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Space Balance

Vikram-1 reaching orbit marks an important transition in India’s space journey.

Reconciliation Gamble

The latest Republican US budget package is about far more than allocating another $95 billion in federal spending.

Rot at the top

Indian administration has always had a fantastic worldwide reputation. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel once referred to our civil services as the “steel frame” of the nation.

King’s speech

When King Charles III rose to address the US Congress, the setting suggested a ceremony. The substance suggested something closer to intervention.

Proof of Death

In a village in Odisha, a man arrived at a bank carrying what no institution expects to confront: the skeletal remains of his sister.

The Arms Seller

The big news from Tokyo is that the Japanese Diet on 21 April sharply eased its arms export rules, allowing in principle the overseas transfer of finished defence equipment, including lethal weapons.

And quietly, the Hooghly flows

A couple of weeks ago, on 18 April, the annual ‘World Heritage Day’ came and went almost unnoticed in Kolkata. It is usually a moment when a city looks at herself, at old buildings, inherited rituals, and spaces that remember more than people do.