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Delayed Answers

One year after one of the worst aviation disasters in Indian history, the most unsettling reality is not that the final answer remains elusive. It is that, in the absence of definitive findings, competing certainties have rushed in to fill the void.

Cleanest Shirt

For much of the past year, economists have been waiting for the American economy to stumble. It has been hit by tariffs, labour disruptions, geopolitical tensions and renewed inflationary pressures.

A relationship redefined

Xi Jinping at his meeting with Donald Trump on 14-15 May 2026 in Beijing referred to the Thucydides Trap, a metaphor that refers to the inherent tensions and perils when an established power is challenged by a rising power.

Starved of Truth

The most haunting image of war is often not its violence but its silence ~ the silence of a child's hollow eyes, a mother’s outstretched hand, or a truck loaded with food that never arrives.

Border Threats

On July 25, the Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted flight trials of the UAV-Lau - nched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 at the National Open Area Range (NOAR) in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.

Revisiting the Charaka Samhita

In keeping with its policy of promoting India’s own knowledge systems, the Government of India has of late proposed integrating MBBS, the standard degree for physicians trained in modern medicine and surgery, with BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) which is rooted in ancient Indian medical traditions.

Walls Rise

In a dramatic yet not entirely surprising move, President Donald Trump has once again realigned the global tech landscape with the stroke of a pen and the force of rhetoric.

Mineral Imperative

India's electric vehicle (EV) revolution faces a mineral bottleneck that could prove far more consequential than any production hiccup or policy delay.