In New Delhi, the familiar rhythms of Indian politics have sharpened into something more urgent. Over the past fortnight, the government of Narendra Modi has raised retail fuel prices four times, passing on the pain from a global energy shock…
As Eid-ul-Azha approaches, a festival centred on sacrifice and submission to God, Muslim leaders in several Indian states have issued an unusual plea: forgo the cow. The All India Pasmanda Ulema Board has advised the community to choose other permissible…
As Marco Rubio, America’s Secretary of State, began his four-day ramble through India on 23 May 2026—starting with a pious stop at Kolkata’s Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity before descending upon the capital—the exercise carried all the hallmarks…
In the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi, where power, history, and privilege have long intertwined, one of India’s most storied institutions faces an uncertain future. The Delhi Gymkhana Club, nestled on a sprawling 27.3-acre plot at 2, Safdarjung Road adjacent to…
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 a week that has reshaped India’s political map, assembly elections across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry have produced decisive verdicts. While all results matter, the most compelling stories have emerged from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal,…
A saffron wave has swept through West Bengal, handing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) its first government in the eastern state and marking one of the most dramatic shifts in Indian politics in years. As results and trends trickled in…
In the high passes of the Himalayas, geography has a way of dictating politics. Recently, Nepal lodged a formal objection to plans by India and China to route this summer’s Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage through Lipulekh, a strategic pass claimed by…
Nepal has objected to India and China routing this year’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Lipulekh Pass, claiming the strategic Himalayan route lies on its territory, a move India has firmly rejected as “untenable” and not based on historical facts.…
The Indian government has notified fresh rules that will bring greater oversight to the country’s booming online gaming industry, aiming to protect players — especially young people — from addictive and harmful money-based games while supporting legitimate e-sports and social…
On the evening of April 17th, as rain pattered on the Parliament complex, a small knot of women MPs from the ruling BJP-led coalition raised slogans under sodden umbrellas. Their protest was theatrical but heartfelt: the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill,…
The global economy today stands at a critical inflection point. Geopolitical tensions, particularly in keyenergy-producing regions, have once again exposed the fragility of global supply chains and the deep interlinkages between politics and economics. Oil prices remain volatile—hovering in the…
Two days after the collapse of direct negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, President Donald Trump held a nearly 40-minute telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14. The call, the third between the…
In the world’s largest democracy, where women make up half the electorate but have long been sidelined in the halls of power, a quiet constitutional revolution is under way. Next week, from April 16th to 18th, India’s parliament will hold…
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…
When Sahil Chauhan stepped off a flight at Indira Gandhi International Airport on 10 April 2026, the most wanted hitman of Haryana’s Bhuppi Rana gang was no longer a shadowy figure operating from halfway across the world. Handcuffed and flanked…
Voters in India turned out in record numbers Thursday in Assam, Kerala and the union territory of Puducherry, kicking off a sprawling set of state assembly elections that will shape the country’s political landscape heading into the next national vote…
In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where boasts of gleaming new infrastructure and “world-class” public services echo from official podiums, the reality for millions remains grimly different. On a Thursday night in April, Kausar, a woman from Asara…
In a significant observation that could reshape the contours of religious freedom in India, the Supreme Court has cautioned that excluding particular denominations or sections of worshippers from temples and maths risks fragmenting society and undermining the inclusive spirit of…
