China’s rivers have long been pressed into the service of the state. Today they are being conscripted on an unprecedented scale. By the end of 2025 the country’s installed hydropower capacity stood at roughly 450 gigawatts, more than 40% higher…
Ten years after Britain voted to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016, the country finds itself marking the anniversary in characteristically turbulent fashion. Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister this week, after just two years in office, has…
Sir Keir Starmer stood outside 10 Downing Street and announced his resignation as Labour leader and prime minister today. Barely two years after leading his party to a landslide victory that ended 14 years of Conservative rule, he conceded to…
For nearly two decades, a subtle but relentless transformation has been reshaping governance across continents. Elections are held, opposition parties compete, and parliaments convene. Yet in country after country, the playing field has tilted decisively in favour of incumbents. Media…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway has marked a significant upgrade in bilateral relations, with both countries formalising a Green Strategic Partnership focused on clean energy, climate resilience, the blue economy, and sustainable technologies. The move comes at a…
India and Vietnam elevated their bilateral ties to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on Wednesday and set an ambitious target of $25 billion in annual trade by 2030, as Vietnamese President To Lam held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Finland’s KONE has agreed to buy German rival TK Elevator (TKE) in a cash-and-share transaction that would create the world’s largest elevator and escalator company by sales, underlining the relentless consolidation in an industry central to global urbanisation. Announced on…
India and New Zealand signed a comprehensive free trade agreement in New Delhi on Monday, delivering duty-free access for 100 per cent of Indian exports to New Zealand while granting New Zealand exporters preferential treatment covering 95 per cent of…
“He is ready to rumble,” declared Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, on the red carpet outside the Washington Hilton on April 25th. “This speech tonight will be classic Donald J. Trump. It will be funny. It will be…
As summer 2026 looms, the travel industry is confronting an uncomfortable truth. Jet-fuel prices in America averaged $8.63 a gallon in April, up sharply from March and more than double the level before the Iran conflict escalated. Even after Iran…
On April 16th China’s National Bureau of Statistics released its first-quarter GDP figures for 2026. The economy expanded by 5.0% year on year, beating analysts’ forecasts of 4.8% and accelerating from the 4.5% recorded in the final quarter of 2025.…
After seven years of suspension caused by unstable Himalayan geology, concrete began pouring once more this week at Bhutan’s long-delayed Punatsangchhu-I hydropower project, a symbolic and practical milestone in one of the region’s most ambitious bilateral infrastructure endeavours. India’s Union…
As Donald Trump’s 8pm Washington deadline looms on Tuesday, the world is confronting not just another flashpoint in the Middle East but a stark moral and diplomatic reckoning: almost every major voice on the international stage — from the United…
Sarabjeet Kaur Vanishes from Guru Nanak Jayanti Jatha, Converts to Islam, Marries Pakistani Man, and Goes Into Hiding In the shadow of the historic Wagah-Attari border, where pilgrims cross not just lines on a map but threads of faith and…
RBI Holds Repo Rate Steady at 5.5% Amid U.S. Tariff Tensions, Signals Caution on Global Headwinds The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday kept its key interest rate unchanged at 5.5%, ending a streak of three consecutive cuts, as policymakers…
