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On June 1, Ukraine executed ‘Operation Spiderweb’ drone strikes on Russian bases. They sent shock waves just ahead of the second round of peace talks in Istanbul and NATO’s Eastern Flank summit in Vilnius. As the Russia-Ukraine war is in its fourth year, with mounting human and economic costs and rising global pressure for a … Read more
The recent Cabinet expansion in Telangana reflects the Congress’s promised commitment to social justice. By inducting three Ministers — Gaddam Vivek and Adluri Laxman from the Scheduled Caste (SC) group and Vakiti Srihari from the Backward Classes (BC) group — as well as leaders from socially and economically backward communities for various posts, the party … Read more
Eleven years in office The description of the 11 years of rule under the Modi government as a “golden” period is mere rhetorical flourish (Inside pages, “Modi provided a responsible and accountable govt.: Nadda”, June 10). Catch-phrases, acronyms and alliterations have been liberally used to construct and sell the narrative of “good governance”. The Modi … Read more
At the Attari-Wagah border, in May 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Operation Sindoor and subsequent events thereafter have, once again, highlighted the futility of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy in resolving differences between India and Pakistan. An entangled web of frozen ideas has enveloped the situation making it impossible to separate the different strands. The developments … Read more
The railways have proposed automatic sliding doors with ventilation louvres in all Mumbai suburban trains by next year in response to the Mumbra train tragedy on Monday (June 9, 2025) — four people died and nearly a dozen others were injured. Sliding doors could potentially force people inside and prevent footboard travel, a factor in … Read more
‘The rules aim to create a cooperative bridge liberalising the Indian legal landscape in a measured manner’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images In May this year, the Bar Council of India (BCI) implemented the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India (hereinafter ‘rules’). While … Read more
When Donald Tusk’s diverse coalition came to power in Poland in 2023, ending the eight-year rule of the right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS), the veteran centrist promised “to chase away the darkness”. Two years on, with the Tusk government still struggling to deliver on key reforms, Polish voters have elected a conservative backed by … Read more
Under the aegis of the National Education Policy (NEP), higher education in India is undergoing a not-so-silent makeover. The gap between the language of the policy and the language of implementation is a curious case in itself. On paper, the NEP champions interdisciplinarity, flexibility, and employability, appealing terms that resonate with global trends in 21st-century … Read more
RCB fans jump over barricades outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4, 2025 in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Getty Images On June 3, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) claimed its maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. When Virat Kohli announced that night that celebrations would extend to Bengaluru the … Read more
When reports last week stated that the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund of Maharashtra had been allowed to receive foreign contributions under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), the CPI(M)-led Left government in Kerala was quick to depict this as yet another act of discrimination against the southern State by the Centre. It recalled that the … Read more