Chief Editor’s Note
Good Morning.<br>Today's paper carries four threads worth holding onto as you read.<br>First, symbols and law: a 90-year-old compromise on Vande Mataram has just been converted from political convention into penal statute — remember dates matter less than mechanisms here.<br>Second, federalism under fiscal pressure: Odisha's mineral-tax windfall from a 2024 Supreme Court win is being reshaped by a 2026 Parliamentary amendment — a reminder that a judicial victory in a federal dispute is rarely the final word.<br>Third, the India-China visit: read Xi's Delhi trip as risk management, not reconcil
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The 1937 Compromise Behind Today's Vande Mataram Row
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Xi's Return to Delhi Is Risk Management, Not Reconciliation
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Entry 54's Trump Card: How Parliament Legislated Around a Supreme Court Win
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Zero Appeals Doesn't Mean Zero Errors: What West Bengal's Numbers Reveal
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Manipur Wants 1951 as Its NRC Baseline - Why the Date Itself Is the Real Argument
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Seven Deaths, Then 1,355 Inspections: What the Satya Niketan Collapse Reveals About How Delhi's Civic Body Actually Works
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"A General Air of Positivity" vs "Waste of Time and Money": Two Readings of the Same Ladakh Meeting
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Not Yes, Not No: What the Centre's "Deferral" on a Bustard-Zone Limestone Mine Actually Means
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Bihar's Floods Weren't a Nepal Story - They Were a Ganga Story
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The Paris Space Summit Wasn't Really About Diplomacy - It Was About Contracts
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Why the Supreme Court, Not FSSAI, Is Setting India's Food Label Rules
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The RBI Just Told Fintechs Their Data Isn't Theirs to Sell
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70% of India's Seeds Answer to No Law At All
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The Vaccination Line Nobody Asked to Join
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The Ujjain Mosque Verdict: When a Pilgrimage's Safety Meets a Community's Faith
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When Protecting Public Order Becomes Punishing Protest
- Editorial
A Genetic Study Finally Asks Why Endometriosis Was Ignored This Long
- Opinion
India Is Hosting BRICS This Week. Its Real Bet Should Still Be the West.
- Essay
Why a Fast-Growing Economy Cannot Employ Its Own People
- Ethics
A Musician's Death in Delhi, and the Collective Failure Behind It
