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Topic: Fabric

What does national ‘fabric’ mean for a country as diverse as India? Panelists discuss at Jindal Lit Fest

Historian Anirudh Kanisetti brought up idea of Indian subcontinent as a land without borders, a region where cultures, ideas, people could move in free circulation. 

How man-made silk can disrupt the fabric industry

Instead of breeding animals for their fibres, new technologies are emerging as transformative solutions to the challenges posed by traditional animal-based materials.

Sarasa—The Gujarati kalamkari cloth that became a rage in Japan thanks to Dutch traders

One of the earliest uses of Indian sarasa in Japan was in Japanese warrior jackets from the Edo period, known as hoari.

On Camera

Asim Munir can’t be seen serving Israel. Trump’s Board of Peace puts Pakistan in tough spot

Islamabad is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea —it can't say no to Trump’s plan to use Pakistani troops in the stabilisation force but it can't agree to commit either.

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

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

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.