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What makes a country truly rich? The instinctive answer ~ high salaries and a large economy ~ is no longer sufficient. Prosperity in the 21st...
The just concluded trade deal between the United States and the European Union marks a significant moment in the on-going realignment of global...
In India’s often-theatrical political landscape, it is not the noise but the silence that sometimes says the most. The resignation of Mr Jagdeep...
After years of cautious negotiations, India and the United Kingdom have finally inked a free trade agreement that promises a new chapter in economic...
The new trade agreement between the United States and Japan ~ hailed by President Donald Trump as the “largest trade deal in history” ~ may be...
In much of the West, bilingualism is often framed as a cognitive edge ~ an acquired skill to sharpen the ageing brain or enrich young minds. In India,...
The acquittal of 12 men in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings ~ an attack that claimed 187 lives and injured over 800 ~ demands not just legal...
The global asylum system is facing a moment of reckoning. With over 123 million people displaced by war, persecution, or disaster, the scale of human...
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan’s recent warning about a potential China-Pakistan-Bangla – desh convergence is more than caution from...
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania’s Butler County on 13 July 2024 was one of the most jarring events...
The latest wave of Chin refugees into Mizoram is a stark reminder that India’s eastern frontier cannot be left to the whims of foreign instability....
India’s services sector has once again demonstrated its central role in the country’s economic dynamism, clocking its fastest growth in 10 months...
A searing heat-wave has descended upon Europe with a vengeance ~ and well before its usual time. Wildfires in Turkey have forced over 50,000 people to...
India’s return to human spaceflight after more than four decades is more than a technological achievement ~ it is a statement of intent. With Group...
The US Supreme Court’s latest ruling, allowing the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to third countries, signals more than just a...
The findings of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) following its special audit of aircraft maintenance practices at the country’s two...
China’s latest naval manoeuvres in the western Pacific are a sharp reminder that great power rivalry is no longer confined to the pages of strategy...
Advertisement Advertisement After a brief spell of scattered showers, oppressive heat has returned in south Bengal, with temperatures and humidity...
The agreement between the United States and China over rare earth exports marks a small but telling pause in what has become an increasingly tangled...
US President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban for nationals of 12 countries is a textbook example of how a controversial policy can be reintroduced...
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Norway’s Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust on Sunday met India's...
In times of war, the moral clarity of leaders is often sharpened ~ or shattered. The escalating confrontation in Gaza has not only laid bare the...
The thunderous nine-minute ovation that greeted Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound at Cannes this year is more than a festival anecdote; it announces a...
The recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, has brought the issue of cross-border terrorism back into sharp focus. Pakistan’s role in...
In a week dominated by tales of valour, Operation Sindoor should have been a moment of solemn national unity. Instead, it has become a stage for...
The UK government’s newly unveiled immigration policy is being marketed as a decisive step toward bringing the system “under control.” However,...
In a turbulent week of military standoff and international conjecture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation has done more than just...
In the theatrics of international trade diplomacy, perception often eclipses substance. The recently announced US-UK trade pact, heralded by President...
The spate of Pakistani aerial intrusions and attacks targeting Jammu and other key Indian installations by loitering munitions and drones is more than...
The new US-Ukraine minerals agreement, months in the making, marks a defining moment in the war’s third year ~ not just for Kyiv, but for Washington...
The April 22 terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam region, which claimed the lives of 26 Hindu tourists, marks a chilling escalation in the pattern of...
In the shadow of St. Peter’s Basilica, two leaders locked in conversation offered a rare glimpse of possibility in an otherwise grinding and brutal...
India’s nuclear power sector, long cloaked in strategic caution and state monopoly, appears ready for a historic leap. The government’s...
Billionaire Elon Musk’s decision to scale back his involvement with America’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) marks a pivotal moment in...
As the war in Ukraine grinds through yet another year, a renewed push for diplomacy has emerged from the West, driven in large part by a desire for...
The latest escalation in the Sino-US trade conflict marks a dangerous turning point in global economic diplomacy. What was once a battle over tariffs...
The election debate of Canada’s national leaders was less a clash of ideas and more a careful political dance. The candidates delivered rehearsed...
India’s latest inflation data has landed like a cool breeze in the sweltering summer of economic uncertainty. Retail inflation easing to 3.34 per...
The hum of scooter engines, the buzz of mobile apps, and the promise of deliveries within 10 minutes ~ this is the new soundtrack of urban retail in...
India stands at a crossroads in its global trade ambitions. As pressure mounts from the United States and the European Union to slash tariffs on...
China’s latest overture to Pakistan’s military signals more than just a routine strengthening of bilateral naval ties. It marks a calculated pivot...
South Korea stands at a pivotal moment in its modern history. The removal, by the country’s Constitutional Court, of President Yoon Suk Yeol from...
US President Donald Trump has once again turned to tariffs as a tool to reshape global trade. The latest round of levies introduces a 10 per cent...
US President Donald Trump’s recent comments regarding Russia and its invasion of Ukraine signal a significant shift in his approach to global...
The United States’ renewed interest in Greenland signals a strategic shift that Denmark cannot afford to ignore. While Washington frames its...
Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus’ visit to China this week marks a critical moment in South Asian geopolitics. The interim leader, who came to power...
The recent uproar over comedian Kunal Kamra’s jokes about a prominent political leader in Maharashtra is yet another example of the shrinking space...
The recent recapture of Sudan’s presidential palace by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) is being heralded as a significant milestone in a brutal...
The recent wave of mass protests across Turkey underscores a growing crisis in the country’s democratic institutions. President Recep Tayyip...
The announcement of a proposed 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, to be brokered by the United States, marks a pivotal moment in a war that...