Rahul Sampal
Putin cemented his future, but Russia faces key hurdles ahead — from economy to foreign policy
Putin can now stay in power for another two terms — until 2036. At that point, aged 83, he will have been in power a decade longer than Josef Stalin.
India’s top 8 cities see sales of homes, leasing of offices sink to lowest in a decade
Commercial office space, which was the only bright spot in India’s otherwise struggling property market this decade, has seen vacancy rise to 14.1% from 12.7% a year ago.
Defence
Rifles, missiles, ammunition, drones — armed forces on shopping spree amid LAC tensions
Unprecedented emergency powers given to armed forces under the capital budget, for purchases of new equipment and systems, are likely to ease bottlenecks.
Uttar Pradesh is India’s broken heartland, break it into 4 or 5 states
Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and most powerful, is also the worst governed. A state with 1-in-6 Indians has no hope because of its size.