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Role AI is playing in general elections & why there’s a need to enhance India-China relations

Global voices also reflect on the complexity of Indian elections, how Mumbai is moving towards becoming a ‘new Singapore’ or ‘new Dubai’ & India and China's coal habits.

India’s ‘orphaned’ Muslims, threat of US sanctions ‘clouding’ Chabahar pact & Air India revamp

Foreign media also explores 'production-linked incentives' to boost manufacturing & how shutting down India's most polluting power plants has implications for health benefits.

Modi’s ‘consigliere & enforcer’, anti-Muslim rhetoric amid polls and ‘plight’ of educated youth

Global media also highlights wealth gap in Mumbai as it heads to polls, decline in Muslim representation in Parliament & India's snakeman. 

India in its ‘Gilded Age’, but youth flocking to Canada — contrasting global perspectives

Foreign media also takes note of China becoming India’s largest trading partner and how PM Modi's re-election campaign is utilising social media influencers as a 'strategic tool'.

After Modi, who? Plus, India as alternative to China in pharma sector — what global voices said

Russia’s show of solidarity over the alleged Pannun assassination plot is unlikely to affect India-US ties, a report in 'South China Morning Post' says.

How India’s ports are transforming, and Raghuram Rajan on ‘false choice’ of democracy vs prosperity

Global voices also discuss why India's election is the most expensive in the world, and issues with India's food safety standards that have resulted in products facing scrutiny abroad.

How Musk benefited from ‘diplomacy’ with Modi, Milei & Bolsonaro, and BJP’s Karnataka challenge

Global observers assess India's political, cultural and economic landscape through its Cannes triumph, evolving comedy scene and what AI means for IT industry.

Modi’s ‘enormous grip’ on masses & why UPI is the ‘most exciting innovation’ among payment systems

Meanwhile, in an opinion piece, media expert Chris Blackburn writes about why Western journalists struggle to navigate India’s cultural nuances.

‘Balancing act’ in India-UK ties, ‘key allies’ Adani, Ambani & ‘Hindu Vatican’ project

Spotlight on need for labour & education reforms, BJP's Ayodhya plans & China's probe into Indian imports of pesticide cypermethrin.

‘Shadow ads’ spreading hate on Facebook & Canadian report on India ‘imposing agenda on Trudeau’

Global media also discusses Opposition's call for caste census, high unemployment among India's educated youth & why US is maintaining close relations with India.

On Camera

India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.