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As I have noted, Prime Minister Modi likes to practise what American generals call ‘shock and awe’....

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The cultural heritage of Kashmir valley is an amalgamation of sorts. The numerous civilizations that...

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Either we agree or not, we have to accept the radical facts of the reality but often it entrusts us...

India’s post-Independence history, which is still not taught in schools and colleges, presents...

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In this fast-paced world, where life seems contoured with the subjectivity of distorted human...