Saturday, 13 December 2025
Saturday, 13 December 2025
The red flag still waves over Beijing — but the bearer is not the bicycle-riding factory worker, the rural peasant, or the miners’ collective. It is held aloft by the Party-State
DEBASHIS CHAKRABARTI
If policymakers fail to act or recognise that ‘normal’ weather no longer exists, 2026 and our future will see such stories morph from episodic occurrences into chronic national crises
JAIDEEP HARDIKAR
In an uncertain world, the India-Russia relationship survives because it adapts. Whether it can remain not only warm but wise will depend on decisions made in New Delhi and Moscow
AMITABH MATTOO
The issue of citizenship for religious minorities promised by the CAA is likely to remain on the potboiler in the public and political discourses as the Bengal elections come nearer
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Donald Trump has power, but appears to lack another ingredient key to peacemaking: patience. Could regional blocs succeed where United States President has failed?
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Directed by Aditya Dhar and inspired by real events, the film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal and R. Madhavan alongside Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna
