Opinion
Does America face a middle-age crisis—or an existential one?
Given the typical lifespan of the world's enduring civilizations, the US seems to have reached middle age. Is it now in decline? The country’s resilience has been its greatest strength. Can it count on that to bounce back?
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South Africa’s anti-immigrant protests raise questions for the whole continent
3 min read03:00 PM ISTIt’s time to address the missing layer in India’s export strategy
4 min read02:00 PM ISTAjit Ranade: Why unease lurks under India's placid sovereign bond yields
4 min read12:30 PM ISTCement: a high-emission sector that will test India’s carbon reduction resolve
4 min read12:00 PM ISTIndia's jittery stock market: in earnings we must trust
2 min read07:00 AM ISTMint Quick Edit | Why was Raghuram Rajan tasked with the US Fed’s big ask?
1 min read07:00 AM ISTSiya Goyal case: why blame ‘daddy’s business’ for murder?
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3 min read12 Jul 2026What Indian CEOs should learn from Donald Trump’s leadership
4 min read12 Jul 2026Manu Joseph: Does the Indian street hero capture what’s wrong with India?
4 min read12 Jul 2026Nitin Pai: India should find its own way to deploy novel forms of air power
4 min read12 Jul 2026Wasn’t the emergency last Tuesday?
5 min read11 Jul 2026Hemendra Mohan Bose: a serial entrepreneur before the term was coined
3 min read11 Jul 2026Muddy waters: why the US-Iran truce was too vague to succeed
4 min read10 Jul 2026Who’s going to tell Trump saving energy is not a sign of communist takeover?
4 min read10 Jul 2026Rx: aim for leadership of the fast-rising global market for medical tourism
2 min read10 Jul 2026Mint Quick Edit | 'Satluj' has put India's screen limits under the arclights
1 min read10 Jul 2026Artificial management: if everything is urgent, nothing is important
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