• The Federal

    Opinion

    The duplicity behind Trump's push to disarm Iran

    KS Dakshina Murthy
    28 May 2026 4:00 PM IST

    There is no basis to fear Iran, other than an intrinsic suspicion and hostility against everything that is different from a Judeo-Christian worldview

    The duplicity behind Trumps push to disarm Iran
    Opinion
    Congress needs introspection after avoiding a near fiasco in Kerala
    Opinion

    Winning a poll is only half the battle for Congress, as Kerala CM row showed

    26 May 2026 6:48 PM IST
    With Vijay, Satheesan at helm, Muslim representation moves from tokenism to power-sharing
    Opinion

    While North India corners its Muslims, Tamil Nadu gives them Cabinet seats

    26 May 2026 1:47 PM IST
    US-Iran conflict MOU to be signed
    Opinion

    US-Iran interim deal may be hailed, but imponderables loom

    25 May 2026 11:37 AM IST
    Delhi Gymkhana’s fall is the establishments final triumph over the English-speaking elite

    Delhi Gymkhana Club eviction: Bulldozing the ballroom

    25 May 2026 8:50 AM IST
    Why India’s crucial UNSC bid lost out to Meloni-Modis toffee diplomacy

    Between Toffee and Coffee, a missed chance for India’s UNSC bid?

    24 May 2026 5:24 PM IST
    PM Modi opponents have vanished

    Where have Modi’s rivals gone? The slow erosion of India’s Opposition

    24 May 2026 10:02 AM IST
    Great Nicobar islands

    Great Nicobar project: Strategic dream or ecological gamble?

    24 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Auqib Nabi Dar

    If Ranji excellence isn’t enough, what is the route to Team India today?

    21 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Sabarimala

    Preserving 'civilisation' shouldn't come at the cost of women's rights

    21 May 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Donald Trump, Xi Jinping

    Now, Trump looks at rival Xi to bail him out of Iran mess

    19 May 2026 10:00 AM IST
    From Basu’s warning to Bengal ballot: How Bangladesh turmoil fuelled BJP’s eastern rise

    From Basu’s warning to Bengal ballot: How Bangladesh turmoil fuelled BJP’s eastern rise

    19 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    RSS idea to disenfranchise Muslims for rejecting UCC is cutting both ways

    No choice, no voice: Indian Muslims driven to both accept UCC and lose franchise

    18 May 2026 9:00 AM IST
    How Suvendus BJP government in Bengal is appropriating Tagores legacy

    Why Suvendu's BJP govt in Bengal can never truly claim Rabindranath Tagore

    18 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    India and Pakistan flags

    What Hosabale’s dialogue pitch means for India-Pakistan ties

    Vivek Katju
    17 May 2026 11:00 AM IST

    The RSS general secretary’s comments on civil society ties, dialogue and “one nation” revive old questions about India’s Pakistan policy and its...

    Manipur killings

    Hostage logic, killing fields: How horizontal ethnic conflicts eclipse Northeast vertical struggles

    17 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Bengal heist: How BJP captured the state by hollowing out democracy

    Bengal heist: How BJP captured the state by hollowing out democracy

    13 May 2026 6:00 PM IST
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari

    TN, Kerala beyond BJP’s reach now, but for how long?

    13 May 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Vijays coalition government on thin ice

    Why Tamil Nadu’s new coalition government is standing on thin ice

    12 May 2026 1:35 PM IST
    Why PM Modis austerity plea undermines Indias stature on global stage

    Why PM Modi's 'austerity' plea undermines India's stature on global stage

    12 May 2026 12:20 PM IST
    PM Modi in West Bengal ahead of elections

    Yogi, Himanta or Suvendu: Who will succeed Modi?

    11 May 2026 10:46 PM IST
    Sir David Attenborough and the limits of his witness statement

    Attenborough sees the wound but misses who wielded the knife

    8 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    UDF, Kerala Assembly Elections 2026

    Kerala polls: How secular consolidation defeated the Left's social engineering gambit

    8 May 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Modi Shah

    Opposition deficit, rather than BJP triumph, is the message

    4 May 2026 8:52 PM IST
    Umar Khalid event in Bengaluru the state of freedom of speech in India

    Rumpus at Umar Khalid book event shows fragile state of free speech in India

    3 May 2026 3:56 PM IST
    Protest in Manipur against bomb attack that killed two children

    Three years on, Manipur’s hope for peace is shaken amid fresh unrest

    3 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    From Fan Frenzy to Political Reality – The Vijay TVK Test

    Vijay's political gamble: Big crowds, bigger questions

    29 April 2026 4:23 PM IST
    Amid a fuel crisis, the case for new energy service companies in India

    Amid a fuel crisis, the case for new energy service companies in India

    27 April 2026 6:19 PM IST
    The paradox of Telangana’s surge in ‘No Caste’ entries

    Telangana's 'No Caste' surge signals privilege hiding in plain sight

    27 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Is Modi a true feminist for getting the womens reservation bill passed?

    Modi the feminist? India's nari deserve better than political tokenism

    24 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
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