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India’s Democratic Foundation Based On Multi-Party System Is Under Threat
By Nilotpal Basu British statesman, Sir Anthony Eden acknowledged India’s constitution making process as a “stupendous exercise” of democratic practice on an unprecedented scale. He viewed it not as a mere imitation of western models, but as a bold democratic venture with incalculable global influence. He famously stated that...
Kerala UDF Govt Compromising With The Centre On Education Policy
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is an extremely worrying development. The VD Satheesan-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government is facilitating the saffronisation of higher education in the State. It is also part of the political somersaults being executed by the new Chief Minister V D Satheesan. The latest U-turn...
Vedanta Group Headed By Anil Agarwal Has Excelled In India As Aluminium Producer
By Kunal Bose Every country with favourable environment for private entrepreneurship to flourish is replete with examples of rags to riches happenings. India is no exception to this phenomenon, where some with exceptional vision and courage to give shape to ideas in the face of all kinds of adversities...
Privatisation Of Healthcare Arouses Big Controversy In Madhya Pradesh
By Raju Kumar BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government has approved a pilot project to operate selected Community Health Centres (CHCs) in the districts of Rewa, Dewas and Guna through an outsourced management system. According to the state cabinet, the arrangement will be implemented in centres where most doctor positions...
Fragmentation In The Global Energy Transition As Geopolitical Risks Surge
By Indrani Chakraborty Geopolitical tensions, supply disruptions and rising demand are driving fragmentation and slowing progress across the global energy landscape, according to the World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2026, released in Geneva on June 18. The report, developed in collaboration with Accenture, finds that the global energy...
Trade Deal With Canada By November; European Union Pact By Year-End
NEW DELHI: The India-European Union (EU) trade deal will be formally signed by the end of the year, and the two sides will accelerate work on an investment agreement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday after her meeting with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on...
India’s Remittance Inflows Stay Resilient Despite West Asia Conflict
MUMBAI: India’s remittance inflows have remained resilient despite the West Asia conflict, with precautionary transfers keeping flows elevated even as economic activity in parts of the Gulf region faced disruptions. While bankers expect some moderation in growth as geopolitical tensions ease, remittances are likely to remain broadly stable this...
India, UK Resolve Steel Quota Issue; CETA Rollout From July 15
NEW DELHI: The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between India and the United Kingdom will come into force from July 15 with both sides reaching an understanding on the last-leg issues around Britain’s steel safeguard measures. The date for Entry into Force (EIF) of the agreement was announced...
Indian IT Firms Pay Premium Valuations For AI Acquisitions In FY26
NEW DELHI: Indian information technology services companies paid premium valuations for acquisitions focused on artificial intelligence and engineering capabilities in FY26, as firms increased spending on specialised talent, intellectual property and platforms. Indian IT firms invested about $5.5 billion across 19 acquisitions during the year, according to an analysis...
IRDAI Proposes Framework For Regulation-Making, Public Consultations
MUMBAI: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) on Wednesday proposed a framework for making regulations and issuing subsidiary instructions under the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025. The draft regulation seeks to standardise the process for framing, amending and reviewing regulations, while...
Oil’s Peace Dividend Is Real But No Return To Pre-War Situation
By K Raveendran The US-Iran deal marks a genuine easing of one of the most dangerous geopolitical shocks to hit the energy market, but it should not be mistaken for a reset button. The immediate risk of a military breakdown has declined, and that matters for every stakeholder: Washington,...
Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s China Visit Next Week Has Big Significance For India
By Satyaki Chakraborty Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is visiting China on a three day visit beginning June 23, the outcome of which is expected to be of big importance to Bangladesh having special consequences on the relationship with the neighbouring India also. Bangladesh PM will be visiting Malaysia...
Why The Modi–Trump Chemistry Suddenly Looked Different At The G7 Meet?
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: For nearly a decade, the choreography was familiar. There would be an embrace. The broad smiles. The carefully staged bonhomie. The public declarations of friendship. Cameras would capture the optics before diplomats discussed the substance. Yet at this year’s G7 summit on June...
Hollywood Director Christopher Nolan’s Visit To Mumbai In July Is A Great Event For Film Lovers
By T N Ashok For more than two decades, Christopher Nolan has remained cinema’s most elusive magician—a filmmaker who transforms philosophy into spectacle, science into emotion, and blockbuster entertainment into intellectual inquiry. This July, the Oscar-winning director will bring that rare cinematic mystique to India when he arrives in...
Lebanon Must Get Out Of The Clutches Of Hezbollah
By Manish Rai Lebanon is once again facing a crucial moment. In March 2026, Hezbollah launched missiles into Israel, thereby opening a new front of the war, following the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The fragile political,...
Warfare Or Welfare Is The Trillion-Dollar Question To Nations In 2026
By Jon Trickett LONDON: Right now in Britain we are seeing a well-organised campaign to increase military expenditure. The argument goes that we should spend less on public services so that we can spend more on weapons. But if we take a wider look at the militarisation taking place...
Joy In The Struggle: The Life Of Bea Lumpkin, 1918-2026
By Jenny Carson NEW YORK: Beatrice Shapiro Lumpkin came roaring into the world on August 3, 1918, and she went out of it just after midnight on June 14, 2026, hailed by labour and progressive leaders around the country as a “matriarch of the movement.” Dying just weeks shy...
18 States Overshot Fiscal Deficit Ceiling In FY25, Shows CAG Report
NEW DELHI: Eighteen of India’s 28 states overshot the fiscal deficit ceiling of 3 per cent of gross state domestic product (GSDP) in FY25, the third annual review of state finances released by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Tuesday showed, noting that the deterioration is comparable only...
