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 …
A quiet but consequential water dispute is taking shape in South Asia, centered around the Kunar River — a life-giving yet geopolitically charged waterway that links Afghanistan and Pakistan. Recent …
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