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EU envoy trips up in Pakistan

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and former Estonian premier, stated during Operation Sindoor, “Rising tensions between India and Pakistan are alarming.

Civilisational resurgence

As India marks 12 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, one of the most pro fond transformations has been the quiet yet decisive resurgence of Bharat’s civilisational identity.

Fast-Tracked

The selection of a 15-year-old for India’s senior cricket team is not merely a story about precocious talent.

Plugging In

For years, India’s electric vehicle debate was driven largely by environmental concerns.

Odisha’s Health paradox

A state with a per capita income well below the national average has, over the years, surprised demographers and public health researchers with faster-than-expected gains on child mortality, institutional births, and school enrolment.

Unequal Gains

India’s wealth story is increasingly told through a confusing set of headlines. On the one hand, the country is adding new dollar-millionaires at a brisk pace. On the other, the average Indian adult is not materially better off than a few years ago.

The First Ten

Pandemics do not begin with sirens or headlines. They begin with a cough that goes unreported, a fever mistaken for exhaustion, a worker who does not stay home because staying home costs money.

Monk and revolutionary

Bengal has long been a land of dualities, a unique soil that nurtured the spiritual fire of Swami Vivekananda and, decades later, became a stronghold for the revolutionary zeal of Karl Marx. For much of the 20th century, the intellectual history of this region oscillated between these two poles: the ochre robe and the red flag.

Rationing a Right

India’s rural employment story is not merely about jobs or budgets; it is about how the Indian state defines its obligations to its poorest citizens.