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Rising power demand, continued coal dependence, grid constraints and the intermittent nature of renewable generation pose formidable challenges

Supreme Court’s order seeking greater financial transparency from private universities was long overdue and brings renewed focus on regulation, student interests and accountability

Dissent within the poll panel over electoral roll revision raises concerns about the functioning of a constitutional body entrusted with ensuring free and fair elections

The Election Commission of India must adopt a more flexible approach so that all eligible voters can exercise their franchise

Opening the doors to private players in ICMR and ISRO may help in capacity building, but regulating their work through bureaucrats toeing the line of political masters raises disturbing questions

India’s premier institutes must confront academic pressure, isolation and discrimination before distress turns into tragedy

Houthi attacks have cast doubt on the alliance’s value, with neither Islamabad nor Ankara showing any inclination to provide military assistance to Riyadh

Trump’s new tariff move could raise energy costs, hurt exports, affect economic growth and strain trade ties

The achievement of the latest summit is not that it resolved the world’s conflicts; it is that it prevented those conflicts from destroying BRICS’ ability to talk to one another

The crux of the warning from a growing number of AI researchers is that the software could spin out of human control if left unchecked and unregulated

The war on terror may have weakened terrorist networks, but it has failed to eliminate the threat of terrorism

India faces a diplomatic paradox: it wants BRICS to become a stronger voice for the Global South without allowing it to become an anti-US/anti-Western bloc dominated by China and Russia

It may seem unusual that India, a country where hundreds of millions of citizens lacked access to formal banking as recently as 15 years ago, could build a payment infrastructure that many of the world’s wealthiest economies have yet to match

Delhi, with its triple-engine sarkar, cannot afford to let such tragedies become routine or outsource the safety of its young residents to landlords and market forces

Protection under Maharashtra’s anti-conversion law should not come at the cost of an individual’s constitutional freedom to choose their religion, partner, and personal way of life

While the push for privatisation and technology transfers may strengthen industry, it could erode ISRO’s engineering capabilities

Real wages, per capita income, jobs, private investment, and consumption may offer a better measure of broad-based growth

Nepal’s devastating floods underscore the urgent need for India, China, and other countries, along with international institutions, to join hands on data sharing and climate adaptation

The SCO summit’s tough stance against terrorism marks a diplomatic win for India, which has been pushing for a no-nonsense approach towards terrorist groups

FSSAI’s front-of-pack warning labels for packaged foods are a welcome step, but they will be meaningful only if consumers understand what the labels signify