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Thursday, February 26, 2026
TopicCape Town

Topic: Cape Town

This is how Cape Town averted a water crisis, just days before running dry

Charlotte Edmond -
Cape Town’s water crisis got so bad last year that there were competitions to see who could wash their shirts the least.

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Opinion

Foreign media isn’t convinced of India’s AI dreams. Patronising headlines tell all

Shailaja Bajpai -
The Economist is known to cover India extensively for its financial and business potential, but on AI, it had its doubts. It concluded that India is using the AI event to hype itself.

How India’s new labour laws are much better than the UK’s

Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

Economy

In 1st budget under BJP mayor in 44 yrs, BMC hikes outlay to Rs 81k crore, focus on big-ticket infra

Purva Chitnis -
India's richest civic body’s outlay is 8.77% higher than last year’s, with the biggest allocation being made for infra growth. BMC also proposed an AI boost to its service delivery.

Defence

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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