- In the Indian Express, HK Dua argues for a fresh ceasefire in Kashmir.
- In the Hindu, G Sampath takes stock of the National Democratic Alliance government at three.
- Also in the Indian Express, Vibhuti Narain Rai on why we must keep speaking of the Hashimpura massacre of 1987.
- In the Telegraph, Mukul Kesavan on the lynch mob republic.
- In the Economic Times, Sandip Roy weighs the merits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over President Donald Trump.
- In Hindu BLInk, Majid Maqbool on how Kashmiris have found ways to circumvent the government ban on social media.
- In the Guardian, Paul Mason on how British policy on Libya, and its fallout, reveal Prime Minister Theresa May’s failures on terror.
- In the New York Times, Katrin Bennhold, Stephen Castle and Declan Walsh on the life of the Manchester bomber, Salman Abedi, and how it is tangled up with Libya’s tortured past.
- Also in the Hindu, Happymon Jacob on how an unlawful act by an army major in Kashmir was turned into a nationalist issue, and the perils of stoking animosities.
- In Mint Lounge, Samar Halarnkar washes up on an island without seafood.
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Congress calls for SC inquiry into Pegasus attack after US district court verdict
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Interview: East India Company to Big Tech – how corporations think about knowledge
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Centre changes election conduct rules days after HC tells EC to provide poll documents to petitioner
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Backstory 2024: When I trekked two hours in Himachal for an interview
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1971 surrender photo removed from Army chief’s office, replaced by Mahabharata-inspired painting
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‘Mornings With My Cat Mii’ joins other Japanese novels that confront the absurdities of modern life
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Actor Allu Arjun’s home vandalised in Hyderabad, eight arrested
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How WhatsApp became the world’s ‘everything app’
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Eco India: A shrinking habitat and overpopulation drive Gir lions into human settlements
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