India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s morning walk at the SCO summit in Islamabad symbolizes India’s stance against terrorism. His speech emphasized cooperation among member nations while addressing challenges posed by China and Pakistan. India aims to enhance its role in the SCO, promoting regional partnerships and anti-terrorism efforts.
By A Correspondent New Delhi: India is working towards a complete ‘Make in India’ mobile phone, from the chip to the handset, and has now democratised the telecommunication technology, making it inclusive and empowering women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. Inaugurating the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – […]
By Anjali Chhabra As for the national parties like the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC), the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections hold the key to the future of smaller players like Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) at a time when analysts are waiting to […]
By Anjali Chhabra New Delhi: A tweak in the process for hiring researchers on contract for Government of India ministries and a proposal to route all such contractual recruitments through private hiring agencies appear to have sparked discontent among scientists, many of whom foresee long-term damage to research […]
By Prabin Kumar Padhy Before we delve deeper into the energy future of India and how India shifted its focus, it is pertinent to understand the term “Energy Transition” first. Energy Transition is a significant structural change in energy system driven by the demand for and availability of […]
By Deepak Sharma New Delhi: Indian parliament’s upper house (Rajya Sabha) on Sep 20 passed two of the three contentious farm bills amidst an uproar by opposition parties’ members and protests by farmers at several places. The two bills – Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, […]
By Dr Pranav Kumar and Dr Tapan Kumar Bihari After a considerable gap of 34 years, the country has received its new National Education Policy (NEP), being hailed as a game changer policy for 21st Century India. However, some commentators have argued that the National Education Policy fails […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India today reached out to old friend Nepal and carried out a comprehensive review of bilateral economic and development cooperation projects in an attempt to counter China’s efforts to expand its footprints in the Himalayan nation. The reach out took place two days […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: To provide a booster shot to its pandemic-hit economy, India will invest over Rs 110 lakh crore (Rs 110 trillion/$1.5 trillion) in the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) comprising more than 7,000 projects across sectors. Among the major focus areas are the construction of […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India’s newest and strategically important Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir could soon have a new chief minister, ending a yearlong suspense over the restart of the political process in the region that has a border with Pakistan. Addressing the nation from the […]