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Indian Politics · 10 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

Simultaneous Elections Deserve Better Than the Opposition’s Emergency Cosplay

One Nation, One Election raises real constitutional and federal questions, but the INDIA alliance weakens its case by treating administrative reform as dictatorship in disguise. Scrutiny is necessary; theatrical panic is not.

By Meenakshi Iyer

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The Budget’s Quiet Victory Is Making Reform Feel Ordinary

Aditya Rao · 10 Oct 2026

The Opposition’s Electoral-Roll Theatre Cannot Replace Evidence

Meenakshi Iyer · 9 Oct 2026

The Budget’s Boring Discipline Is More Valuable Than Congress’s Expensive Nostalgia

Aditya Rao · 9 Oct 2026

Indian Sports

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Gukesh Should Not Have to Become a Celebrity to Make Chess Matter

Farah Sheikh · 10 Oct 2026

BCCI’s 1,788-Match Calendar Is Impressive; Its Test-Cricket Conviction Is Not Yet Proven

Rohan Deshmukh · 10 Oct 2026

Indian Women’s Cricket Should Not Have to Borrow the Men’s Spotlight

Farah Sheikh · 9 Oct 2026

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Mirzapur on a Cinema Screen Is Less a Promotion Than a Test of Our Streaming Loyalty

Ishita Banerjee · 10 Oct 2026

Drishyam’s Success Proves Bollywood Trusts Plot Only When It Comes With a Warranty

Kabir Malhotra · 10 Oct 2026

Angh’s Global Arrival Should End Our Lazy Definition of ‘Indian Cinema’

Ishita Banerjee · 9 Oct 2026

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Make in India Electronics Has Graduated From Slogan to Assembly; Components Are the Real Exam

Priya Nair · 10 Oct 2026

The Galaxy S26 Ultra May Last Years, but Its Price Still Demands Too Much Faith

Nikhil Bhatt · 10 Oct 2026

India Makes More Phones, but the Valuable Innards Still Decide the Contest

Priya Nair · 9 Oct 2026

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India’s EV Sales Pitch Still Ends at the Apartment Gate

Ritika Menon · 10 Oct 2026

The Thar Roxx Is a Fine Off-Roader and an Overqualified Answer to the School Run

Arjun Chawla · 10 Oct 2026

EV Sales Are Racing Ahead of the Charging Experience

Ritika Menon · 9 Oct 2026

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Parpoli’s Butterflies Need Fewer Tourists Who Came Only for the Photograph

Ananya Ghosh · 10 Oct 2026

The Prison-Made Ganpati Matters More Than the Festival’s Loudest Installation

Devansh Kapoor · 10 Oct 2026

Asha Ilango’s Missed Medal Matters More Than Another Easy Victory Story

Ananya Ghosh · 9 Oct 2026

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