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The TRP trap: Media seems to have hit the self-destruct button
A weakened media at war with itself is an ideal situation for the establishment to step in
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Suspect all, fix all: A mindset that begins at the top, trickles across
It's not just Modi government or BJP, but even state governments, judiciary are getting caught in a 'we suspect all' mindset. Is India becoming a National Suspicion State?
Shekhar Gupta: Shrine for secularism
Indian secularism didn't die with the Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan. It is enshrined in the basic structure of our Constitution and is still worth fighting for and preserving
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The so very predictable Chinese: Ladakh episode should come as no surprise
The Chinese are far from inscrutable and India shouldn't be surprised by Ladakh. It should've been anticipated when the status of Jammu & Kashmir was changed
Vande Bharat vs Bharat ke Bande: Is Modi losing his political touch?
PM Modi's pandemic messaging has been mostly directed at the middle class and elites and there's little empathy for the poor millions. Is he losing his political touch?
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India for the World
All governments must have their feet put to the fire regularly but do it fairly and use the same yardstick for India that you would use for other countries
Between extending lockdown and lifting it, India must walk the middle path
The lockdown has worked. But an overdose of it could kill through long-lasting side-effects. It should be systematically loosened or de-escalated
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Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19, creating fiscal space for states, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
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Shekhar Gupta: The India-US nuclear deal of 2008 gave us six major gains
Why the India-US nuclear deal is the biggest achievement of the turnaround between the two countries. It also helped India's political economy by exposing and demolishing the Left
Shekhar Gupta: The craft of war
India can defeat Pakistan in less than a week. But first it should define victory, know when to declare it, have decisive conventional edge and stop flying MiG-21s
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Modi govt is fighting with voters who backed him with passion: youth
Six months after returning to power with a huge mandate, Modi government is stuck fighting students - its most ardent voters who are now pessimistic, hopeless and even angry
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Why the Congress needs to look at Indira and listen to Manmohan Singh
The Veer Savarkar issue has once again exposed confusion within the Congress. It needs to learn from Indira Gandhi's politics
Shekhar Gupta: Robbing the middle class to pay the poor?
The poor are fooled purely for their cheap thrills and entertainment, but the real joke is on the middle classes
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Shekhar Gupta: A Shiv ji ki baraat without a groom
India is mushrooming with Deve Gowda wannabes because being a former prime minister is better than being a former chief minister
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Shekhar Gupta: The Shankaracharyas of the Liberal Peeth
Liberalism is to not set rules for others and insist they be followed. If you do, then you're an Ayatollah, pontiff or Shankaracharya
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Shekhar Gupta: How to lose your Kashmir & keep it too
It's not even about Kashmiri territory or Kashmiris, India or Pakistan. It's now Hindu versus Muslim and a lose-lose
Shekhar Gupta: Whispers in Despatches
In old power capitals, gossip and rumour are more convincing than fact. Durbari Delhi is no different
