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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicDevelopment index

Topic: development index

Indian think tank releases Responsible Nations Index. It measures ethical choices

Sakshi Mehra -
Singapore tops Responsible Nations Index 2026, followed by Switzerland and Denmark. India ranks 16th out of 154 countries in the index developed by the World Intellectual Foundation.

India least dedicated among 40 top countries in helping poorer nations develop: US think tank

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Commitment to Development Index, published by Centre for Global Development, ranks 40 high- & middle-income nations on development policies affecting over 5 billion people in poorer nations.

The old Bimaru states have new boom towns. But only in pockets

Vikash Vaibhav -
There is concern that laws like job reservation for local candidates can affect economically laggard states facing high levels of internal migration.

India has failed to tap its human capital, ranks 103rd in World Economic Forum index

ThePrint Team -
The Global Human Capital Index sees India finish 103rd among 130 countries, behind Sri Lanka and Nepal, and just ahead of Bangladesh and Pakistan. In...

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Opinion

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

Siddarth Raman -
To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

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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