India just took a seat at the table where 6G will be written. That is the real story behind the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that India has joined the …
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Arjun Mehta is a journalist whose work spans politics, economics, and culture across South Asia. Over the years, he has reported on a range of issues from election campaigns in rural India to economy. Mehta’s reporting often examines how global forces shape local realities, whether through infrastructure projects, environmental change, or shifting trade patterns.
India just took a seat at the table where 6G will be written. That is the real story behind the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that India has joined the …
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s recent visit to China marks a cautious but deliberate attempt to stabilize one of Asia’s most consequential bilateral relationships. After years of strain following the …
For decades, India’s maritime trade carried a quiet but costly irony. A nation with over 7,500 kilometres of coastline and some of the busiest shipping lanes passing along its southern …
This week, the streets of Rochdale filled with men who shouldn’t have had to be there. Organised by local campaigner Billy Howarth, groups of residents have begun patrolling their own …
For years, discussions around India’s economic rise focused on demographics, manufacturing potential, and market scale. Today, however, the most compelling story may be something less visible but far more transformative: …
When the Blundell Hunter dropped anchor at Old Harbour Bay in 1845, its cargo was not sugar or spice — it was people. Indian indentured labourers, uprooted by circumstance and …
India’s patent system reached a major milestone in FY 2025–26, with total patent applications climbing to 1,43,729, up 30.2% from 1,10,375 a year earlier. This is not just a statistical jump; …
India is entering the decisive phase of the AI era not as a late‑comer, but as a country that already stacks multiple asymmetric advantages. When NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang declares that …
India’s economic story is often told through exports, startups, or manufacturing ambitions. Yet one of the most significant and underappreciated drivers of the country’s transformation is the rapid rise of …
As the India AI Impact Summit 2026 unfolds in New Delhi from February 16 to 20, bringing together world leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio …
‘gar firdaus bar-rū-e-zamīñ asthamīñ ast o hamīñ ast o hamīñ ast Whoever first uttered these words was surely envisioning the Jammu and Kashmir of today. A land where the world’s …
The Union Budget 2026–27 marks a decisive shift from incremental reform to strategic nation-building. Anchored around three guiding kartavyas—accelerating growth, building people’s capacities, and ensuring inclusive development—the Budget seeks to …
On January 16, 2016, India launched the Startup India initiative, a bold policy framework aimed at transforming India into a nation of job creators rather than job seekers. A decade …
On January 12, 2026, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scripted another chapter in its stellar ascent, successfully launching the PSLV-C62 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. …
India today stands at a rare inflection point. Artificial Intelligence, once the preserve of elite research labs and global technology firms, is being deliberately positioned as a public-good technology—one that …
India has now overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy in nominal GDP terms, with output of around 4.18 trillion dollars, behind only the US, China and Germany. This …
India’s media and entertainment sector is entering its most confident decade yet, not as a follower of global trends but as a producer, architect, and exporter of digital culture. What …
Russia’s State Duma ratified the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistic Support (RELOS) agreement with India on December 3, 2025, just ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi on December …
India’s logistics sector is undergoing a quiet but powerful revolution—one that is reshaping how goods move across the country and how Indian industry connects with global markets. Drawing on the …
India’s move to seek deeper anti-narcotics cooperation with the US marks a strategic shift within its foreign policy—recognizing that the accelerating threat from international drug networks now directly impacts both …
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s recent visit to Qatar in November 2025 represents a significant milestone in the deepening of bilateral relations between the two nations, building on …
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