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China’s tourism revenue dips and an old article by Xi Jinping shows his mind on art & protest

China's National Day holiday was an indicator of its economy—and it looks bad. Meanwhile, a 1989 article in a Fujian library gives insight into Xi's mind.

Indian urban elite prefer Tharoor over Kharge for Congress. Caste discomfort a factor

The elites aren't comparing Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor based on their political and administrative experience, acumen, or even what is good for the Congress.

Where’s the middle? India needs more midsize companies for economy to grow

A new generation of fast-growing startups and midsize firms will have to play a critical role in India’s quest to become a middle-income country.

India-Afghanistan ties under strain over Delhi’s silence on students’ visa renewal

Indian universities are threatening Afghan students they will cancel their seats if they don't return to classes. But India isn't renewing their visas.

Hero MotoCorp CEO Pawan Munjal has global ambitions and Vida is his vehicle for that

Pawan Munjal might have been late to the EV game, but he knows that none of his rivals, even the newer ones, are anywhere near export ready.

With Pakistan, peace is just a punctuation. Why Amit Shah’s Kashmir statement is no surprise

Scholar Ashley Tellis notes that India-Pakistan competition is not driven by discrete, negotiable differences. Instead, the problem is irreducible.

Google finally gets serious about pixel smartphones in India after 4 years

After-sales will be a key aspect of Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro as they battle with OnePlus, Xiaomi

New weapon systems branch—How Air Force’s branches expanded and evolved from RAF to IAF

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari's announcement of the creation of a new branch in the officer cadre is a much-needed reform and an important step in making the IAF future ready.

Audio leaks kick off ‘happy hours’ in Pakistan politics, everyone has stuff against everyone

Imran Khan was elated over PM Shehbaz Sharif discussing Maryam Nawaz’s request for machinery from India. Until the hacker dropped a series of audio leaks from the time Khan was in the PM office.

The end of Vladimir Putin? It might come sooner than you think

Vladimir Putin has broken his compact with the Russian people, and, for the first time, created an incentive for the country's elites to unite against him.

On Camera

Dear Indian women, leave your fundamental rights at the wedding altar

How have we arrived in 2024, where summarily divorcing your wife can land you in jail, but sexually assaulting her will not?

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?