The images from the Great Hall of the People were unmistakable in their symmetry: military honours, cheering children, and two leaders projecting steadfast friendship. Just days after hosting Donald Trump, Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin for a state visit timed…
The BRICS grouping’s foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi concluded on Friday without a joint statement, exposing sharp divisions over the escalating crisis in West Asia. As Iran traded accusations with the United Arab Emirates, India found itself navigating a…
As foreign ministers from an expanded BRICS gathered in India’s capital this week, the gathering carried the weight of a world in flux. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, chairing the sessions, did not mince words. “Peace cannot be piecemeal”, he…
With crude oil prices elevated above $105 a barrel amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, Narendra Modi has asked his 1.4bn fellow citizens to consume less. In a speech on May 10th, the prime minister urged Indians to revive…
In the early hours of 7 May 2025, the Indian Air Force executed a highly precise military operation that lasted exactly 23 minutes. Indian forces struck nine targets across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir using precision munitions, satellite-guided weapons, and loitering…
They were supposed to be miracle injections: weekly shots that could tame type 2 diabetes and melt away stubborn kilograms with remarkable ease. But for growing numbers of patients around the world, the promise of Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound…
In the dim glow of a private automobile workshop on the outskirts of Thane, just north of Mumbai, Mosaib Ahmad once spent his days fixing engines and wiring circuits. On a quiet Saturday in April, that ordinary workspace became the…
In a brick-kiln office on the outskirts of Jind in Haryana, businessman Anup Chaudhary was reviewing accounts on the afternoon of 24 March 2026 when his phone rang via WhatsApp. The voice on the other end was calm yet menacing.…
As the pre-monsoon heat settles over the paddy fields and bustling lanes of West Bengal, the state is bracing for an assembly election that feels less like a routine renewal of mandate and more like a stress test for India’s…
