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Disasters are inevitable; devastation is not. The key lies in preparing for them before they hit and preventing them Every year on October 13, the...
By honouring Navi Pillay for her defence of human rights and international law, the Nobel Committee has made a pointed statement in an era of eroding...
Washington’s suspension of green-card processing for eight companies, including TCS and Infosys, raises questions over due process and election-year...
Three years after the October 7 massacre, the last Israeli hostage is home, but Gaza lies devastated, while the region remains scarred and its future...
Cabinet hails Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s uninterrupted 25 years of leadership, inspired by ‘Nation First, Citizen First’, despite challenges...
Switzerland’s President Guy Parmelin’s second visit to India this year signals a relationship moving beyond traditional commerce When a Swiss...
For eleven years, Islamabad has dodged one question: will it fight for Saudi Arabia? In April 2015, Parliament unanimously chose neutrality in Yemen...
Kyiv’s endorsement of India’s Ukraine peace proposal strengthens New Delhi’s credentials as a credible peacemaker and could bolster its standing...
A terrorist tried to turn an aircraft into a weapon. A brave Indian captain stood like a wall between his passengers and a certain catastrophe On the...
Every October 2, India performs a familiar ritual: wreaths at Rajghat, a dry day and a holiday. The harder question is whether the country still...
India has so far kept the petrol pumps running despite the turmoil around the Strait of Hormuz, but the claim of 80 days of fuel security masks a...
Delhi has prepared for winter pollution before winter arrives. But timing alone cannot solve a problem whose sources extend far beyond the capital’s...
India’s demographic dividend is only as strong as its arteries. On World Heart Day, the pledge is simple: don’t miss a beat, and don’t let the...
At the UN General Assembly, Jaishankar rejects Pakistan’s framing of terrorism and self-defence charges while Sharif revisits Kashmir, Indus waters...
This World Maritime Day, let us spare a thought for India’s 300,000-strong seafaring workforce, increasingly caught in wars and piracy they had no...
Created to uphold peace, the United Nations is constrained by an outdated power structure. It must reform before losing relevance When world leaders...
With global warming accelerating, climate justice now demands greater accountability from wealthy nations and faster emissions cuts from allemitters,...
The challenge for India is no longer simply about managing tariffs, but balancing cheap Russian crude, energy costs and the broader India-US trade...
As the BJP begins a month-long celebration of Modi’s 25 years in power, the milestone invites a larger reckoning: what has his tenure changed, and...
The American disclosure of having on-orbit weapons raises the prospect of a new arms race in outer space, where international rules offer few...
India has made a promising start in semiconductors. Turning that momentum into a globally competitive chip industry will demand patience and precision...
India used the final day of the BRICS summit for outreach to regional powers across the Global South. Can Delhi now turn diplomatic goodwill into...
When eleven leaders gathered at Bharat Mandapam on September 12-13 and unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration, the achievement lay less in what...
With minors entering social media unchecked, the time has come to make age verification, parental consent and safety safeguards part of the...
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the enduring lesson is stark: force can disrupt extremism, but only justice and a more equitable world order can address...
The BRICS summit at Delhi offers India a chance to project itself as the Global South’s convenor without becoming an anti-Western camp When Narendra...
A five-storey hostel in Delhi collapsed after years of regulatory neglect and dangerous construction. Once again, it took a collapse for authorities...
As private companies take a larger role in rocket manufacturing, concerns are growing that it could weaken the very institution that built India’s...
From defence co-production to the India-EU free trade agreement, Brussels and New Delhi are finding common ground for a rules-based economic order...
Can India truly aspire to become a Vishwa Guru when it continues to grapple with teacher shortages, overcrowding and inadequate learning outcomes?...
The United Nations’ stark warning comes as climate disasters linked to the melting Himalayas are causing an immediate human and regional security...
Bishkek has offered a moment of diplomatic convergence - and a reminder that declarations are easier to sign than geopolitical differences are to...
As the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a relationship tested by war and sanctions, India made clear that its ties with Moscow remain...
The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership takes bilateral ties beyond diplomacy, encompassing energy, defence, trade and regional connectivity Prime...
Washington may keep changing the rules; India must make sure its economic prospects are not held hostage to them The US Department of Homeland...
The real test for the SCO is whether it can be effective in addressing the security and economic challenges confronting the region Prime Minister...
The warming of Himalayas is turning them into a ticking time bomb; only concerted action by Nepal, India and China can avert disaster On the morning...
Twenty-five rounds of India-China boundary talks have produced an important thaw in relations, but little movement on the boundary itself The 25th...
An unprecedented jump in retail prices of sugar is a reminder of how Govt inaction can quickly turn a price rise of an essential kitchen item into a...
Coming just weeks before Xi’s visit to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit, the talks aim to stabilise the relationship and lay the groundwork for a...
As India navigates an uncertain China, Bangladesh and an strategic Pakistan, the real question is if New Delhi can turn confident rhetoric into a...
The recent bust of a large counterfeit-medicine operation near Bengaluru is not just another regulatory raid; it is a stark reminder that fake drugs...
The BJP’s new national team is less a rupture than a carefully calibrated reset. Of the 65 office-bearers announced under party president Nitin...
On August 19, 2003, a truck bomb tore through the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, the UN’s headquarters in Iraq, killing 22 people, including the gifted...
The song united Indians in the freedom struggle. Today, however, its legacy risks becoming another fault line in a deeply divided political discourse...
Prime Minister Modi’s I-Day speech sought to place India’s youth at the centre of Viksit Bharat, unveiling reforms and a series of initiatives...
Since the midnight of August 15, 1947 made India an independent nation, each anniversary invites an honest audit, not just a celebration It has been...
The Western Ghats have been mapped and studied for over a decade, yet there is no consensus on how much of this landscape must be protected, and at...