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If the UNSC were based on Gandhi’s principles, the world would have been happier: Patel

In October 1948, then-Deputy PM Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed officers of the Royal Indian Air Force, highlighting MK Gandhi's teachings and explaining their significance for India and the world.

India’s maritime past lies submerged. Archaeology can bring it back

From Mesopotamian archives recording Indian trading communities to the maritime networks of the Indus-Saraswati and the Coromandel, the Indian Ocean was the true superhighway of the ancient world.

India wants more fuel-efficient cars. Kia’s answer is a hybrid Sorento

EVs get a big boost under CAFE-3, but charging issues mean hybrids could be the more practical transition for many buyers.

I recited Devdas by heart. My reward was a visit to SRK’s dressing room: Georgian Ambassador

Vakhtang Jaoshvili, the Ambassador of Georgia to India since March 2024, writes that his grandfather’s stories first sparked his fascination with India, which he continues to discover nearly 45 years later.

India is producing more PhDs than ever. Its best researchers keep leaving

We encourage students to spend years training for research without giving enough thought to the careers available afterwards. Then we wonder why talented people look elsewhere.

Only one gold, but a big silver lining

India won 24 athletics medals at the 2026 Asian Games, including one gold. What Nagoya revealed about India’s talent, injuries, administration and future.

Russia-Ukraine war is hitting India’s food and fertiliser security. Delhi has a role to play

The Black Sea region accounts for roughly a third of global wheat trade and 63% of the world’s sunflower oil exports. Food could be the next crisis for emerging economies.

1 gold, 4 women, 44 years—India’s Asian Games relay streak lives on

India’s athletics campaign in the Asian Games was full of near-misses at Nagoya. Then 4 women delivered gold, preserving a 44-year streak.

Politicians have a new platform for debates—it’s reality TV

There is a difference between having politically opinionated contestants and making their political identities the show’s unofficial content strategy. Rise & Fall 2 seems dangerously close to the latter.

Ukraine’s robotic army is already at work. India must rethink the next battlefield

The Russia-Ukraine war is replete with tactical surprises and automation-innovation where the side with better situational awareness and faster feedback loop can perform better on the battlefield’s kill zone.

On Camera

Women petitioned courts for justice against rapists 800 yrs ago. Things haven’t changed much

The number of rape cases on record has fallen through the years. Either the police are reluctant to register FIRs, or survivors are losing faith in the criminal justice system.

E85 may need to be 25% cheaper than petrol for cost parity, says IIT Delhi-AIDA paper

Paper proposes dynamic pricing based on cost per kilometre and vehicle-specific fuel economy, calls for separate ethanol strategy for two-wheelers.

Drones for IAF are not revolutionary but evolutionary, says IAF chief

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh has ruled out a separate drone force, saying that UAVs must operate with fighters and other existing technology.

India has always been a hard state under Gandhian cover. Nehru to Modi, leaders have reinforced it

Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.