• The Federal

    Opinion - Page 2

    Assam's normalisation of hate can steadily erode the very idea of India

    Najeeb Jung
    2 Feb 2026 4:06 PM IST

    Federalism does not mean moral distance. When chief ministers cross constitutional red lines, silence from the Centre is not neutrality; it is interpretation

    Najeeb Jung opinion on Himanta comment on Miya Muslims in Assam
    Opinion
    Budget 2026: Business as usual in a world that is not
    Opinion

    Budget 2026: Business as usual in a world that is not

    1 Feb 2026 6:14 PM IST
    Agnipath scheme needs some tweaks
    Opinion

    Agnipath needs urgent correction to protect India and her armed forces

    31 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    RSS Dattatreya Hosabale Do your duties, dont ask for rights
    Opinion

    RSS, BJP speak as one: Duties first, rights conditional for citizens

    30 Jan 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Move over, Hinduism, Hindutva is India’s new political religion

    Move over, Sanatana, what RSS truly cares about is political power

    29 Jan 2026 4:08 PM IST
    Saudi Arabia and Pakistan entered a defence deal - is that an Islamic NATO?

    Why a Saudi-Pakistan defence pact doesn't imply an 'Islamic NATO'

    27 Jan 2026 8:36 AM IST
    Why BJP-RSS must rethink religious nationalism with arrival of Islamic NATO

    With arrival of ‘Islamic NATO’, BJP-RSS must rethink religious nationalism

    27 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Why loudest noise around T20 World Cup 2026 has little to do with cricket

    Why loudest noise around T20 World Cup 2026 has little to do with cricket

    26 Jan 2026 2:01 PM IST
    Will India gain from trade deal with EU? Jitin Prasada, President Ursula von der Leyen

    From Viswaguru to labour supplier: Hidden cost of India-EU trade talks

    26 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Mr Mark Carney, welcome to the BRICS world

    Mr Mark Carney, welcome to the BRICS world

    25 Jan 2026 9:01 PM IST
    Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka in late 1980s

    Why India must honour IPKF’s forgotten war heroes in Sri Lanka

    24 Jan 2026 2:55 PM IST
    Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde

    BMC elections show why Sena still matters in Mumbai despite BJP’s onslaught

    23 Jan 2026 3:01 PM IST
    Donald Trump Davos NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

    Why Trump’s Greenland gambit exposes a familiar pattern

    22 Jan 2026 10:17 PM IST
    How Jamaat-e-Islami is positioning itself for power in Bangladesh

    How Jamaat-e-Islami is positioning itself for power in Bangladesh

    22 Jan 2026 2:19 PM IST
    Donald Trump

    Why Donald Trump is fuming at UK over ceding Diego Garcia to Mauritius

    Vivek Katju
    21 Jan 2026 8:07 PM IST

    The US president labels Chagos deal an act of 'total weakness' and 'great stupidity', linking the move to his renewed push for Greenland acquisition

    Naidu and Siddaramaiah: Latest examples of ‘self-acquittal’ by chief ministers

    Naidu and Siddaramaiah: Latest examples of ‘self-acquittal’ by chief ministers

    21 Jan 2026 10:48 AM IST
    Modi in Kartavya Bhavan - the replacing of old buildings with new in Lutyen Delhi

    Architecture as Modi's political assertion in remaking of Lutyens' Delhi

    20 Jan 2026 3:25 PM IST
    Indian families face economic challenge

    Why economic insecurity is reshaping family life and goals in India

    20 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Devendra Fadnavis

    Maharashtra moment: Is Fadnavis BJP's best bet after Modi?

    19 Jan 2026 8:52 PM IST
    India Open, bird droppings

    Bird droppings stop play: India wants global events, but can it handle the basics?

    19 Jan 2026 2:08 PM IST
    AI in strategic autonomy calls for working outside silos

    To tackle AI for strategic autonomy, India should stop working in silos

    19 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Trump should know why Iran is not Venezuela

    Trump should know why Iran is not Venezuela

    15 Jan 2026 9:44 AM IST
    US sanctions on Russian oil companies

    In today’s global cacophony, India’s challenge is to act with quiet steadiness

    14 Jan 2026 2:15 PM IST
    A farmer applies fertiliser

    How India ‘subsidises’ the poisoning of air and water through fertilisers

    12 Jan 2026 8:01 PM IST
    Donald Trump

    Trump’s raw power politics and what it means for India

    11 Jan 2026 1:27 PM IST
    Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

    Are Christians finally waking up to the Hindutva threat?

    9 Jan 2026 1:22 PM IST
    Shift toward TVK could turn into costly gamble for Tamil Nadu Congress

    Shift toward TVK could turn into costly gamble for Tamil Nadu Congress

    7 Jan 2026 5:41 PM IST
    Siddaramaiah

    Siddaramaiah no Devaraj Urs, yet a cut above the rest

    7 Jan 2026 10:22 AM IST
    Mustafizur Rahman and Shah Rukh Khan

    Cricketers, filmstars and the games they have to play

    6 Jan 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Maduro is out, but that doesn’t mean Venezuela is captured

    Maduro is out, but that doesn’t mean Venezuela is captured

    4 Jan 2026 4:37 PM IST
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