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When Manipur has a new CM

India, Feb. 4 -- The swearing-in of Yumnam Khemchand Singh as the next chief minister (CM) of Manipur holds the potential to act as a decisive break from the unrest that has cleaved the province, driv... Read More


Why Grammy for Dalai Lama is red flag for China

India, Feb. 3 -- At 90, the Dalai Lama has won his first Grammy in the Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording category. The political and spiritual leader of the Tibetan community, spre... Read More


Welcome thaw in trade impasse

India, Feb. 3 -- On Monday night, US President Donald Trump announced that he was slashing US tariffs on India from 50% to 18%. Trump's announcement was followed by PM Narendra Modi's acknowledgement ... Read More


Balancing for fiscal federalism

India, Feb. 2 -- Federalism is one of the key tenets of our constitutional framework and national unity. Its fiscal component, which determines how resources and responsibilities are shared among the ... Read More


Pakistan's theatre of the absurd

India, Feb. 2 -- Stepping into the world of cricket increasingly feels like stepping into the theatre of the absurd: Some characters are often spouting gibberish, situations are downright bizarre, and... Read More


Building blocks to Viksit Bharat

India, Feb. 2 -- The stock market is not a litmus test of a country's annual economic policy statement. The fact that Sensex, the benchmark index of BSE, lost 1.88% on Sunday, the seventh highest fall... Read More


Budget 2026: Unleashing animal spirits

India, Jan. 30 -- Everybody in India has demands of the budget. The range varies from structural reforms to specific reliefs such as taxes or a new scheme targeted at a poll-bound state. The governmen... Read More


Tighten oversight in the aviation sector

India, Jan. 29 -- Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday when his Learjet aircraft crashed near Baramati. Within hours, aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu offered a preliminary assessment t... Read More


Court draws the redline for UGC

India, Jan. 29 -- Caste is among India's oldest faultlines, one that has resisted multiple attempts to eradicate discrimination and instead mutated into newer forms over time. Caste bias in campuses i... Read More


Leader with strong grassroots connect

India, Jan. 28 -- The death of Ajit Anantrao Pawar, 66, Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, in an aircrash on Wednesday is likely to have an impact on his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the NCP... Read More