When C. Joseph Vijay told the Assembly “This is not a minority government — it is a government for the minorities,” he was doing something Tamil Nadu had not seen …
Opinion
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Opinion: Pakistan in the News, Not for Mediating Skills
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readIt is a last thing that the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif needed: a media spotlight on its credibility as a mediator in the ongoing talks between Iran and …
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LCPS Students Take Lead on Food Insecurity and Food Waste
by Akshara Bontapalli and Saanvi Celamkoti 4 minutes readSecond Harvest is a 501(c)(3) youth-led nonprofit organization based in Loudoun County, founded in 2023 by three high school students: Swara Reddy, Anvi Borkar, and Saanvi Celamkoti. As students in …
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Capital Latitude: Trump, Xi, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations
by Rasita Vishnuram 9 minutes read|| “Peace and war are the two wheels of policy.” – Kautilya, Arthashastra || Donald Trump’s forthcoming visit to China does not signal a return to engagement-era diplomacy or a …
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The End of the Dynasty: How Tamil Nadu’s Young Rewrote Their Future
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 9 minutes readThere is a moment in Tamil political folklore that everyone in the state can still feel, even if they weren’t alive to witness it. The year was 1967. C. N. …
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SelectUSA 2026 Highlights Growing U.S.-India Investment Ties
by Juhi Naithani 4 minutes readFrom May 3–6, I had the opportunity to attend SelectUSA – the premier foreign direct investment summit in USA. My overall takeaway from the summit: the United States remains deeply …
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Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea does not have to try hard to be in the news. If he is not giving instructions how to fine tune production of …
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The King, The Country Queen and the Art of Saying the Right Thing at the Right Time
by Farzana Baduel 7 minutes readEvery week on When It Hits the Fan, the BBC Radio 4 podcast I co-present with David Yelland, former editor of The Sun and the New York Post, we pull …
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The Indus Waters Treaty Part II: Obstruction, Exploitation and the Long-Overdue Reckoning
by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Saxena 5 minutes read1. Pakistan’s Weaponization of the Treaty 1.1 Systematic Obstruction of Indian Development Since the Treaty’s signing, Pakistan has consistently used its dispute resolution provisions as a strategic tool to delay …