• The Federal

    Opinion - Page 2

    Presidential reference: Why Supreme Court’s reply is a big letdown

    TK Arun
    23 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST

    The only saving grace is that it says the Court could still intervene to ask the Governor/President to end prolonged inaction over granting or withholding assent

    President Droupadi Murmu with Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi
    Opinion
    Mohammed bin Salman, Donald Trump
    Opinion

    Interests over morality: What MBS’s royal welcome in US reveals about global politics

    21 Nov 2025 6:33 PM IST
    Modi and Nitish
    Opinion

    Nitish returns to power leaning on Modi, the very man he once opposed

    19 Nov 2025 6:08 PM IST
    Narendra Modi
    Opinion

    What PM Modi gets wrong on Macaulay and introduction of English education

    19 Nov 2025 1:16 PM IST
    Hasina’s death sentence pushes Bangladesh to brink of civil war

    Hasina’s death sentence pushes Bangladesh to brink of civil war

    17 Nov 2025 8:54 PM IST
    Why Bihar lost before a single vote was cast

    Why Bihar lost before a single vote was cast

    14 Nov 2025 5:33 PM IST
    Narendra Modi

    Red Fort blast tests Modi’s security credentials, global balancing act

    12 Nov 2025 5:47 PM IST
    Bihar assembly elections 2025

    Do Bihar’s women really have Nitish’s back? Their ‘empowerment’ is just hype

    12 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Bihar assembly elections 2025

    Why the 2025 Bihar Assembly election matters for all of India

    10 Nov 2025 5:06 PM IST
    Trump, Xi to discuss TikTok deal and trade in Friday call

    China’s hard bargain offers lessons on what it takes to deal with global bullies

    9 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Zohran Mamdani with Jewish community leaders

    Jewish support for Mamdani shatters long-held views on US ties with Israel

    8 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    LIC, Adani

    Why the Adani-LIC bond saga is a red flag for public accountability

    7 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
    When winning looked like grace: How India’s women rewrote meaning of triumph

    When winning looked like grace: How India’s women rewrote meaning of triumph

    6 Nov 2025 6:13 PM IST
    Voters onboard a ferry to cross the Ganga river before casting their votes during the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, at Danapur in Patna

    With Modi, Shah and EC, Mamdani wouldn't have stood a chance in Bihar

    6 Nov 2025 5:03 PM IST
    Mamdani wins, and his supporters cheer in New York

    Why Mamdani’s New York win resonates well beyond the City — and the US

    TK Arun
    6 Nov 2025 3:03 PM IST

    His win challenges identity politics, revives socialism in American discourse, and energises progressives abroad, from India to Europe and beyond

    Modi Trump

    Can US-type presidential term limit work for Indian PM, CMs?

    4 Nov 2025 10:00 AM IST
    Busan bargain: How Xi outplayed Trump in the long game for global power

    In Busan, how Xi outplayed Trump in the long game for global power

    3 Nov 2025 4:31 PM IST
    Bihar polls 2025: Why political analysts are not making a call on this closely-fought election

    Bihar polls 2025: Why political analysts are wary of making a call on this closely-fought election

    3 Nov 2025 2:47 PM IST
    Divya Gautam

    Divya Gautam may not win Digha, but she is more than Sushant Singh Rajput’s cousin

    1 Nov 2025 6:16 PM IST
    US President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping

    Trump talks of G2, but dual global hegemony is whimsy for now

    31 Oct 2025 6:53 PM IST
    Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at a press conference, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.

    SIR exclusion of Assam exposes political fault lines in voter reform

    31 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
    India as a mediator in international politics

    If Qatar, China and Norway can be mediators, why not India?

    27 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Indian state adopts Kautilya principles

    Iron fist and velvet glove: Inside India’s Chanakyan strategy against Naga insurgents

    26 Oct 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Oil tanker

    India should keep buying Russian oil, but not from Rosneft and Lukoil

    25 Oct 2025 5:13 PM IST
    Rare earth mineral - stock photo

    Rare earths: Deng Xiaoping's vision, China’s advantage, and India’s race against time

    25 Oct 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Sarfaraz snub, Shamis anger and selection storm: Why Indian cricket’s trust deficit is worrying

    Sarfaraz snub, Shami's anger and selection storm: Why Indian cricket’s trust deficit is worrying

    25 Oct 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Bangladesh elections February 2026

    As Bangladesh totters towards polls, India can only keep fingers crossed

    24 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Nepal flood and drought

    Nepal reels from climate extremes as droughts and floods wreak havoc

    22 Oct 2025 4:36 PM IST
    Why signing PM SHRI does not mean ceding ideological ground

    Why signing PM SHRI does not mean ceding ideological ground

    22 Oct 2025 6:20 AM IST
    A panel of emojis used for customer feedback

    Say it with a smile :) Why emojis are stealing the spotlight from words

    21 Oct 2025 6:44 PM IST
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