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Opinion

India's political playing field is more even than it's been for years

After 100 days, Narendra Modi's BJP finds itself reined in by feisty coalition partners and a buoyant opposition

Chitrabhanu
Kadalayil



The National

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the state of nuclear inspections in Iran




India's political playing field is more even than it's been for years

Chitrabhanu Kadalayil

America struggles with 'who we are as a nation' after another attempted assassination

Thomas Watkins

UAE-India ties are growing stronger in more than one key area

Ebtesam Al Ketbi

Comment

What tech titans will do to get your attention online

Gavin Esler

The UK needs Starmer the charmer to step up

Damien
McElroy

Silencing the Gaza protests at universities exposes a wider American problem

James Zogby

The ‘right to disconnect’ is a good idea, but making it stick is another matter

Nick March

Grenfell fire and Covid-19 inquiries make UK inequalities all too clear

Shelina Janmohamed


Editorial

Political violence must never be normalised

Two-state call is a reality check for Israel's elites

Each Israeli strike on a UN school shortens a lifeline for Gazans

Abu Dhabi is understanding autism better

There is no good reason to prevent Nefertiti's return to Egypt

UN General Assembly could be a chance to realign the world's values



Columnists

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris differ on almost every single foreign policy issue. AP

Harris needs a foreign policy win in the Middle East

Raghida Dergham

We need to create a circular water economy that maximises every drop

Farid Al Awlaqi

Trump must wish he was still running against Biden

Thomas
Watkins

It would be a mistake to not count Russia as part of the Asia-Pacific anymore

Sholto Byrnes

Why a Hezbollah critic is reaching out to the group

Michael Young

Most Britons can contain their excitement about the next Tory leader

Gavin Esler

Harris shines in the debate, but Trump remains a potent candidate

Hussein Ibish



Changes proposed to an Iraq law don't serve society

Zaid Al-Ali

Abu Dhabi ranks high in the smart city index, but I want us to be top

Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa

Fuel cartels are adding darkness, pollution and cancer to Lebanon’s misery

The National

Why key European capitals will welcome Macron's appointment of Barnier

Damien McElroy

Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Vendors sell vegetables after heavy floods in the Hays region of Yemen's Hodeidah province. AFP

Beyond the HeadlinesWhat is left after decade of conflict in Yemen?

Israa Abu Mustafa teaches students inside a tent set up on the rubble of her house in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

Beyond the HeadlinesWhat is the future of Gaza’s children living without education?


Beyond the HeadlinesWhat stands in the way of a Gaza ceasefire agreement?

Beyond the HeadlinesThe challenges in containing a looming polio outbreak in Gaza

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