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The case of the missing Rs 80 lakh crore: Who shrunk India’s consumption economy?

Order, order! Why you won’t be reading about judicial corruption until 2036

What a Douglas Adams classic can teach us about the age of AI

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It was SAGAR, then MAHASAGAR and eventually a torpedo that stole the PM’s voice

Shardool Katyayan

HPV vaccine rollout faces wild theories and real questions. The govt is unready for both

Dinesh Thakur Prashant Reddy T

Why overspeeding is India’s most ‘privileged’ crime

Shardool Katyayan

Media can’t kill India’s colonial mindset if it bows before VIPs

Beyond the ideological perch: Why strategic realism underpins Modi’s visit to Israel

This is not 2017. Modi’s Israel visit risks India’s moral position, tests global standing

Are India’s art fairs just glittery distractions or can they actually redefine a city?

The Guardian, Outlook, and the elite delusion of ‘reading for pleasure’

Galgotias: Who’s really to blame? And what India’s AI summit got right

Kerala Story 2: Why propaganda needs to be opposed with more than just humour

Connecting the dots: From ‘Devbhoomi’ to Mumbai, the communal targeting media won't see

Epstein Files: Why the elite kept hitting ‘reply’ to a convicted paedophile

Shardool Katyayan

Atithi Devo Bhava, but only if you eat dhokla and yoghurt foam

Trial by ballot: Can a ‘reform’ election finally stabilise Bangladesh?

Main dardi…ki loki kende chui-mui: A song for despots who can devastate millions but not take a joke

Abhinandan Sekhri

The Indian rightwing is celebrating the Washington Post layoffs. Here’s why that’s terribly idiotic

It was SAGAR, then MAHASAGAR and eventually a torpedo that stole the PM’s voice

Shardool Katyayan

HPV vaccine rollout faces wild theories and real questions. The govt is unready for both

Dinesh Thakur Prashant Reddy T

Why overspeeding is India’s most ‘privileged’ crime

Shardool Katyayan

Media can’t kill India’s colonial mindset if it bows before VIPs

Beyond the ideological perch: Why strategic realism underpins Modi’s visit to Israel

This is not 2017. Modi’s Israel visit risks India’s moral position, tests global standing

Are India’s art fairs just glittery distractions or can they actually redefine a city?

The Guardian, Outlook, and the elite delusion of ‘reading for pleasure’

Galgotias: Who’s really to blame? And what India’s AI summit got right

Kerala Story 2: Why propaganda needs to be opposed with more than just humour

Connecting the dots: From ‘Devbhoomi’ to Mumbai, the communal targeting media won't see

Epstein Files: Why the elite kept hitting ‘reply’ to a convicted paedophile

Shardool Katyayan

Atithi Devo Bhava, but only if you eat dhokla and yoghurt foam

Trial by ballot: Can a ‘reform’ election finally stabilise Bangladesh?

Main dardi…ki loki kende chui-mui: A song for despots who can devastate millions but not take a joke

Abhinandan Sekhri

The Indian rightwing is celebrating the Washington Post layoffs. Here’s why that’s terribly idiotic