I was returning from my trip to Tirupati, eager to secure a Tatkal ticket for the comfort of an AC berth. But as anyone familiar with the process will attest, it's easier to win the lottery than to get a Tatkal booking in India’s railways.
The Taliban, an ultraconservative Islamic political group, retook control of Kabul a little more than three years ago, dashing many Afghans’ hopes for a tolerant, democratic government.
India’s ambitious renewable energy goals have placed the country at the forefront of the global energy transition.
The delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), intended to restructure electoral boundaries and enhance political representation, appears to have fallen short of delivering the desired outcomes for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
India is undergoing an entrepreneurial transformation of an unprecedented scale, a dynamic surge that redefines its economic destiny and societal ethos.
Successful development practitioners have always recognized the richness of this local wisdom.
The decision to ban chemical fertilisers and the shift to organic farming proved ill-conceived as it reduced agriculture productivity and production, forcing the country to import more food.
Russia was one of the biggest suppliers of gas to Europe and even Asian nations such as China and India, growth centres with their $13 trillion and $32 billion GDPs.
This despite their verbal and written complaints, backed by reports of concerned parents and even of the Commission on Human Rights.
This distinct cluster of technocrats have risen through the ranks of China’s space and aviation industries to leadership roles at both the national and provincial levels.
