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Trump is a lot like Kaiser Wilhelm: ‘He’s vanity itself’

His narcissism, self-obsession, lust for flattery and absolute indifference to the welfare or interests of others echo Germany’s last kaiser.

Germany pours resources into a historic rearmament, rekindles old fears in France

Germany has committed to spending more than $586 billion on defense by 2029, hitting NATO’s new goal of investing 3.5% of GDP in the military 6 years earlier than the alliance demands.

Germany brings ‘need-based’ military service law amid European fears of Russian aggression, sparks stir

This makes Germany the fourth European country to bring in more individuals into military service, after France, Italy and Belgium.

India hopes to seal submarine contract with Germany this fiscal, MDL pares down cost ‘significantly’

First submarine, according to RFP, must be delivered 7 yrs after contract signing with 45% indigenous content, followed by one each year until programme reaches 60% localisation.

Germany prepares for space wars with new security strategy

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet called for the development of a 'robust and deterrent' satellite to promote 'responsible state behaviour' in space.

Amid US H-1B visa furore, Germany promises ‘liberal & stable’ migration policies for Indians

In conversation with ThePrint, Ambassador Philipp Ackermann says skilled Indian workers are welcome in Germany. ‘Indians are considered diligent, industrious people’.

India incapacitating Pakistan airbases, air defences forced a halt to hostilities—Jaishankar

In an interview with German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar clarifies that no third party played a role in ceasing India-Pakistan hostilities. 

Trump wants a new Yalta to assert American hegemony. History shows this grand plan will likely fail

US president's hopes that superpowers can collaborate to run the world together is a fantasy, not a policy.

80 German universities visit India in bid to enhance educational collaboration

Key events include high-level visits to Indian universities, inauguration of German School of Technology, the APAIE Conference 2025.

Germany has decided to defend itself. And its war-making rhetoric can spell doom

A fifth of the voters in Germany’s just-concluded elections voted for the neo-Nazi party Alternative für Deutschland, which wants to take the country out of the European Union.

On Camera

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

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

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.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

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

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