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Space nationalism

There is an ongoing space race between global powers, also driven by nationalism (and military necessities) despite multi-national collaborations

Agricultural reforms, farmers' agitation, and the power of narrative

A group of people holding an elected govt to ransom and a govt turning against its own citizens in the name of law and order are both instinctively troubling in a democracy, writes T N Ninan

Thriving in uber-uncertainty

Book review of Beyond Great: Nine Strategies for Thriving in an Era of Social Tension, Economic Nationalism and Technological Revolution

Nationalism will drive global alliances in 2021

The era of tech nationalism launched with India banning Chinese tech platforms and telecom equipment

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The promise of techno-nationalism

Techno-nationalism sees nation states using their superiority in specific technologies rise up the global hierarchy and dominate other nations

BJP files complaint against Digvijaya Singh for posting 'Traitor rate card' on social media

Bharatiya Janata Party has filed a complaint against Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh with Bhopal Crime Branch after the latter posted a 'traitor rate card' on his social media account

The Minority Conundrum: Thought-provoking essays on minority rights

A thought-provoking set of essays examines minority rights in the light of secularism and nationalism, both of which are foundational to the vision of the Indian republic, says Chintan Girish Modi

Why globalisation is passe

Rising nationalism and a retreat from global alliances signal a restructuring of the geopolitical order

Harmonic nationalism

For Gandhi, music created spiritual and ethical publics

Nationhood can't be built on charity alone

We can't afford the perception of a righteous judge being punished because he inconveniently refuses to act as guardian of a Hindu Rashtra

Nationalism, slogan of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' being misused: Manmohan Singh

Singh also extensively quoted Nehru, saying he had asked, "Who is this Bharat Mata?, whose victory you wish?"

Shekhar Gupta: Indian, nationalist and Muslim

A new Indian Muslim is rising. They're dressed like Muslims but are also flaunting their patriotism, nationalism, love for tricolour, national anthem and Constitution

The populists march on

The larger question for observers of politics worldwide is where British result fits into the broader narrative about the upsurge in populism and right-wing nationalism

'Victory for nationalism': Why Johnson's win puts UK's future in doubt

Boris Johnson's resounding triumph could spell the break-up of the union that has bound England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for centuries.

Nationalism a show-stopper on I-Day after govt scraps J&K's special status

Crowd-sourced wish list for the PM speech is not vocal on economic slowdown

Reversal of globalisation

The issue of inequality remains unaddressed

On the rise of nationalism and the urgent need for interdependence

Economist Nitin Desai analyses what ails nations today and offers a prescription for the future

For Hamid Ansari, nationalism and patriotism are words of explosive content

"Nationalism in its strident form is inseparable from the desire for power. It is an 'ideological poison' that has no hesitation in transcending and transgressing individual rights," he said.

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