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 demolition and eviction of Muslim religious institutions in Rajasthan’s border districts in June 2026 has triggered allegations of selective enforcement and communal targeting. An APCR fact-finding investigation documented notices issued to
MoreKamjong District has emerged as one of the principal theatres of the expanding Naga-Kuki confrontation in Manipur in 2026. Located along the India-Myanmar border and predominantly inhabited by Tangkhul Naga communities, the
MoreIn May 2026, three United Nations Special Rapporteurs issued a warning to the Indian Government, stating that the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls might endanger democratic participation.
MoreThe Special Intensive Revision has exposed deep political divisions over India’s electoral rolls. While opposition parties have attacked the Election Commission over voter deletions, the commission maintains that the exercise is intended
MoreIndia has ordered 112 captive coal-fired power plants to operate at maximum capacity from October 1 through the end of December, citing an expected increase in electricity demand in the coming months.
MoreAuthorities in Sri Lanka’s Mannar District are preparing to launch a boat service allowing visitors to view all eight sandbanks associated with Adam’s Bridge, also known as Ramar Palam, as part of
MoreThe New Delhi Declaration marks a stronger BRICS push to reshape global governance in favour of greater representation for the Global South. By calling for reforms to the UN Security Council, international
MoreWhen Indian and Chinese troops confronted each other at Doklam in 2017, the consequences extended far beyond the disputed Himalayan territory. More than 2,000 kilometres away in Mumbai, the confrontation prompted China’s
MoreMore than 53 lakh voters in Telangana have been placed on an electoral list of the absent, shifted, dead and duplicate — a bureaucratic classification that has become the centre of an
MoreThe China-India relationship is showing signs of a broader diplomatic engagement, with Indian defence experts at the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum pointing to artificial intelligence governance, maritime security and multilateral cooperation as
MoreFor more than seven months, the military confrontation between the United States and Iran has transformed parts of the Middle East into a zone of heightened geopolitical tension. Yet the consequences have
MoreThe Palk Strait has long been a source of tension between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, but the growing drug threat offers an opportunity to build practical cooperation. By sharing intelligence, strengthening
MoreEditorial Today is Narendra Modi’s birthday, and we believe it is important to write a few words about a political figure whose influence now extends far beyond the borders of India. Modi
MoreIndia’s exports surged 26% in August, helped by a sharp increase in shipments to the United States, a weaker rupee and lower gold imports, according to data released Tuesday by the Ministry
MoreThe article argues that Nepal’s devastating floods and the high-profile NDTV conclave obscured a far more consequential issue in India-Nepal relations: the five-year halt in Gorkha recruitment. With Nepalese ex-servicemen now publicly
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