Modi’s problems began over the summer. After the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)—the exam Indian students take to qualify for medical school—leaked, India’s education department asked more than 2 million students
The resurgence of armed confrontations between the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) signals the re-emergence of one of Manipur’s most enduring intra-Naga rivalries. Although both
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Diplomacy is often communicated as much through absence as through presence. State funerals are among the few occasions where protocol itself becomes a form of political signaling. The rank of the representative
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand are best understood not as three separate bilateral engagements but as a carefully sequenced strategic mission across the Indo-Pacific. Coming immediately
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Pakistan’s induction of its first advanced Chinese-built stealth attack submarine is being described as a potential shift in the naval balance of power with India, as the South Asian rival expands its
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India is planning to revive and accelerate a long-delayed 700-kilometre railway project connecting Iran’s Chabahar port to Zahedan near the Afghan border, as New Delhi seeks to deepen trade access to Central
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Cyber fraud in India has escalated at an unprecedented pace, with government data showing that more than 80 percent of the total financial losses recorded since 2020 occurred in just the past
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The transformative phase of politics in Kerala shifting away from ideological paradigms surged with the announcement by the state BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday that Thiruvananthapuram would be home to one of
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The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to dismiss criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, arguing that the case primarily involves foreign conduct, limited prosecutorial prospects, and falls outside core U.S.
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India and Pakistan relations have been strained following the Pahalgam terror attack since 2025. The incident brought the two South Asian nations to the brink of large-scale war and resulted in a
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In 1965, Herman Kahn drew his famous escalation ladder, a 44-rung scale ranging from ostensible crisis to spasm war. It accounted for surgical strikes, nuclear signaling and targeting of cities. It did
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A consortium including Microsoft and telecom startup Lightstorm has announced plans to build a new undersea cable system connecting India with Malaysia and Singapore, as global technology firms accelerate investment in artificial
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The meeting between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the recent BRICS National Security Advisers’ gathering offered another reminder that despite decades of dialogue, the India-China
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Punjab is experiencing an escalation in low-intensity terrorist activities orchestrated by Khalistani extremist networks, often in tandem with foreign-based gangsters and Pakistan-backed handlers. According to partial data compiled by the Institute for Conflict
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On June 26, 2026, Assam Police, assisted by central agencies, arrested two suspected United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) cadres, identified as ‘second lieutenants’ Humenjyoti Baruah alias Siyor Asom and Papu Moran alias Manoj Asom, during
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On Wednesday morning, Anant Ambani, heir to one of the world’s largest fortunes, was on his way to work with his wife when he spotted an injured crow by the road. He
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