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Friday, November 21, 2025
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Assam’s NRC wound was re-opened and then conveniently forgotten by India

India has moved on from Assam — to animated rage about nationwide NRC, the discomfort with CAA and now, the biggest threat of them all — the coronavirus.

India-Pakistan ‘meteorological warfare’ heats up: Radio Pakistan has J&K weather bulletin now

After DD and AIR started airing weather forecasts from PoK regions, Radio Pakistan featured updates from Srinagar, Pulwama and Ladakh Sunday.

Did India handle Covid crisis better or Pakistan? The answer lies in these 4 tests

There is a lot India and Pakistan can learn from each other’s response to the coronavirus pandemic — from imposing lockdowns to spending more.

The Covid effect: Poverty headcount to rise the most in India. 10 million to be affected

Covid-19 has exposed the vulnerability of people in countries like India, Nigeria and Indonesia among others, who have only recently been able to escape poverty.

Covid has brought back Chinese whispers in Sri Lanka, Nepal. Is India listening?

South Asia has for long witnessed a see-saw diplomatic battle between India and China, but Covid is adding fresh dimensions to this engagement.

Covid fight will leave states exhausted. India needs to re-think its funds transfer system

Graded lockdowns are placing differing financial constraints on states. It is critical to re-consider the design of current inter-govt fiscal transfers.

Indian govt has multiple legal options to force citizens to vaccinate against Covid

The coronavirus pandemic has restarted global debate on anti-vaxxers. But Indian law is already prepared to face a public health issue such as this.

India is now the world’s third largest military spender

India’s military expenditure grew by 6.8% in 2019 as the country climbed up the rankings from fourth spot.

Indians in lockdown find new passion in baking bread, and it’s helping them beat the blues

Be it supply-chain issues or the need to channel anxious energy, quarantined Indians are turning to the culture of baking bread in a big way.

How smokers are getting by without cigarettes in Covid-19 lockdown (it’s helping many quit)

Many smokers are struggling to get their daily dose of nicotine amid the lockdown. While some are grappling with withdrawal, others are using the chance to kick the butt.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.