Recent statements by officials in the administration of Donald Trump, suggesting that Greenland should become part of U.S. territory, have revived an old but uncomfortable question: how balanced...
India’s higher education system is undergoing a quiet but consequential transformation. Driven by the National Education Policy (NEP), regulatory reform, institutional innovation, and shifting global conditions, the past...
Israel’s decision in December 2025 to recognise Somaliland as an independent sovereign state has altered the diplomatic landscape of the Horn of Africa. While immediate reactions have focused...
The suicide of a young woman doctor in Phaltan, Maharashtra, in October 2025 has shaken the assumption that India’s new criminal laws are, by themselves, sufficient to ensure...
The Union government’s release of a fresh draft of the Pesticide Management Bill, 2025 signals another attempt to modernise India’s pesticide regulation regime, replacing a law framed in...
After nearly 25 years of negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur are poised to sign one of the world’s most ambitious free trade agreements, with the formal ceremony...
The decision by Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change marks an...
Phayre’s langur, also known as the spectacled monkey, is a rare primate of Northeast India and neighbouring Bangladesh. It is easily identified by its dark face with white...
Madhya Pradesh has announced that the newly notified Ratapani Tiger Reserve will be named after archaeologist and Padma Shri awardee Dr Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar. The decision links wildlife...
