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srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTQxNTQ4ODEwLWI0ZjktMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTQxNTQ4ODEwLWI0ZjktMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1268113" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/universe-resounding-power-of-silence/">UNIVERSE: Resounding power of silence</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>Humans endowed with the power of speech must also weigh in their capacity to be quiet</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/ashish-alexander/484" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Ashish Alexander">Ashish Alexander</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733616807"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1268104"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/consumers-beware-why-feedback-has-lost-its-meaning/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM0ZTA1ZmIwLWI0ZjktMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM0ZTA1ZmIwLWI0ZjktMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM0ZTA1ZmIwLWI0ZjktMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM0ZTA1ZmIwLWI0ZjktMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1268104" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/consumers-beware-why-feedback-has-lost-its-meaning/">Consumers Beware! — Why feedback has lost its meaning</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>If businesses are genuinely interested in consumer response to their queries, there ought to be respect for the negative feedback and acknowledgement of suggestions for improvement</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/pushpa-girimaji/259" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Pushpa Girimaji">Pushpa Girimaji</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733617027"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1268098"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/pant-lungi-dhoti-salwar/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWY0NDk3YTgwLWI0ZjgtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWY0NDk3YTgwLWI0ZjgtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWY0NDk3YTgwLWI0ZjgtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWY0NDk3YTgwLWI0ZjgtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1268098" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/pant-lungi-dhoti-salwar/">Touchstones: Pant, Lungi, dhoti, salwar</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>I am an eternal optimist and hope that just as our sports arena is now increasingly looking at merit, our political parties too will follow suit</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/ira-pande/8" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Ira Pande">Ira Pande</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733616678"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1266929"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-idea-of-viksit-bharat-is-facing-huge-challenges/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWVhYjQ5ODgwLWI0NDItMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWVhYjQ5ODgwLWI0NDItMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWVhYjQ5ODgwLWI0NDItMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWVhYjQ5ODgwLWI0NDItMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1266929" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-idea-of-viksit-bharat-is-facing-huge-challenges/">The idea of Viksit Bharat is facing huge challenges</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>Structural reforms, especially at the state and local levels of governance, can make India’s growth rate sustainable.</p></div><div 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srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWRhNTNmMDMwLWI0NDItMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWRhNTNmMDMwLWI0NDItMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1266920" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/how-to-decongest-the-city-beautiful-and-why/">How to decongest the City Beautiful and why</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>The satellite towns should be no more viewed as the ‘poor cousins’ of Chandigarh but as its safety valves to let off the built-up pressures in the main city.</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/rajnish-wattas/351" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Rajnish Wattas">Rajnish Wattas</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733538466"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1266938"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/playing-fast-loose-with-secularism/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTQ0ZjQ5NjcwLWI0MmUtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTQ0ZjQ5NjcwLWI0MmUtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" 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href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/jyoti-malhotra/30" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Jyoti Malhotra">Jyoti Malhotra</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733529615"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1265423"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/politics-behind-redress-of-waqf-property-rows/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWU4ODU5NzgwLWIzNjYtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWU4ODU5NzgwLWIzNjYtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWU4ODU5NzgwLWIzNjYtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWU4ODU5NzgwLWIzNjYtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1265423" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/politics-behind-redress-of-waqf-property-rows/">Politics behind ‘redress’ of waqf property rows</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>UNION Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on November 15 the determination of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, despite resistance 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The apparent...</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/ajay-k-mehra/272" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Ajay K Mehra">Ajay K Mehra</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733443999"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1265447"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/what-trump-2-0-means-for-indias-economic-aspirations/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTcyNzU0OWEwLWIzNjYtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTcyNzU0OWEwLWIzNjYtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTcyNzU0OWEwLWIzNjYtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTcyNzU0OWEwLWIzNjYtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1265447" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/what-trump-2-0-means-for-indias-economic-aspirations/">What Trump 2.0 means for India’s economic aspirations</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>EVEN before being formally anointed as US President, Donald Trump's pronouncements are creating ripples in global economies. Recent salvos on tariffs and the dollar have sparked concerns over the prospect of trade and currency wars in the coming days. Policymakers...</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/sushma-ramachandran/78" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Sushma Ramachandran">Sushma Ramachandran</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733443800"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1265412"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-importance-of-being-fadnavis/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWRhODc2NWIwLWIzNjUtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWRhODc2NWIwLWIzNjUtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWRhODc2NWIwLWIzNjUtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWRhODc2NWIwLWIzNjUtMTFlZi1hZWU4LWI5OWQ1NjM5ZjgzOS5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1265412" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-importance-of-being-fadnavis/">The importance of being Fadnavis</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>TWELVE days after the BJP-led Mahayuti’s spectacular victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Devendra Fadnavis has been sworn in as the Chief Minister. One would have expected celebratory fireworks after the runaway success. Instead, there was bickering and the spectacle...