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India is ready for a Davos-like conversation. Global governance needs a new host

From the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan to Kumbh Melas, India has shown it can manage complex events, a capability later reinforced on the global stage during its G20 summit.

BJP’s Kerala conundrum—courting Christians isn’t working out

With the Left aggressively chipping away at the Hindu votes, it might be in the BJP’s short-term interest to consolidate its base before casting its net wider.

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

Mark Tully’s BBC assignment to India wasn’t by chance. It was a karmic connection

Mark Tully witnessed the BBC turn into an anti-India outfit and repeatedly shame and humiliate itself in world circles. Never mind. Tully lives on, and his old BBC lives on.

From the Bangladesh War to the Babri demolition—it wasn’t news until Mark Tully aired it

By the late 90s, radio news had given way to live TV news, and most of us tuned out, too. However, many of us stayed in touch with Mark Tully through is books on India.

F1 2026 is doubling down on hybrid vehicles. It’s not ‘yesterday’s technology’ anymore

The new version of Formula 1 will involve a lot of energy management, bringing up a whole different skillset in drivers. One could argue that it’s not ‘pure’ racing anymore.

Busting 7 Instagram skincare myths that hurt my dermatologist heart

‘Chemical-free’ sure sounds good, but nature isn’t always gentle. Many ‘clean’ plant extracts are unstable, irritating, or allergenic.

Dear Pakistanis, I’m General X and am chilling with Trump in Davos only for you

I am Trump’s favourite field marshal. Under my wings, he learned how to abduct peacefully yet gleefully. I share my tricks with my new BFFs all the time.

Love, lies, laundry & UCC—inside India’s live-in relationships

Couples discover a whole new category of conflicts when they move in together. For instance, imagine fighting over warm light and white light.

History taker, not a history maker, Europe is entering the age of humiliation

The US (or China) acts. Europe reacts. The US (or China) moves decisively. The EU debates and dithers. It’s a broader pattern.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.