As the US tightens the screws, Britain is offering a gentler pitch — lower visa fees, expanded ‘Global Talent’ routes, and a narrative of being friendlier to Indian tech professionals
The government needs to clearly explain why implementing the Sixth Schedule in Ladakh is impractical but it appears ill-prepared to manage the complexities of the region
Today, India’s highway network stretches to 1.46 lakh km — nearly tripling from 50,000 km in the late 1990s. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, launched in 2000, has connected 1.78 lakh settlements through more
United States’ handling of China under President Richard Nixon is instructive. As founding father of the modern Singaporean state Lee Kuan Yew admiringly quipped, 'Nixon would engage, not contain, China, but he would also quietly
The selective targeting of the actor is not about any alleged betrayal of her feminism or any “failure” to promote traditional Indian attire, but about using rage to drive up views and engagement
It is a manifestation of a wider loss of faith. It represents the collapsing distinction between disagreement and distrust, between critique and contempt
The victory is small, but all the sweeter for coming at a time when there has been an intensification of the push to impose a monolithic view of Indian history and culture.
Once we go beyond the much-celebrated “stays”, the question of why the Court did not consider many of the core provisions of the amendment to be manifestly arbitrary becomes important
From golf hooliganism to chess theatrics to off-court cricket war of words, the line between passion and provocation is being blurred and crossed one sport at a time
Japan’s new prime minister embodies a restorationist vision shaped by Shinzo Abe’s legacy — one that blends nationalism, discipline, and moral revivalism with the pragmatism of statecraft
The boundaries between pure and applied physics have become porous. Today’s fundamental research is often motivated by technological possibilities, while technological breakthroughs frequently emerge from deep theoretical insights
The act of throwing a shoe, itself perceived as a marker to humiliate the “other”, is not simply personal. It is structural, deeply rooted in a caste and ideological apparatus
There is no concept of anything larger than himself. Every policy, every decision, every initiative is always based on feeding Trump's insatiable hunger for self-gratification
We must do all it takes to insulate the India-UK partnership from the continuous efforts of vested interests to derail it. Both governments must keep their sights on the swift achievement of shared goals for