The Economist hails India’s Venice Biennale pavilion as 'dazzling' but calls its Osaka World Expo showcase 'chaotic'. Global media also examines Ladki Bahin & green-growth challenge.
From voter rolls & the rupee slide to AI and shrinking IT jobs, global media examines challenges facing India’s economic, technological & geopolitical ambitions.
Hasina's planned virtual address in which she is likely to clear her plan of return has Dhaka reaching out to New Delhi, reports a Bangladeshi media outlet.
The Economist says exam reforms alone won't fix unemployment, WSJ reports a proposed US OPT fee, while Global Times links restored flights to warming India-China ties.
Guardian reports on intensifying heatwaves in India and how workers are dying on the job; FT says New Delhi has opened consumer ecommerce to FDI—with a catch.
International publications also look at the Assam’s worst floods in six decades, and how US-Iran war is making staple & affordable food more expensive in Asian economies.
Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation is 'humiliating climbdown' for govt but, more importantly, the CJP movement encompasses 'broader frustrations', it reports.
From The Economist to BBC, NYT & FT, global media say youth-led agitation has exposed a challenge Modi govt didn't anticipate. It's harder to counter with the BJP's usual playbook.
Economist says demand for ‘proper education’ has fuelled one of Delhi’s biggest protests in years while NYT examines what youth anger could mean for Modi govt.
A viral video of Tamil actor Vikram cuddling a Lar gibbon has also put a spotlight on the murky yet booming world of exotic pet trade in India. Enforcement has not kept pace.
Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU for a Rs 150 crore exploration project to study lithium and gallium deposits in Kadapa Basin, part of the Centre’s drive to reduce critical mineral imports.
As part of partnership, Reliance & Rolls-Royce will explore formation of dedicated Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex that will be a centre of excellence for power and propulsion technology in India.
It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.
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