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Guarding past gains in a decade of disasters

India, May 18 -- Speaking in the Netherlands, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi rightly cautioned the world about the 2020s being the "decade of disasters" and called on the global community to take c... Read More


Testing times for social amity

India, May 18 -- The decision by the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court, declaring the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, ... Read More


When Trump and Xi met

India, May 15 -- In April 2025, US President Donald Trump fired the first shots in his trade war against China (and the rest of the world). Some countries quickly capitulated, but the Chinese dug in t... Read More


Oil casts a shadow on WPI inflation

India, May 14 -- The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) grew by 8.3% in April. This number was 2.3% in February and 3.9% in March. The sequential increase between March and April is 4.4 percentage points, th... Read More


A small big win for democracy

India, May 14 -- The choice of VD Satheesan as the new chief minister (CM) of Kerala is significant. It is, in some ways, a victory for a large cross-section of the electorate, which backed the Congre... Read More


The AIADMK's loss, beyond poll setbacks

India, May 13 -- The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), one half of the traditional Dravidian duopoly in Tamil Nadu politics, is currently facing one its worst crises. After a series o... Read More


Mitigating pain from the war

India, May 13 -- The economic situation, on account of the geo-economic impact of the war in West Asia and India's decision to kick the can down the road till after the assembly elections, is worrying... Read More


An unacceptable breach of faith

India, May 12 -- For the second time in three years, the futures of millions of medical education aspirants have been thrown into jeopardy because of the callousness of the authorities who have, once ... Read More


Understanding the rise of Reform UK

India, May 11 -- The results of last week's council elections in the UK point to the decline in popularity of the ruling Labour Party across Britain: It lost 1,400 councillors across England, saw its ... Read More


A calibrated demand deflation

India, May 11 -- When the war in West Asia started on February 28, India was preparing for elections in four states and a Union Territory. The entrenched populism in India's policy response ruled out ... Read More