India’s advantage is that its domestic journey and global role are now deeply connected. The stronger India becomes at home, the more useful it becomes to the world

UPI processed 24,161.69 crore transactions worth Rs 314.23 lakh crore in FY26. That is not a niche fintech product. It is the plumbing of India’s retail economy

If geopolitics can disrupt maritime routes, weaponise chokepoints and sharply reduce shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb, energy security cannot be left entirely to market incentives.

The allegations against his integrity have been exposed as hollow, and his record is increasingly being recognised for what it was — a period of decisive economic, political, and social advancement.

Clusters create knowledge spillovers. Technical know-how spreads quickly through worker mobility, informal interaction, and shared service providers. Clusters also attract and retain talent

GeM serves as a critical engine of equitable growth in line with PM Modi’s mission of sabka saath, sabka vikaas. It provides startups, small businesses and women-led enterprises an easy path to showcase their products and services to government buyers without any obstacle or intermediary

A fee alters the ease with which that money is used. A significant part of money’s usefulness lies precisely in its trivial transaction cost. Once a cost is introduced, the instrument becomes marginally less money-like, and theory anticipates a modest shift towards the medium that bears no fee: Cash

New Delhi needs to engage Saudi Arabia and Turkey more, while deepening ties with other Gulf states (which may join this pact) and resuscitating its own groupings like the Quad

Twenty years later, Karan Johar's most uncomfortable love story is still his most honest

Even today, despite the ban, Awami League, the country’s oldest political party, has a strong pan-Bangladesh presence and support base

Intergenerational solidarity does not require younger people to wait respectfully while their elders decide the direction of politics. It asks those of us who have occupied institutions longer to listen, share access and accept corrections

India-Bangladesh relations should not be held hostage to the question of Hasina’s stay in India

Were undeserving ventures funded? Were deserving ones turned away? Judge the decision on what was knowable then, not on what hindsight reveals now

Begumpura emerged as a prophetic and counter-cultural vision that challenged this oppressive social order in the 15th century. Reading it primarily through the framework of present-day public policy risks obscuring its original historical context and revolutionary intent.

Every EC is judged twice: First by how efficiently it conducts elections, and then by the confidence it inspires among those who lose them. The first test is statistical. The second is constitutional

The AISHE 2026 present a broadly positive picture of India's higher education sector, characterised by expanding enrolment, improved gender parity, growing STEM participation, and wider institutional coverage. However, the expansion of educational capacity should not be confused with improvement in educational quality

The education ministry will be under intense scrutiny in the wake of student protests, but Dharmendra Pradhan’s successor, Pralhad Joshi, already has his plate full. He holds the portfolios for consumer affairs, public distribution, and new and renewable energy.

Umar’s book grew out of his doctoral research at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Given the states’ opposition to the funding pattern of VB-G RAM-G, why would they make budget allocations? One, they have little choice. But more importantly, it is true the scheme has transformed the way the rural economy works

Why have users on a Reddit forum built themselves a town and entire fictional lives that are at once ordinary and extraordinary?