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Barricaded Dissent

The barricading of the Shambhu border in Haryana to prevent farmers from travelling to Delhi raises a question larger than the protest itself.

Strategic Distance

The renewed war between the United States and Iran has again placed American and Israeli military interests on apparently common ground.

Data exclusivity

India’s agrochemical industry, a major global hub for crop protection product manufacturing, is at the heart of a significant policy discussion that could shape the future of agricultural innovation, domestic production, exports, and farmer welfare.

Authority Checked

The rejection of a judicial reform proposal in Italy is more than a policy setback ~ it is an early signal that the political equilibrium built by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni may be entering a phase of strain.

Dignity Realised

When 31-year-old Harish Rana, in a long-standing vegetative state, was moved from home care to a palliative unit in the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences and subsequently died after withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, India crossed a threshold it had approached cautiously for years.

Vitality of our future must be secured

The recently released World Obesity Atlas 2026 has presented a sobering outlook, suggesting that India is navigating a complex shift from a historical struggle with undernutrition to a rising challenge of excess calorie intake.