• The Federal

    Opinion

    US trade deal and its context strengthen sovereignty, even as internal strife weakens it

    TK Arun
    8 Feb 2026 12:09 PM IST

    Beyond concessions, deal improves market access, strengthens strategic signalling; it could catalyse India Inc's adaptation to era of AI and machines that embody AI

    India could gain largely from America trade deal
    Opinion
    PM Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump
    Opinion

    Trade boost or strategic retreat? India-US deal beyond the rhetoric

    7 Feb 2026 7:40 PM IST
    Sunetra Pawar taking over as Maharashtra Deputy CM is yet another instance of NDA dyastic politics
    Opinion

    BJP's anti-dynasty stand rings hollow as party elevates new heirs

    6 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Modi Trump
    Opinion

    India-US trade deal raises key questions of diplomacy

    4 Feb 2026 7:32 PM IST
    India and Pakistan are set to lock horns in a cricket match for the first time after the Pahalgam terror attack in April, in Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai. (Representative Photo: iStock)

    T20 World Cup: How India-Pakistan boycott exposes cricket’s fragility

    4 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Bangladesh polls: Jamaat on back foot after chief’s remarks on working women

    Bangladesh polls: Jamaat on back foot after chief’s remarks on working women

    4 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    US President Donald Trump

    India’s trade deal with the US is not reciprocity, it is submission

    3 Feb 2026 10:26 AM IST
    Najeeb Jung opinion on Himanta comment on Miya Muslims in Assam

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

    2 Feb 2026 4:06 PM IST
    Budget 2026: Business as usual in a world that is not

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

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

    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

    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

    Siddhaarth Mahan
    26 Jan 2026 2:01 PM IST

    Bangladesh’s exclusion, Pakistan’s doubts, ICC’s reactive governance - build‑up to T20 World Cup has been defined more by politics not by squads and...

    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

    21 Jan 2026 8:07 PM IST
    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
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