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Ask most Indians to name a place in Italy and the chances are that they will say Rome. This is relatively unusual. In other countries it may be such...
What is the relationship between a Member of Parliament (MP) or a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and his or her constituents? Are they just...
As someone who has lived half her life abroad and visited over 75 countries representing India and engaging in global diplomacy at the United Nations,...
Watching the spectacle of Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee’s defeat in the recent West Bengal assembly elections, I could not but ruminate...
When development and health indicators for women in Uttar Pradesh look up, it is cause for celebration since it is a bellwether for all of India. The...
July will mark one year since India resumed issuing visas to Chinese nationals. This anniversary, part of a wider, hesitant rapprochement, will pass...
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s visit to Evian to attend the G7 Summit as a Special Guest of French President Emmanuel Macron is an...
One of the most consequential shifts in India’s foreign policy discourse over the past decade has been the emergence of a more overtly...
Intense heat is now the new normal for summers in the national capital. As mercury soars to hit new records, despite the relief provided by occasional...
In 1884, the year Tokyo completed its first modern sewer network, Bombay’s municipal commissioners were debating whether to extend water drainage to...
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves, so do the anxieties around it. The discourse on AI ethics, slops and data centres, and AI’s implications on...
In the past couple of years, India signed bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with a few countries — most prominently, with Israel and the UAE. The...
Twelve years is long enough to change the texture of daily life, and in India, between 2014 and 2026, it has. The changes are visible in the household...
In the last 36 months, New Delhi has inked or upgraded over half a dozen free trade agreements (FTAs), with the UAE, Australia, European Free Trade...
After the Karnataka government notified new minimum wages for 83 types of employment late-May, with upto 60% increases in some cases, employer unions...
June 10, 2026, marks a special occasion in the history of India after Independence. On that date Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi surpassed Jawahar...
Every day, people are exhorted to undergo “preventive” health check-ups. These come in the form of executive check-ups, prevention “camps”,...
A recent judgement by a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, which invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve a 15-year marriage,...