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Indian Politics · 30 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

The Census Is Too Important for the INDIA Bloc’s Pre-Emptive Conspiracy Factory

Caste enumeration can improve policy, but only if India treats the 2027 Census as a statistical exercise rather than an opposition audition for permanent grievance. The government deserves scrutiny on execution, not automatic accusations before the forms are counted.

By Meenakshi Iyer

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GST’s Second Act Matters More Than the Opposition’s First-Draft Obituaries

Aditya Rao · 30 Oct 2026

The Opposition’s Voter-Roll Rhetoric Needs Evidence, Not Apocalyptic Hashtags

Meenakshi Iyer · 29 Oct 2026

One Nation, One Election Is Worth Attempting—But the Bill Still Needs Guardrails

Aditya Rao · 29 Oct 2026

Indian Sports

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India’s 13-0 Hockey Win Was Fun; Making It Matter Is the Hard Part

Farah Sheikh · 30 Oct 2026

Prasidh Krishna’s Absence Is Another Bill for Indian Cricket’s Format Addiction

Rohan Deshmukh · 30 Oct 2026

Manu Bhaker’s Medals Exposed How Little Attention Indian Sport Can Sustain

Farah Sheikh · 29 Oct 2026

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Akka’s Women Can Rule the Underworld—If the Algorithm Lets Them Be Awful

Ishita Banerjee · 30 Oct 2026

Twenty-Five Years On, Lagaan Still Exposes Bollywood’s Cowardice

Kabir Malhotra · 30 Oct 2026

Streaming’s Endless Menu Is Making Indian Viewers Less Adventurous

Ishita Banerjee · 29 Oct 2026

Technology

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Made in India Is Winning the Assembly Line; Now It Must Win the Component Drawer

Priya Nair · 30 Oct 2026

The Pixel 10 Is a ₹75,000 Promise; India Should Judge the Repair Counter

Nikhil Bhatt · 30 Oct 2026

India Is Assembling More Electronics, but Assembly Alone Is Not Technological Power

Priya Nair · 29 Oct 2026

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India’s EV Revolution Still Ends at the Apartment Parking Meeting

Ritika Menon · 30 Oct 2026

The Sensible Mahindra BE 6 Is Not the One Wearing the Most Badges

Arjun Chawla · 30 Oct 2026

India’s EV Transition Will Stall in Apartment Basements, Not Showrooms

Ritika Menon · 29 Oct 2026

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Chirgaon Saved Vultures by Making Celebration Slightly Less Selfish

Ananya Ghosh · 30 Oct 2026

The AI Was Useful, but the Young Man Took the Train

Devansh Kapoor · 30 Oct 2026

Ladakh’s Ice Stupas Matter Because They Turn Climate Anxiety Into Local Work

Ananya Ghosh · 29 Oct 2026

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