Feb 2026 10:26 AM IST
    Najeeb Jung opinion on Himanta comment on Miya Muslims in Assam

    Assam's normalisation of hate can steadily erode the very idea of India

    2 Feb 2026 4:06 PM IST
    Budget 2026: Business as usual in a world that is not

    Budget 2026: Business as usual in a world that is not

    1 Feb 2026 6:14 PM IST
    Agnipath scheme needs some tweaks

    Agnipath needs urgent correction to protect India and her armed forces

    31 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    RSS Dattatreya Hosabale Do your duties, dont ask for rights

    RSS, BJP speak as one: Duties first, rights conditional for citizens

    30 Jan 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Move over, Hinduism, Hindutva is India’s new political religion

    Move over, Sanatana, what RSS truly cares about is political power

    29 Jan 2026 4:08 PM IST
    Saudi Arabia and Pakistan entered a defence deal - is that an Islamic NATO?

    Why a Saudi-Pakistan defence pact doesn't imply an 'Islamic NATO'

    27 Jan 2026 8:36 AM IST
    Why BJP-RSS must rethink religious nationalism with arrival of Islamic NATO

    With arrival of ‘Islamic NATO’, BJP-RSS must rethink religious nationalism

    27 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Why loudest noise around T20 World Cup 2026 has little to do with cricket

    Why loudest noise around T20 World Cup 2026 has little to do with cricket

    26 Jan 2026 2:01 PM IST
    Will India gain from trade deal with EU? Jitin Prasada, President Ursula von der Leyen

    From Viswaguru to labour supplier: Hidden cost of India-EU trade talks

    26 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Mr Mark Carney, welcome to the BRICS world

    Mr Mark Carney, welcome to the BRICS world

    25 Jan 2026 9:01 PM IST
    Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka in late 1980s

    Why India must honour IPKF’s forgotten war heroes in Sri Lanka

    24 Jan 2026 2:55 PM IST
    Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde

    BMC elections show why Sena still matters in Mumbai despite BJP’s onslaught

    23 Jan 2026 3:01 PM IST
    Donald Trump Davos NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

    Why Trump’s Greenland gambit exposes a familiar pattern

    22 Jan 2026 10:17 PM IST
    How Jamaat-e-Islami is positioning itself for power in Bangladesh

    How Jamaat-e-Islami is positioning itself for power in Bangladesh

    22 Jan 2026 2:19 PM IST
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