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For more than two decades, Vladimir Putin’s compact with Russia’s business elite was straightforward: accumulate wealth, but leave politics to the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of fast-track courts for paper-leak cases is an acknowledgement that India’s examination crisis can no...
The barricading of the Shambhu border in Haryana to prevent farmers from travelling to Delhi raises a question larger than the protest itself. A...
The renewed war between the United States and Iran has again placed American and Israeli military interests on apparently common ground. Yet beneath...
Vikram-1 reaching orbit marks an important transition in India’s space journey. Built by Skyroot Aerospace, the rocket demonstrates that private...
Indian administration has always had a fantastic worldwide reputation. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel once referred to our civil services as the “steel...
The latest Republican US budget package is about far more than allocating another $95 billion in federal spending. It represents an ambitious attempt...
The return of arranged marriages among sections of India’s younger generation is less a rejection of modernity than an indictment of the digital...
What began as an irreverent internet joke has acquired the unmistakable weight of a political movement. The Cockroach Janta Party’s ability to bring...
India’s maritime ambitions cannot be measured by a ceremonial warship commissioning or ambitious infrastructure announcements alone. Naval power is...
Spain’s triumph at the 2026 World Cup was more than the recovery of a crown last won in 2010. It may have marked a changing of the guard in...
China’s latest economic numbers expose a contradiction that has been building for years. The country continues to dominate global manufacturing and...
Trade policy has often been used as an instrument of strategic pressure, but when it collides with global energy markets, the consequences rarely...
Global concern surfaced after the Assam Police arrested a prominent activist while he was protesting against a public-private partnership tourism...
Football’s enduring appeal lies in its ability to transcend borders, histories and political divides. That ideal is tested every time a major...
Every nation has the right ~ and indeed the obligation ~ to ensure that educational institutions do not become platforms for glorifying terrorism,...
The temptation to settle on a convenient explanation after a major aviation disaster is understandable. Families seek closure, the public demands...
The India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement ~ that took effect on Thursday ~ is being hailed as a landmark achievement, but its true significance...
The Strait of Hormuz has long been described as the world’s most important energy chokepoint. It has now become far more dangerous: the focal point...
The stock market’s romance with technological disruption has once again collided with an inconvenient reality: even the most visionary companies...
The latest developments in the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case may not answer every question, but they fundamentally alter the debate. For nearly...
The latest exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran has laid bare a familiar paradox of international politics: wars often continue...
A nation’s bookshelves often reveal more about its future than its election slogans. What people choose to read reflects not only their interests...
The disappearance of Satluj from an Indian streaming platform within days of its release is about far more than the fate of a single film. It raises a...
International sport has always had an unusual ability to redraw the boundaries of possibility. Every World Cup produces champions, but it also...
Contrasting reactions to judicial pronouncements in the neighbouring states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh tell a story that every right-thinking...
For decades, India’s geographic proximity, cultural affinity and economic interdependence gave it a natural strategic advantage in Bangladesh. That...
Punjab’s latest anti-sacrilege law has reopened an old wound, but the debate it has triggered is no longer confined to the punishment of those who...
The week-long state funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is being viewed across the world as the end of an era. Yet the greater significance lies not in...
The internet has long confronted governments with a difficult question: where does platform neutrality end and corporate responsibility begin? The...
Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as an unstoppable technological revolution, driven by relentless innovation and vast pools of capital. Yet...
The government’s decision to make Employees’ Provident Fund contributions above the statutory wage ceiling voluntary is less a retreat from social...
For generations, the American presidency rested not merely on constitutional limits but also on unwritten conventions. Presidents understood that...
The Supreme Court may have upheld the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, but it did so while drawing an...
India’s economic story has reached an unusual turning point. For years, policymakers focused on removing the structural bottlenecks that discouraged...
America’s 250th birthday has naturally prompted reflection on what remains the world’s most consequential republic. Such anniversaries invite...
The latest ruling of the US Supreme Court is about far more than immigration. It is a reminder that constitutional democracies ultimately derive their...
The weakest link in Indian agriculture has never been the farmer. It has been the country’s enduring dependence on a monsoon that is becoming...
Massive use of technology, and digitization of records in the government sector along with the introduction of AI agents has resulted in a paradigm...
The proposed public listings of Jio Platforms and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) are being viewed primarily through the prism of their size....
Andy Burnham’s emergence as Britain’s likely next Prime Minister is significant not simply because it heralds a change of leadership, but because...
The rescue of a dozen workers from an industrial unit in western Uttar Pradesh is more than another criminal investigation. It is a reminder that one...
For generations, countries of northern and western Europe were seen as places where summer meant pleasant sunshine rather than a struggle for...
For decades, India’s social contract rested on an assumption that required little intervention from the state: families would care for their...
Every democracy owes two debts to its soldiers. The first is to equip them well enough to fight. The second is to acknowledge them with honesty if...
The devastation caused by Venezuela’s twin earthquakes will ultimately be measured not only by the number of lives lost, but by what the disaster...
The controversy surrounding alleged irregularities in donations to the Ram Janmabhoomi temple is no longer merely about missing cash or precious...
Ten years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the most revealing aspect of Brexit is not what happened, but what did not. The promised...
The withdrawal of an artwork from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery over its portrayal of Winston Churchill’s role in the Bengal Famine of 1943...
The most enduring consequence of a war is often not what happens on the battlefield, but what it reveals about the institutions that authorise it. In...
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