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donald trump, Xi Jinping, donald trump Xi Jinping meet, G2, US China relations, US China ties, US China trade, G-2, US-China relations could impact allies, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
November 8, 2025 10:23 IST

While foreign policy analysts have come to expect the unexpected from Trump, this was unusual even within that context. It was, after all, a US President acknowledging China’s great power status, treating it as somewhat equal to the US in the global power hierarchy.

Global Crisis in Sudan, Crisis in Sudan, Sudan, Sudan violence, Red Cross, mass killings, sudan mass killings, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
November 7, 2025 12:24 IST

Two years into the conflict in Sudan, over 150,000 people are reportedly dead. Only a few years earlier, the country was at the threshold of democratic change. What derailed its path towards peace?

Why 8th CPC needs better inflation measurement
November 7, 2025 13:23 IST

The statistics ministry has proposed some drastic changes to how it calculates housing inflation for the new CPI series, which will be released starting February.

Explained Interview: ‘Mamdani’s policies are a Band-Aid on deeper issues in United States’
November 7, 2025 08:31 IST

James A Robinson, the Nobel Memorial Prize winner in Economic Sciences in 2024, spoke about why Mamdani’s policy prescriptions may not help tackle current problems in the US, such as income inequality.

Democrats win crucial races: 5 key takeaways
November 7, 2025 07:03 IST

On the first election day in Trump’s second term, Democrats across the ideological spectrum won major victories, breathing life into the party.

Karpoori Thakur
November 4, 2025 18:47 IST

Karpoori thakur biography, Bihar 11th chief minister: Karpoori Thakur came to the CM's chair twice, never completing a full term. But amid instability and coalition push-and-pull, he managed to plant the seeds of transformative affirmative action for backward castes.

Looming scarcity of urea
November 2, 2025 22:31 IST

Consumption of the highly subsidised price-controlled fertiliser is growing much faster than domestic production, calling for deft demand-supply management.

A player taking a correct throw-in during a game.
November 4, 2025 05:27 IST

Most elite defenders are endowed with aerial prowess; so why is a long throw, that's slower and loopier than a corner kick, dangerous?

Supreme Court road accidents pedestrian safety privilege
November 4, 2025 07:08 IST

The case was triggered by a summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to two senior advocates of the SC, Arvind Datar and Pratap Venugopal, which the Bar Associations had widely condemned.

Jungle raj, Bihar Assembly elections, Lalu Prasad, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Bihar RJD, Explained Politics, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
October 31, 2025 20:24 IST

It has been 20 years since the RJD lost power in Bihar, but Tejashwi Yadav is still fighting the baggage of ‘jungle raj’, which evokes memories of a high crime rate and a desperate migration out of the state.

Expert Explains, cancer cells, Cancer, detect cancer, cancer treatment, Shekoofeh Azizi, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
October 27, 2025 12:32 IST

Google DeepMind’s AI model generated a ‘novel hypothesis’ about how cancer cells behave, confirmed through lab experiments. What is this breakthrough, and what can it mean for cancer treatment?

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October 26, 2025 14:59 IST

A recent investigation by The Indian Express revealed that more than 22% of India’s nearly 5,300 legislators in Parliament, and state Assemblies and Councils have familial ties to current or former legislators. Why are dynasties so entrenched in Indian politics?

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October 21, 2025 00:17 IST

What is the genesis of László Krasznahorkai's writing? Why would anybody write a novel, their very first novel, that could potentially invite the ire of a communist dictatorship? In the answers to this lie the secret of the Hungarian's genius.

Draft Bill for safe migration of Indians, safe migration of Indians, global curbs on immigration, curbs on immigration, immigration, Ministry of External Affairs, Indian express news, current affairs
October 19, 2025 08:15 IST

In a year when scores of Indian immigrants were deported from the US under the Trump administration, issues of immigration have come starkly into focus. Here’s what the government plans to do.

Explained: In Mutaqqi's visit to Deoband, 'religious diplomacy' and a message to Pakistan
October 18, 2025 07:41 IST

The significance of the Taliban leader’s visit to Darul Uloom was 'personal' for him and 'political' for the new Kabul-Delhi engagement. We explain why.

The latest NAIEE estimated that there were 22,446 wild elephants in India. (Express Archive)
October 21, 2025 00:16 IST

A change in methodology has meant that the latest estimates of India’s elephant population are not directly comparable with previous ones. But looking beyond the numbers, India’s national heritage animal continues to face significant challenges

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October 16, 2025 15:49 IST

Pakistan Afghanistan relations: Afghanistan was the only country to oppose Pakistan’s entry into the UN. Despite some shared ties, there has been much to divide Pakistan and Afghanistan. Here are the five broad issues.

China, Chinese government, united kingdom, Keir Starmer, uk China ties, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
October 17, 2025 23:27 IST

Opposition MPs, including Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, have criticised the Prime Minister Keir Starmer-led Labour government for its handling of the issue.

Explained: Sub-inspector recruitment 'scam' in Odisha, with over 120 arrests made
October 14, 2025 01:41 IST

The police crime branch said that it prima facie found an “organised criminal syndicate” that planned to subvert the examination process.

The grain of ethanol production
October 13, 2025 07:15 IST

A programme that was originally meant to support sugarcane growers has attracted Rs 40,000 crore of investment and turned out more beneficial for standalone grain-based ethanol manufacturers

(from left to right) Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, and Narendra Modi. (Wikimedia Commons, PMO)
October 21, 2025 07:23 IST

Swadeshi has been one of the most influential ideas in Indian politics since the mid-19th century. But its empirical track record, as a guide for economic policy, has been wanting

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October 8, 2025 11:53 IST

UK PM Keir Starmer India Visit Explained: The FTA with India has the stamp of a bipartisan consensus in the UK, and that tells the story of India-UK ties broadly. Under the Vision 2035 document, progress is envisaged in a broad range of areas.

Nobel Prize in Physiology
October 7, 2025 13:46 IST

Sakaguchi swam against the tide, and in a 1995 paper presented evidence for a new type of T cell “police” that essentially keeps other T cells from attacking the body’s own cells

Darjeeling
October 6, 2025 12:24 IST

Unsustainable development, climate change, and lack of institutional will to remedy matters are pushing Darjeeling to a precipice. This harms the region, as well as India’s economic and national security interests.

car sales
October 2, 2025 21:57 IST

September car sales 2025, GST 2.0 impact on cars: Curiously, both of these factors combined are yet to give a boost to the industry, which has been sluggish over consumption and affordability challenges.

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