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        <title><![CDATA[Cockroaches in their stomachs]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[India, which has designated national symbols for various flora, fauna, and even a microbe, is now facing the potential emergence of a national insect due to a viral online movement centered around the cockroach, which began with a remark by CJI Surya Kant comparing unemployed youth to the pest. This movement quickly gained significant traction through social media platforms, amassing a large following that proposed radical political reforms, and gained further attention when intelligence agencies reportedly warned the government of potential GenZ unrest if the cyber-cockroach phenomenon was not curtailed. The government's subsequent blocking of the movement has paradoxically amplified public discussion on issues like unemployment and rising costs, overshadowing previous nationalistic narratives, while the article suggests a more measured, less reactive approach would have been more effective.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thucydides Trap and the claptrap]]></title>
        <link>https://www.theweek.in/opinion/columns/prasannan/2026/05/23/thucydides-trap-and-the-claptrap.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I had a cousin, a reputed backbencher in his class, who once impressed his literature professor by peppering his essay with a few wise-sounding lines in Tamil. When questioned, he claimed the lines were from Thirukkural composed by the ancient philosopher-poet Thiruvalluvar. With no Google]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 07:22:46 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Letters for post: Vajpayee to Vijay]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Vijay lacks the versifying talents of Vajpayee, but is blessed with a filmy charisma that should stand him in good stead]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 05:47:59 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Connecticut Yankees & Charles’s speech]]></title>
        <link>https://www.theweek.in/opinion/columns/prasannan/2026/05/09/connecticut-yankees-and-charless-speech.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Kingship may survive centuries, but would the idea of liberty?]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:52:35 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A requiem for AAP]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Where it went fundamentally wrong was that it missed the two I-s, one of which every party needs—ideology or identity]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 05:44:52 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ladies’ seats? Why not from 543?]]></title>
        <link>https://www.theweek.in/opinion/columns/prasannan/2026/04/25/ladies-seats-why-not-from-543.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What tax-paying mortals would like to know are: with about three million elected men and women strutting around from panchayats to the presidential house enjoying pay, perks and pensions, do we need more or fewer netas?]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:09:21 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Keep kids away; prez’s speaking]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Nice people in America would cringe if they read the presidential lips these days. More so if kids are around]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:16:38 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Get me an enemy of my stature]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If the BJP claims India is growing because of Modi, Stalin is talking of how Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Karnataka are growing despite Modi]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:33:20 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[God save the archbishop]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For an old institution, the Church of England has been fairly open to reforms, especially in the post-war era, ordaining women as priests, recognising gay and lesbian rights, and now getting a woman archbishop]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:58:03 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Persian genies turn Iranian geniuses]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Iran is not only the knowledge leader in the Islamic world, but is aspiring to be among the world leaders in technology]]></description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:08:27 GMT</pubDate>
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