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The United Nations’ stark warning comes as climate disasters linked to the melting Himalayas are causing an immediate human and regional security...
Every few months, schools seem to discover something new that instructors must do: a fresh report, another portal, photographs from an activity,...
India’s new greenhouse gas emission intensity targets for the iron and steel sector mark a significant step towards industrial decarbonisation. The...
Bishkek has offered a moment of diplomatic convergence - and a reminder that declarations are easier to sign than geopolitical differences are to...
Peaceful world has been the main aim of humanity since time immemorial and one can say this without any doubt whatsoever that media being not only the...
In From Guerrilla Fighter to Chief Minister, Zoramthanga Chhangte traces the turbulent journey from the 1966 uprising through years of exile and...
As the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a relationship tested by war and sanctions, India made clear that its ties with Moscow remain...
Yes, I am referring to the famous verse 2.47 of the Bhagavad-Gita. There are four instructions in this verse. The first instruction is: “You have a...
Despite the tightening of visa rules — and even as courts push back against some of the administration’s measures — the pull of the American...
India’s dependence on imported hydrocarbons has long been its greatest energy vulnerability, a risk sharply exposed by recent disruptions to global...
The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership takes bilateral ties beyond diplomacy, encompassing energy, defence, trade and regional connectivity Prime...
Every year, millions celebrate Janmashtami with devotion, fasting, prayers, music and joyous festivities. Temples are beautifully decorated, homes...
Washington may keep changing the rules; India must make sure its economic prospects are not held hostage to them The US Department of Homeland...
There is an old proverb that says, "You can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make it drink." Over the years, I have often wondered...
As states commit ever larger sums to recurring transfers, a more difficult question is emerging: what happens to the long-term investments that build...
This book has been sponsored by Bharat Global Industries Forum (BGIF), a premier national think-and-action platform uniting India’s top...
India should be able to speak to the world through yoga and aI, Ayurveda and animation, classical music and gaming, and cutting-edge digital...
The real test for the SCO is whether it can be effective in addressing the security and economic challenges confronting the region Prime Minister...
I recently moderated a conversation with a friend about his book On Angels’ Wings. He was only seventeen when he lost his entire family in the...
The Gorkha soldier once served as one of the strongest human bridges between India and Nepal. Today, that bridge is narrower. Delhi’s challenge is...
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...
Over the last several decades, the topic of spirituality has come to the forefront of public and professional consciousness. With the dawn of a new...
As the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation turns 25, its Bishkek summit comes at a time of deepening geopolitical turbulence. For India, the grouping is...
Twenty-five rounds of India-China boundary talks have produced an important thaw in relations, but little movement on the boundary itself The 25th...
A broken mixer once meant a visit to the neighbourhood repairman. A torn shirt went to the tailor, a watch to the watchmaker, and a damaged chair to...
The challenge is no longer simply to draw tourists to India’s shores, but to ensure that tourism does not destroy the very coastline that attracts...
What looks like an organic wave of outrage online may sometimes be carefully engineered. In this new age of psychological warfare, the most vulnerable...
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...
I have sometimes wondered why a mother loves her baby so much and that too unconditionally. It is all one-sided! She looks after the baby the very...
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...
A child steps onto a stage, gives a flawlessly rehearsed line, smiles at precisely the correct moment and waits while a teacher adjusts the camera....
The Trump administration shows how power can turn institutions into instruments of personal loyalty. Beneath the combative rhetoric and high-profile...
A tree planted today may live for decades. Where it is planted, which species is chosen, how it is cared for - all of this shapes a landscape long...
India’s latest assertion of its territorial identity in Arunachal Pradesh is important, but an inhabited and thriving frontier will remain the...
As India navigates an uncertain China, Bangladesh and an strategic Pakistan, the real question is if New Delhi can turn confident rhetoric into a...
A defence treaty agreed in Mecca on August 7 binds Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan to a single mutual-defense promise: an armed attack on one...
There are some books you read as a reader. And then there are books you hold as an inheritance. For me, Mathura, Braj aur Mathur Chaturvedi is the...
Christopher Nolans "The Odyssey" has crossed $1.3 billion worldwide and over ?200 crore in India, making it the biggest hit of Nolans...
We have spent decades asking what our children need to learn. Perhaps it is time to ask another question: what do they need in order to learn well?...
A recent experience made me wonder whether, in our increasing dependence on technology and standardised processes, we are creating systems in which...
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...
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the way knowledge is created, accessed, and applied, classrooms are evolving into 360-degree learning...
There is a strange impatience with women as they grow older. At some point, the questions subtly change. When we are young, people ask what you want...
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...
I habitually look out of my window to soak in the surrounding greenery. Recently, I noticed a gate of the house opposite mine being painted. To my...
Announced in December 2023 by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the mega Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project is aimed at creating a...
In almost every Indian city, there is a family the country needs to talk about. The father pays his income tax in full, on time, every year. The...
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...
For some strange reason, my social media feeds have been serving up the Jason Arday matter quite relentlessly on my feeds for the past few weeks. For...
Bangladesh, a peaceful moderate Muslim country, is on the verge of crumbling. It became the 35th largest economy in the world from no-where in just 15...