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What’s stopping India’s judicial infrastructure upgrade? The absence of Centre-state unity

Justice DY Chandrachud raised the dismal state of affairs in district courts where female judges don't have access to toilets. But judicial infrastructure needs more than momentary focus.

India can replace coal imports but only with improved domestic supplies, railway logistics

Coal India Limited was given a steep target to mine 12 per cent more fuel this fiscal year. They completed two-thirds of the target in seven months.

Pasmanda outreach a Trojan horse for Muslims. But first, it hurts BJP’s own politics

BJP's long-term strategy has been to subsume ‘backward castes’ into the larger 'Hindu’ political identity.

Why BJP is abuzz with Modi’s ‘man of the match’ praise for Gujarat chief CR Patil

After 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Modi had praised Amit Shah. He was then elevated as the party chief.

India’s energy transition goals need an ESG push. But there’s little clarity on what it is

Survey data shows that 32 per cent of European investors say that ESG is essential to their investment approach.

India shouldn’t get caught in Pakistan’s cheap verbal war. Big nations can’t afford anger

As India prepares to lead the world’s most powerful economies as G20 president, it has still not been able to shake the monkey called Pakistan off its back.

There’s a little bit of India in cars around the world today. It’s in the codes that run them

Several car companies, including General Motors and Ford, who have both left the India market, do a huge amount of their software development work in India.

India’s G20 presidency hot topic in Chinese media. But Beijing won’t discuss LAC at the summit

Beijing may seek a bargain for its participation at next year’s G20 meet by asking New Delhi not to discuss the border dispute.

Bilawal’s remark shows Pakistan’s old view hasn’t upgraded with Modi’s new India

Bilawal Zardari ought to be mindful of retaining some political space for himself as a politician and not entirely follow the establishment’s perspective.

The time-tested US-Israel alliance is under stress. Biden-Harris wary of new Netanyahu govt

Israeli politics has been taking a turn to far-Right with greater assertion of religious (ultra)nationalism – an agenda that challenges cultural-social pluralism.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.