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Broken Chain

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of fast-track courts for paper-leak cases is an acknowledgement that India’s examination crisis can no longer be answered with arrests and assurances alone.

Field Marshal State

There is no officially published change in the numerical position of Pakistan’s Asim Munir in the Warrant of Precedence by virtue of his elevation to the rank of Field Marshal.

Elite Warning

For more than two decades, Vladimir Putin’s compact with Russia’s business elite was straightforward: accumulate wealth, but leave politics to the Kremlin.

Pipelines and Power

Europe’s energy map was supposed to be changing. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, leaders in Brussels spoke of diversification, resilience, and the end of strategic dependence.

Strategic Balance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, his first since the Gaza war began, is being presented as a routine exercise in deepening a long-standing partnership.

Gender justice must go beyond social fabric

The Supreme Court’s decision to revisit its Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes has now been accompanied by an assurance that any revised directions will be framed in keeping with the “Indian social fabric”, devoid of foreign expressions.