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Topic: New Delhi

India, Mauritius finalise oil & gas deal amid West Asia crisis; New Delhi to appoint defence attaché

EAM S. Jaishankar is also set to interact with a number of leaders from West Asia in Mauritian capital of Port Louis on the margins of the Indian Ocean Conference on Friday. 

Dhaka is resetting ties with New Delhi. Modi govt must open up

Newly appointed Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Kahlilur Rahman, is expected to land in India in April. This will be first high-level outreach since PM Tarique Rahman took office.

Swiggy, Zomato cloud kitchens will now be inspected by Delhi food safety dept

'If any cloud kitchen or dark store is found to be flouting health norms, strict actions will be taken. Our department will seal them,' Food Safety Commissioner Jitendra Jain told ThePrint.

Invoking Kautilya, former Turkish diplomat says ‘middle powers like India’ are stabilising Asia

Amid the war in West Asia, retired diplomat says that traditional pillars of stability in Asia have been replaced by India, Japan, and Australia, among other middle-power countries

McMahon Line lacks international validity, says Singapore’s ex-FM at Delhi conclave

George Yeo Yong-Boon was speaking at the 10th Synergia Conclave in New Delhi organised by the Synergia Foundation at the Manekshaw Centre.

Merkel flags ‘fragmented’ global order—’Manmohan Singh provided courage to solve today’s issues’

At the inaugural Manmohan Singh Memorial Lecture, former German chancellor slams major powers’ retreat from the UN, while lauding Singh for reforming India.

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.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

Firm wouldn’t exist without you—HC snub to Marion Biotech directors in Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths

Marion Biotech is the Noida-based manufacturer of DOK-I Max cough syrup, which was linked to the deaths of at least 18 children in Uzbekistan in 2022.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.