</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/julio-ribeiro/11" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Julio Ribeiro">Julio Ribeiro</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733443549"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1264050"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/israel-scrambles-for-support-to-counter-icc-arrest-warrants/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTE4NmNiOGQwLWIyOWUtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTE4NmNiOGQwLWIyOWUtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTE4NmNiOGQwLWIyOWUtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTE4NmNiOGQwLWIyOWUtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1264050" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/israel-scrambles-for-support-to-counter-icc-arrest-warrants/">Israel scrambles for support to counter ICC arrest warrants</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>Contrary to the bravado displayed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his advisers on the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on November 21, there are indications that they were worried at that possibility even earlier,...</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/vappala-balachandran/230" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Vappala Balachandran">Vappala Balachandran</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733357750"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1264044"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/centre-must-aid-states-on-new-criminal-laws/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWRhZTU2MTEwLWIyOWQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWRhZTU2MTEwLWIyOWQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWRhZTU2MTEwLWIyOWQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWRhZTU2MTEwLWIyOWQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1264044" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/centre-must-aid-states-on-new-criminal-laws/">Centre must aid states on new criminal laws</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>Making rules for ensuring the implementation of a number of new concepts, as envisaged in the BNSS, is the key to success.</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/kp-singh/255" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="KP Singh">KP Singh</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733357649"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1264090"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/hope-for-a-reset-in-akali-politics/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM2YjUxMzIwLWIyOWQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM2YjUxMzIwLWIyOWQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM2YjUxMzIwLWIyOWQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM2YjUxMzIwLWIyOWQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1264090" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/hope-for-a-reset-in-akali-politics/">Hope for a reset in Akali politics</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>The Takht Jathedars have foregrounded the moral authority of the Panth</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/surinder-s-jodhka/197" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Surinder S Jodhka">Surinder S Jodhka</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733357616"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1262628"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/mounting-domestic-discontent-spells-trouble-for-xi/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM1ZTA1MDUwLWIxZDQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM1ZTA1MDUwLWIxZDQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM1ZTA1MDUwLWIxZDQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWM1ZTA1MDUwLWIxZDQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1262628" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/mounting-domestic-discontent-spells-trouble-for-xi/">Mounting domestic discontent spells trouble for Xi</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>BARELY had the dust settled after the disappearance of the Chinese State Councillor, the Foreign Minister and Chinese President Xi Jinping's protege Qin Gang that three months later, Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu was 'removed' from his post. Li Shangfu,...</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/jayadeva-ranade/172" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Jayadeva Ranade">Jayadeva Ranade</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733271282"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1262606"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/adani-saga-and-the-dharma-of-bureaucracy/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTMxOWY2ZWQwLWIxZDQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTMxOWY2ZWQwLWIxZDQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTMxOWY2ZWQwLWIxZDQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYTMxOWY2ZWQwLWIxZDQtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1262606" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/adani-saga-and-the-dharma-of-bureaucracy/">Adani saga and the dharma of bureaucracy</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>QUESTIONS were put to the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), during his media briefing on November 29, on the indictments issued in the United States against the Adani Group’s chairman and others. The queries focused on...</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/vivek-katju/149" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Vivek Katju">Vivek Katju</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733271034"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1262598"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/constitution-has-stood-us-in-good-stead/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWExNWE3MzEwLWIxZDMtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWExNWE3MzEwLWIxZDMtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWExNWE3MzEwLWIxZDMtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWExNWE3MzEwLWIxZDMtMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1262598" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/constitution-has-stood-us-in-good-stead/">Constitution has stood us in good stead</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>THIS year’s Constitution Day coincided with pleas that a mosque and a dargah be surveyed to verify whether they had temples underneath. Pleas like these remind us how far we remain as a nation from realising the dream the Constitution...</p></div><div class="authr"><h5><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/author/krishna-kumar/495" style="color:#0d1c3d" aria-label="Krishna Kumar">Krishna Kumar</a></h5><span class="p-time sincetime" timestamp="1733270790"></span></div></div></article></li><li class="_review guid-1261106"><article class="card-df"><div class="thumb-img"><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/what-holds-back-punjabs-draft-agricultural-policy/"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWFkYzYxNzQwLWIxODItMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 640w, https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWFkYzYxNzQwLWIxODItMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc= 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 40rem) 90vw, 100vw"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWFkYzYxNzQwLWIxODItMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc="><img src="https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/webp/medium/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWFkYzYxNzQwLWIxODItMTFlZi1iNzgzLTI3YTljZjkzNmFhMy5qcGc=" alt="featured-img_1261106" class="post-featured-img" style="width:auto"></picture></a></div><div class="entry-content"><div class="catg"><h3><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/opinions/comment" style="color:#0d1c3d">Comment</a></h3></div><div class="h2-title"><h2><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/what-holds-back-punjabs-draft-agricultural-policy/">Real problem is not govt, it's bureaucracy</a></h2></div><div class="excerpt"><p>I am often asked about my tenure as the Chairman of the Punjab State Farmers’ & Farm Workers’ Commission (April 6, 2017-September 20, 2021). Where does one begin except at the very beginning? 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After the Ayodhya temple judgments, Indian courts are now sought to be engaged in a frenetic digging up of ancient religious grievances of a similar nature. 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