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‘Battle for women voters’ is changing the way elections are fought in India, writes global media

Global media also explains how the West Asia war has exposed gaps in India’s clean energy push and why Canada is no longer a dream destination for Indian students.

Global media says assembly election results can make or break ‘Modi’s Hindutva project’

Bloomberg writes on the polls in four states & the challenges confronting Indian economy. FT focuses on the power struggles in Tata leadership post Ratan Tata's death in Oct 2024.

Global media writes on Bengal SIR ‘turmoil’ & why Kolkata’s ‘pleasantness is not something to celebrate’

BBC reports on electoral roll deletions in West Bengal while Economist spotlights why Kolkata ‘appears to be thriving’. NYT remembers Asha Bhosle.

Pakistan-brokered US-Iran ceasefire oils the markets, but global media says India still faces risks

The gains from the pause in the war between US-Israel and Iran may be fragile. Global media says Pakistan’s mediation adds new geopolitical layer to the conflict.

‘Oil shock’ pushing back India’s ambitions to become 4th largest economy? Global media points to signs

West Asia war disrupts energy supply, causing global ripple effects, including in India. Global media also spotlights capital punishment for 9 TN cops in custodial deaths case.

Global media’s ‘double whammy’ alert to Modi govt as crucial state polls loom amid West Asia war

The ongoing cycle of elections in India—polls are being held in 4 states & 1 UT—comes amid West Asia war-driven spikes in energy prices & pressure on rupee.

Bottled water feels the West Asia war strain. Global media says Indians could face the heat

Meanwhile, NYT traces the success of ‘former Goldman Sachs operations analyst who discovered rap as a child in South Texas’, better known as Hanumankind.

Amid Pakistan bid to play Iran-US peacemaker, global media debates if India should dive in or keep out

International media looks at the varying views on the diplomatic position India should take with Pakistan trying to act as mediator, and the impact of conflict on state-owned oil companies.

Bollywood ‘on ventilator’? Global media decodes Dhurandhar effect & gas shortage pits dal against data

BBC reports on Indian sailors who finally returned home Sunday after being stranded at sea due to the West Asia war.

Trump 2.0 ‘tests’ India’s strategic resilience & the LPG ‘vulnerability’

WSJ reports how India's 'digital arrest' scams are gaining global traction. Bloomberg looks at RBI's failing rupee defence amid the war in West Asia.

On Camera

India’s economic reforms can’t be a potted plant approach

At both the Union and state levels, Indian policymakers should consider a recalibration away from sector-specific incentives towards economy-wide reforms.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.