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Thanks but no thanks; Three reasons why India will never join ‘NATO-Plus’ or any other US-led mutual security alliance

Joining a US-led security alliance would degrade India’s ability to walk the tightrope or be diplomatically nimble

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GhoseSpot | Competitive populism: India's electoral politics, freebies and fiscal concerns

Whether it is the Congress or the BJP, India's political landscape grapples with the dilemma of populist policies, which may end up shifting the country from reforms to retrogression

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Shadow Warrior | No, the finance mandarins don’t always screw up; they only do it in petty ways

India’s GDP grew in FY 23-24 at 7.2 percent, pretty much the highest rate for any large economy, exceeding estimates even by the RBI

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What is ‘Congress-mukt Bharat’ and why it is still very much in progress

The BJP sees cyclical downswings due to anti-incumbency, while the overall trend remains upwards. For the Congress, the long term trend is downwards

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What Mohammed Nasheed’s breakaway party means for democracy in Maldives

Although on the face of it, Maldives may look chaotic and worse for those seeing it from the outside, and only occasionally but in reality, it makes for a vibrant democracy

entertainment

The Boogeyman movie review: Rob Savage's film goes beyond the horror-movie cliches

The filmmaker creates a world that's real but you wish is never relatable. It's about trauma, loss, and loneliness

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School of Lies review: Nimrat Kaur's show is both arresting and on auto-pilot

Seasoned actors and stunning camerawork aren't enough to compensate what could've been a cracker of a thriller

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Global Watch | No respite for women in Pakistan from their ‘Feudal Lords’

Imran Khan has alleged that thousands of women workers from his party have been picked up by the establishment and are being raped, tortured and kept in inhumane conditions

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Turkish delight in Moscow: Iron curtain of sanctions is a joke for Russians

There were 10 European Union packages of these so-called sanctions, meant to deprive Moscow of about everything

entertainment

Succession finale review: One of the best shows about sibling warfare

The enthralling Succession finale made one thing clear: corporate violence is the only love-language that Kendall, Roman, and Siobhan Roy know and understand.

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Fire in the Mountains movie review: A portrayal of a rural mother’s struggle

Ajitpal Singh’s ‘Fire in the Mountains’ movie shows a rural mother’s struggle to keep the children safe in the midst of all family pressures.

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie review — Energetic, thrilling & layered narrative of the superhero saga

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson

entertainment

In Fire in the Mountains movie women offer a triangulated view of isolation

A single woman tending to many challenges might be the anchor of Ajitpal Singh’s film, but it is really contextualised by the women who flank her.

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FUBAR: Arnold Schwarzenegger debut series should have FUBARed the cliches

The show aims at being a fun tribute to Schwarzenegger’s stardom but ends up rehashing set pieces

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Asur 2 review: A worthy successor to season one; but is it overstaying its welcome?

Asur 2 isn't only about unfinished business, it's about redemption, revenge and regrets. Hidden purposes have been unraveled and the mystery to find that demonic child Shubh continues

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View From Abroad | Did Western civilisation begin in India?

When it comes to establishing the primacy of ancient India over the West, we have to rely on common sense as much as on historical documentation

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Not just Savarkar! Modi democratises freedom struggle saga, rescues Gandhi, Patel, Ambedkar, Bose from Nehruvian tyranny

In new India, the reverence for Veer Savarkar doesn’t come in the way of respect for Mahatma Gandhi, and the veneration for Sardar Patel never stops one from admiring Subhas Chandra Bose, BR Ambedkar and Syama Prasad Mookerjee

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Jokes Apart | How IPL 2023 was all about Dhoni and his sonic boom

This was the year that the love for Dhoni reached a tipping point

entertainment

Live movie review: Exposes sensationalist newspersons while serving up its own silly sensationalism

This Mamata Mohandas starrer does a fair job of setting up the plot revolving around a victim of unscrupulous mediapersons before it falls prey to a messy script

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