Editorials

New Delhi’s strengthening defence cooperation with Port Louis is seen as a strategic move to counter China’s growing influence in the region

A strong legislation that makes tougher penalties for not only traffic rule violators but also road designers and engineers is necessary to control the growing indiscipline on India’s roads

The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) seeks to provide funding access to private companies with commercially viable research proposals

If India has to emerge as a high-income nation — the much-touted ‘Viksit Bharat’ status —, per capita income should touch $14,000

Now that Trump has made no exceptions and gone ahead with reciprocal tariff policy, India will have to gear up for the impact

India needs to do a tightrope walking while insulating strategic relations with the US and broadening trade relations with Europe

By declaring that there would be no successor in the party ‘till her last breath’, an irrepressible Mayawati may have crushed hopes of reviving the party

With one in every eight people being overweight, India is staring at an obesity epidemic

Health insurance companies’ proposal to up premiums by 10-15%, ostensibly due to a surge in claims in New Delhi, will set a dangerous precedent

Putting an end to VIP culture should be one of the key lessons for the authorities to learn from Kumbh Mela apart from crowd management

Hyperloop can solve two crucial problems India faces – traffic congestion and carbon emissions

The resonance of far-right politics among younger voters suggests that Germany’s political landscape is undergoing a generational shift

‘Might is right’ appears to be the principle that is dictating the fate of Ukraine

By laying down a condition that the Union government would not release the ‘Samagra Shiksha’ funds to the southern State until it accepts the three-language policy under the NEP, the Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan has triggered an avoidable confrontation

As Rekha Gupta gets down to the nitty-gritty of administrative business, she is up against many challenges — from fulfilling election promises to cleaning the Yamuna

By projecting Ukraine as a villain in the ongoing conflict, US President Trump is playing a dangerous game that could further alienate America’s traditional allies, including Europe

Criminalising offensive jokes and filing FIRs for unleashing the full police force on the accused are not the solution

Pitroda’s goof-ups, happening with unfailing regularity, will cause considerable damage to the Congress

Though overcrowding is common in India, the world’s most populous country, crowd management is rarely a top priority for governments

The United States and Britain refused to sign the Paris AI Summit Declaration that called for policies to keep AI “open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy” shows the inherent contradictions in approach

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will finally leave the ISS and head home, bringing the curtains down on an unexpected ‘Lost in Space’-like saga

The Modi-Trump meeting is an opportunity for both countries to pursue a pragmatic approach towards trade

The Defence Ministry must take note of the frustration voiced by Air Chief who has rightly questioned HAL’s commitment to meet the timelines

There is a need for equitable access to AI to avoid perpetuating a digital divide that is already existing across the world