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Indian Politics · 19 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

Manufactured Emergency Is Becoming the INDIA Alliance’s Favourite Dialect

The opposition’s protest politics now relies on declaring every dispute an existential crisis. That habit may thrill Delhi’s commentariat, but it cheapens genuine institutional criticism and lets weak political organisation escape scrutiny.

By Meenakshi Iyer

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The Opposition’s Voter-Roll Campaign Has Outrun Its Evidence

Aditya Rao · 19 Oct 2026

The Opposition’s Outrage Factory Cannot Substitute for a Governing Idea

Meenakshi Iyer · 18 Oct 2026

The Budget’s Boring Capital-Expenditure Habit Is the Reform Congress Still Pretends Not to See

Aditya Rao · 18 Oct 2026

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The Asian Para Games Should Not Have to Beg Cricket Fans for Attention

Farah Sheikh · 19 Oct 2026

India Won the Series; Test Cricket Still Lost the Argument

Rohan Deshmukh · 19 Oct 2026

The Asian Para Games Should Not Need a Sympathy Campaign to Earn Indian Attention

Farah Sheikh · 18 Oct 2026

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Reporting Live Wants to Defend Journalism but Does Not Trust the Audience

Ishita Banerjee · 19 Oct 2026

Drishyam 3 Proves Bollywood’s Favourite Star Is Now the Franchise

Kabir Malhotra · 19 Oct 2026

Streaming Has Turned Our Evenings Into Administrative Work

Ishita Banerjee · 18 Oct 2026

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India Is Finally Moving Beyond Phone Assembly, but the Hard Part Starts Now

Priya Nair · 19 Oct 2026

The Lava Agni 4N Matters More After the Launch Event Ends

Nikhil Bhatt · 19 Oct 2026

Made in India Cannot Stop at the Screwdriver Station

Priya Nair · 18 Oct 2026

Automobiles

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Record EV Sales Do Not Mean India Has Solved Public Charging

Ritika Menon · 19 Oct 2026

The Base Variant Is Usually the Honest Car

Arjun Chawla · 19 Oct 2026

Eight Per Cent EV Share Is a Sales Victory and an Infrastructure Warning

Ritika Menon · 18 Oct 2026

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Gorakhpur’s Terracotta Success Is Really a Story About Market Access

Ananya Ghosh · 19 Oct 2026

A Blind Idol-Maker’s Craft Is Not an Inspiration Meme

Devansh Kapoor · 19 Oct 2026

A Village Library Is Not Quaint; It Is Public Infrastructure With Shelves

Ananya Ghosh · 18 Oct 2026

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