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Paws for peace: Aloka, the Indie rescue dog concludes the 2,300-mile march with monks

New Delhi: The 2,300-mile peace walk by Buddhist monks that culminated in Washington, D.C., this week, has thrown up an unlikely star—one that has quickly...

Amid expiration of New START, US says China held ‘covert’ nuclear test days after 2020 Galwan clash

China rubbishes claims, says US allegation an attempt to gain sole control over nuclear power after the official expiration of the arms control treaty with Russia.

As rich nations cut aid, Lancet study warns of 22 million preventable deaths by 2030

Study finds that falling global aid support to low- and middle-income countries risks decades of health gains, with children likely to bear the brunt.

Can Indian courts refuse foreign judicial requests? Supreme Court to ‘settle the law’ on comity

In US case involving Pfizer, SC to clarify extent of India’s obligations to assist foreign courts under the Hague Convention, and the principle of judicial comity. 

Jaishankar to attend critical minerals meet in US, hold talks with Rubio amid India-US chill

While officials from the two sides have remained in touch, at the highest levels, the ties are stalled over trade & tariffs. Jaishankar will meet a number of US officials too. 

Pakistan accepts Trump’s invitation to join ‘Board of Peace’ on Gaza, aims to play ‘constructive role’ 

Hungary, Israel & UAE have already accepted invitation to join the board, part of Trump's Gaza peace plan. It's not immediately clear if Pakistan will pay $1 bn membership fee.

How India’s oil basket altered amid Trump’s pressure—imports from US up 40-50% this fiscal, Russia dips

India’s merchandise exports to US remain positive, despite 50% tariffs, while imports from US grew by 12.85% in the first three quarters of the financial year.

After move away from India, Bangladesh’s corn imports see Westward pivot—American corn after 8 yrs

Corn is important for Bangladesh’s feed and livestock industry, and despite being the country’s second-largest grain crop after rice, domestic production falls far short of demand.

‘Wasteful, anti-American’: US exits 66 global bodies, including UNFCCC & India-led Solar Alliance

Exiting UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, US has become first & only country to pull out of landmark 1992 pact that identifies basic principles to deal with climate change.

The legality of Maduro, wife’s ‘capture’ is under question. What UN charter & US law say on such ops

From Ker-Frisbie doctrine to geographical application of Posse-Comitatus Act, US law allows for snatch ops of wanted fugitives through non-legal means, including the use of its military.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

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.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

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.