Opinion

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, delivered on 20 January 2026, marked a rare moment of intellectual clarity in contemporary international politics. Rejecting …

Pakistan’s deep state has turned terrorism into a deliberate instrument of state policy, commissioning rather than condemning it. This calculated strategy is playing with fire, demonstrated by a troubling consolidation …

The narrative in some circles in India that we misjudged Trump, believed wrongly that we could manage him in his second term as we did in his first term, that …

Already grappling with warming winters, failed snowfall, and missing rains, all signs of a big climate shift, the apple growers in Himachal Pradesh, a state producing rich, crisp, and royally …

Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi’s visit to India from January 15 to 17, 2026, underscores the deepening strategic partnership between the two nations amid evolving Indo-Pacific dynamics. This three-day engagement, …

Last week, state-owned Engineers India Limited pulled off what many in the global energy industry thought bordered on the impossible: a 4,058-meter horizontal directional drill beneath one of the world’s …

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 …

In the heart of New Delhi, amid the echoes of ancient wisdom and modern ambition, India is currently hosting the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth …

By unveiling the logo and website for BRICS 2026 this week, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar did more than mark the start of India’s chairship preparations. He offered a carefully …

During the Kargil Conflict (1999), the Indian Army had to import specific variants of ammunition from a few countries to sustain the momentum of India’s successful campaign. Israel provided 160 …

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. …

When British Columbia (BC) Premier David Eby travels to India between 12-17 January, he carries more than a trade brief. His visit has become a prism through which multiple and …

In 1714, the British Empire faced a crippling challenge: ships could not determine longitude at sea. The then British government responded with the Longitude Prize, which spurred breakthroughs like John …

For decades, the defining image of Indian school education was a crowded classroom, a chalkboard dense with notes, and an unforgiving exam system that rewarded memory over imagination. That image …

In the bustling corridors of New Delhi, a quiet revolution is unfolding. The recent roundtable between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Indian AI startups marks a critical inflection point in …

The 21st-century international relations are viewed in terms of the attrition of Western dominance and the simultaneous rise of the non-Western world. Eminent scholar Kishore Mahbubani, in his book The …

The image of a sitting head of state being extracted by foreign military forces from his own capital is one the international system was meant to have buried with the …

The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, woven in its rich culture, history, and environmental consciousness, is globally recognised as the birthplace of the iconic Chipko movement that rose to protect its …

India’s recent export performance tells a compelling story of resilience in an increasingly fragmented global economy. Between November 2024 and November 2025, exports rose sharply by over 15%, while the …

INSV Kaundinya’s stitched wooden hull is more than a nostalgia project; it is a floating argument that India’s maritime story did not begin with Vasco da Gama and does not …

Bangladesh is currently grappling with one of its most turbulent periods in recent history, a crisis that has escalated into a significant concern for India. The deposition of Sheikh Hasina …