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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicNarendra Modi government

Topic: Narendra Modi government

‘Appreciate our sensitivity on Tibet’ — China protests PM Modi’s birthday wish to Dalai Lama

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said India should ‘stop meddling’ in China’s internal affairs, adding that Beijing’s position on Tibet-related matters is ‘consistent & clear’.

The Centre must use the caste census wisely

The caste census will also reveal the status of disadvantaged groups within Muslims and Christians, sparking a new debate.

Watch CutTheClutter: Why delimitation hangs like a ‘sword of Damocles’ & not just over southern states

In episode 1614, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why southern states TN, Karnataka see BJP agenda in the timing of the impending delimitation & what's in store for other states.

Religion, money & sheer numbers—Maha Kumbh gives global media the quintessential ‘India story‘

International media questions Modi's 'populist facade', saying Indian democracy will face its most important test in small towns & villages where the bulk of the population still live.

PC Mody gets 2nd extension as RS secretary general. What makes ex-IRS officer important for Modi govt

Mody has had the 'govt's stamp of approval' since his tenure as CBDT chief, when it was being speculated that the income tax dept was being used to pressure political opponents.

2nd gubernatorial term for Arif Mohammed Khan, what has endeared Modi to him over the yrs

Bihar's new governor stands out as a rare Muslim politician repeatedly rewarded by Modi govt, and alongside Anandiben Patel, only leader to be appointed as governor twice in past decade. 

‘No territory lost to China, will defend to the last man,’ says Ladakh LG, praises Modi’s ‘willpower’

India has also demanded the Chinese pull back troops to pre-May 2020 positions, a demand that's become weaker with the realisation that forward deployment along LAC is now the new normal.

Global media on the ‘Indian playbook of curbing press freedom’ & leveraging the demographic dividend

Reports & opinion pieces also explore Bangladesh’s ‘unsustainable’ backlog of payments to Adani Power & why India must not ignore advice from international multilateral agencies.

Elections showed that Manipur still has faith in democracy. Will new govt deliver?

The people of conflict-torn Manipur will have every right to feel betrayed if the new government doesn’t break its silence and show its commitment to addressing the state's issues.

After French reporter, now Australian journalist leaves India. ‘Was told story on Nijjar went too far’

Avani Dias of ABC News left India on 19 April. Govt officials refute allegations, saying documentary was ‘shot at Attari without permission’, cite 'lack of objectivity' in coverage.

On Camera

Palayan politics is playing out in Bihar. It’s redundant, ignores key economic truth

The idea of a self-contained labour force, be it intellectual or physical, seems redundant. Bihari migrants are an indispensable part of the domestic workforce.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?