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Mandir or Masjid? New surveys not needed, just acceptance of truth & move towards reconciliation

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That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.
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How Congress is like the Ambassador & why Indian politics needs a brand new set of wheels

Shekhar Gupta -
Like the car, nothing the party has done to reinvent itself has worked. Only way forward is to offer something looking towards the future, not in image of glorious past.
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There’s a new political alternative emerging but it doesn’t threaten Modi or BJP yet

Shekhar Gupta -
BJP’s one main old rival is declining across the country, and it’s being replaced by new, noisier, sharper, more populist and ruthless challengers.
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As non-BJP states retaliate to Modi govt’s ‘triple weapon’ attacks, a new MAD doctrine rises

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Non-BJP chief ministers are retaliating. If Centre can use its agencies to threaten, intimidate and jail its rivals, so can they. The fightback has become an established pattern and will get more intense.
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Secular Islamophobia: How Modi’s BJP bulldozed rivals’ imagination, left them scared to speak for Muslims

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BJP’s dominance has crushed political skills and imagination of its rivals into rubble. It’s made them Islamophobic in that they’d rather not identify with Muslims in any visible way.
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As bulldozers target the poor again, let’s also remember Delhi’s ‘Republic of Sainik Farms’

Shekhar Gupta -
Sainik Farms in Delhi was once a vast green lung. It was first discovered by an army of retired generals, and later, a whole panoply of the capital’s smash-and-grabbers.
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‘Vishwaguru’ should look in mirror: Why Ram Navami riots & bulldozers won’t help India’s stature

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Can we aspire for moral stature if we respond to criticism with prickliness? The partisan would cheer, but it doesn't mean we lose ability to look within. Or stop listening to friends.
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Ukraine shows war is always about greed & hatred. Not Christianity vs Islam ‘Clash of Civilisations’

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Post Cold War, Muslim World was seen as rising to challenge the Christian West. The war now is in Europe, within the same race, faith, civilisation.
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Karnataka, you’ve got a problem: Why BJP’s divisive politics can ruin Bengaluru’s unicorn party

Shekhar Gupta -
BJP’s politics threatens to rob Karnataka of social cohesion, harmony & inclusive culture, necessary for building start-ups worth billions and fuelling the growth of a nation.
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What’s behind India’s Ukraine policy, Western hypocrisy & how nations act in self-interest

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India’s abstentions at UN drew Western criticism, taunts of immorality. There are many reasons we can’t examine India’s policy in those terms. Those who do should search within.
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File photo of smog in Delhi. Some doctors have called air pollution a bigger threat than Covid-19.| Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Air quality is better but not enough to banish air purifiers. Here are options for your room & car

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What’s the solution for people who cannot leave Delhi? Air purifiers from Dyson's expensive range to Xiaomi's affordable ones can be of help.
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BJP star campaigner in Himachal, Yogi Adityanath is avoiding Gujarat poll rallies

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NFRA to conduct audit quality inspections of five audit firms

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New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) will carry out audit quality inspections of five audit firms, including the...

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The Defence Services Staff College in Wellington | Image credit: dssc.gov.in

In a first, six women officers to enter prestigious Defence Services Staff College

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As many as 15 women appeared for the examination, out of which six were selected, including one who has made it to the course along with her husband. 

National Interest

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

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No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.

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