Three Indian seafarers lost their lives when US forces struck the Palau-flagged tanker MT Settebello in the Gulf of Oman on 10 June, an incident that has thrust India’s large maritime workforce into the volatile centre of US-Iran tensions and…
In an age obsessed with treating illness, Dr Aakanksha Gupta argues that we have forgotten a more important skill — recognising the body’s warnings before disease takes hold. The modern world has become remarkably efficient at responding to health crises.…
On the evening of 3 May 2026, hours after 2.27 million students sat India’s National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG), a chemistry tutor in Rajasthan opened a PDF that was already circulating through coaching circles and WhatsApp groups. Labelled as “guess paper”,…
In the rugged Himalayas, where borders are as much a matter of history and perception as of maps and rivers, Nepal’s new prime minister has offered an unusually candid assessment of his country’s long-running territorial quarrel with India. Speaking in…
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…
