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The Sunday Guardian
PUTIN MIRAGE: WHY WEST KEEPS WAITING FOR A FALL THAT NEVER COMES
One of the most stubborn misconceptions about Putinism is that it is pure autocracy. In other words, one man, one will, one iron grip. The reality is more complicated and, in some ways, more durable.
5 min |
May 24, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
India should use Rubio's visit to rejuvenate ties with the US
Let us lower the temperature and shun the sharp rhetoric. Let the experts on the two sides hammer out a mutually acceptable trade deal.
4 min |
May 24, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
THE INDIA-NORDIC SUMMITS ARE CRACKING THE NORSE CODE
India seems to be more willing than ever to abandon its old hesitancies and work with potential partners. India brings a clear political legitimacy for a new Indo-Pacific balance of power.
4 min |
May 24, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
CONGRESS EYES SEVEN RS SEATS AMID SURPRISES
Party leadership discusses candidate list as biennial Rajya Sabha elections approach in June.
4 min |
May 24, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
Transport disruptions put Delhi commuters under strain
The situation has been complicated by ongoing transport strikes by sections of auto-rickshaw and taxi unions in Delhi-NCR, which have reduced feeder mobility options for metro and bus users.
2 min |
May 24, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
THE TERMS SHE NEVER CHOSE TO LIVE BY
Young woman's death reignites debate over dowry harassment, family pressure, failures of social institutions.
7 min |
May 24, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
Supreme Court modifies order in NCERT book row case
The Supreme Court on Friday modified its March 11 order that had directed the Centre, states and others to disassociate from three academicians following a row over an NCERT book chapter containing “offending” contents on corruption in the judiciary.
1 min |
May 24, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
Hormuz, the narrow waterway that's holding the world hostage
The US unquestionably retains the ability to destroy Iranian naval assets over time. However, military capability alone does not guarantee strategic success.
5 min |
May 24, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
PUNJAB POLICE FACE SCRUTINY AHEAD OF CIVIC POLLS
Allegations of intimidation and booth management intensify tensions.
3 min |
May 24, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
SUVENDU ADHIKARI SIGNALS END OF BENGAL'S ERA OF IMPUNITY
The walls of Nabanna, West Bengal's state secretariat on the banks of the Hooghly, have witnessed much political theatre over the years.
5 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
THE THUCYDIDES TRAP: HOW TRUMP FELL FOR XI'S BLUFF
The body language of US delegation members was evidence of their unease at the patronizing manner that Xi had while speaking to the US President. Each meeting was laden with the symbolism of the superiority of Chinese Communist culture over its US counterpart.
5 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
EXAMINATION SYSTEM FACES CREDIBILITY CRISIS AFTER NEET-UG CANCELLATION
India’s central examination system is facing its deepest credibility crisis in years after the nationwide cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026, despite sweeping reforms, arrests, agency probes and a stringent anti-paper leak law introduced after the controversies of 2024.
8 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
Measles epidemic sweeping through Bangladesh, India at risk
Hundreds of children are believed to have died after the erstwhile Yunus government ended the practice of procuring vaccines through UNICEF.
5 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
Congress had a tough time choosing Satheesan over Venugopal as Keralam CM
Even as Congress named V.D. Satheesan as Keralam Chief Minister, knocking out from the race contenders such as K.C. Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala, party insiders said that it was not an easy decision to make.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
A chastened Trump returns from Beijing
Jury is still out on what the US gained from the summit and whether it was at all needed.
6 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
DMK, AIADMK RETHINK STRATEGY AS TVK RISES
Vijay’s TVK disrupts Tamil Nadu’s traditional two-party Dravidian equilibrium.
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
India's Bangladesh Conundrum: demographic pressures and geopolitical risks
India’s ‘Bangladesh Conundrum’ is surely a border management problem, but now it intersects with regime change in Dhaka, political shift in West Bengal and Pakistan’s constant attempts to exploit the situation for asymmetric leverage against India.
5 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
Taiwan is the permanent fault line in US-China relations
Xi’s phrase ‘extremely dangerous situation’ is not mere rhetoric. Missteps could trigger escalation.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
XI-TRUMP AND THE BALANCE OF POWER
CHINESE DOMINANCE
4 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
FROM ROOTS TO ROUTES: UNLOCKING INDIA'S NORTHEAST AS A CIVILISATIONAL GATEWAY
Parallel to Northeast’s emergence as spiritual corridor, India is building the architecture of Buddhist diplomacy.
7 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
PM visit: Netherlands returns Chola copper plates
Artefacts handed over during PM Modi’s diplomatic visit to Netherlands.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
AKHILESH HAS A CYCLE MOMENT
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced austerity measures to counter the rising fuel prices (impacted by the war in West Asia), all BJP ministers and chief ministers have taken to using public transport, cycles and two-wheelers.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
HM Shah calls for unified global war on narcotics
India’s Home Minister, Amit Shah, at R.N. Kao Memorial Lecture proposed a common legal and enforcement framework to dismantle global narcotics syndicates.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
Foreign trips row fuels fresh political storm
The issue is not limited to the number of trips or the expenditure. Questions have also been raised about the identities of hosts abroad, the organisations involved.
4 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
Path of patience wins God's help
The Quran instructs us: Have patience: God is with those who are patient. (8:46)
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
DELHI INTENSIFIES YAMUNA CLEANUP, FLOODPLAIN ENFORCEMENT DRIVE
In a fresh effort to restore the Yamuna River to its pristine condition, the Delhi government has stepped up measures to prevent the discharge of untreated sewage and industrial waste into the river, while also focusing on flood management and removal of encroachments along the Yamuna floodplains.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
NEET-UG leak ‘mastermind’ held, row reaches SC
A Delhi court granted CBI custody of two accused in the widening NEET-UG paper leak investigation.
3 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
‘JIHADI DRUG’ SEIZURE OPENS NEW FRONT IN GLOBAL PROBE
First Captagon seizure raises fears of emerging maritime narco corridor.
5 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
HANDED OVER SON TO POLICE: UNION MINISTER BANDI SANJAY
Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday said he had “handed over” his son, Bandi Bhageerath, to the police in connection with a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in Telangana.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
The Sunday Guardian
MEA rejects ‘arbitration award’ on Indus Water Treaty
Jaiswal affirmed India’s decision to keep treaty in abeyance remains fully in force.
1 min |