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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Topic: Muslim nations

New study says India’s neighbourhoods are too segregated. Muslims and SCs kept out

Compared with a 0% Muslim neighbourhood, a 100% Muslim neighbourhood in the same city is 10 per cent less likely to have piped water and only half as likely to have a secondary school.

21 Islamic nations call for nuclear-free Middle East amid Israel-Iran conflict, urge States to join NPT

Joint statement says diplomacy only viable path to resolving crises in region. Israel is only Middle East country that hasn't signed the treaty. Iran is a signatory but threatens to withdraw.

The tricks Saudi Arabia can teach India on making Muslim life modern

As post-oil Saudi Arabia undertakes transformative changes, there is a lesson for not only the other Muslim countries, but also for India.

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.