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India-Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Launched

India has strengthened scientific cooperation with the Netherlands in clean energy through the launch of the India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme and the signing of a Memorandum of About...

 February 9, 2026

Can India Really Stop Buying Russian Oil?

US President Donald Trump’s claim that India has agreed to stop buying Russian crude as part of a tariff deal has triggered sharp questions about energy security, feasibility,...

 February 9, 2026

RBI’s February Pause Explained

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has chosen continuity over change. In its February 6 meeting, the MPC decided to keep the repo rate unchanged...

 February 9, 2026

Doomsday Clock and the End of Arms Control

The Doomsday Clock moved four seconds closer to midnight in January, from 89 to 85 seconds, marking the closest humanity has ever been to self-destruction. The warning by...

 February 9, 2026

RBI’s Rate Pause and the Growth Calculus

The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to keep policy interest rates unchanged at the February Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting signals a phase of cautious consolidation. After cumulative...

 February 9, 2026

Right to Be Forgotten vs Press Freedom

The Supreme Court’s decision to stay a Delhi High Court order directing the removal of past news reports has reopened a fundamental constitutional debate: can the “right to...

 February 9, 2026

India–Germany and the Rare Earth Pivot

India–Germany relations received a decisive boost following German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to India, his first trip to Asia since assuming office. Beyond defence and economic cooperation, the...

 February 9, 2026

Bannerghatta ESZ and the Cost of Dilution

Karnataka prides itself on hosting India’s largest elephant population, yet it also records among the highest human fatalities from elephant encounters. This contradiction is starkly visible around the...

 February 9, 2026

India–EU Trade Deal and Strategic Turn

After nearly 25 years of negotiations marked by repeated breakdowns and revivals, India and the European Union have concluded a long-elusive trade agreement. The breakthrough is significant not...

 February 9, 2026

Global Climate Governance at a Standstill

Global climate governance today is marked less by collapse than by drift. Despite decades of negotiations, summits, and declarations, the international system designed to address climate change continues...

 February 9, 2026

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