Duty cuts aimed at supporting local manufacturing, shouldn’t be viewed only from revenue lens: CBIC Chairman
The government defended its customs duty reductions in the Union Budget 2026-27, clarifying they are aimed at supporting domestic manufacturing and reducing ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
India, GCC ink terms of reference to formally launch trade talks
India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed Terms of Reference (ToR) for an India-GCC Free Trade Agreement on February 5, 2026, at Vanijya Bhawan, Ne...
Polity & Governance
5 min
Allow the Leader of the Opposition to speak
An editorial argued for stronger protection of the Leader of the Opposition's right to speak in Parliament, highlighting recent instances of the LoP being de...
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
Moral obligation can become a legal one: Delhi HC on granddaughter’s property rights
The Delhi High Court ruled on a petition filed by a granddaughter seeking maintenance from her grandfather, holding that a moral obligation can become a lega...
Modern History
Social Issues
6 min
Explained: A 19th-century Adivasi uprising in Jharkhand, and its contested commemoration
The 19th-century Adivasi uprising in Jharkhand — the Munda Ulgulan (1899-1900), led by Birsa Munda — has become the subject of contested commemoration, with ...
International Relations
Internal Security
7 min
The last US-Russia nuclear pact ends today. Is this the beginning of a new arms race?
The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) — the last remaining bilateral nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia — officially ...
International Relations
Economics
4 min
The U.S. trade deal, gains from economic diplomacy
An analytical assessment of the India-US interim trade deal — announced February 6, 2026 following PM Modi's call with President Trump — examines what India ...
Internal Security
Science & Technology
4 min
Tejas MK 1A to fly with IAF latest only by June-July this year. Here’s why
The first batch of Tejas MK 1A fighter jets — originally scheduled for delivery to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in March 2024 — is now expected to be inducted ...
Polity & Governance
5 min
In a first since 2004, Lok Sabha passes Motion of Thanks on President's address without PM's response
The Lok Sabha passed the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address without a single vote cast against it — the first time this has happened since 2004, mak...
Internal Security
International Relations
3 min
Trade deal sorted, India & US move on to pending defence pacts—P-8I aircraft first, engines next
Following the finalisation of an India-US bilateral trade framework, both countries moved to advance pending defence procurement agreements. The P-8I maritim...
Internal Security
Science & Technology
6 min
HAL says nine LCA Mk1A jets await GE engines; five ready for delivery
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) disclosed that nine LCA Tejas Mk1A aircraft are fully assembled but cannot be delivered because they are awaiting GE F404...
International Relations
Internal Security
6 min
Trump Says Diego Garcia Deal Is ‘Best’ UK Could Do in New Shift
US President Donald Trump described the UK-Mauritius agreement on the Chagos Islands — which includes the Diego Garcia military base — as the "best deal the ...