What does revival of festivals and processions mean for Kashmir?

For decades, many of Kashmir's temples, festivals, and public religious traditions faded due to conflict, displacement, and insecurity. Today, a remarkable cultural revival is underway.

Who funds them? The unanswered questions behind political money and foreign travel

India stayed afloat through a decade of global storms

Pandemics, wars, fuel shocks, shipping disruptions and tariffs. No major economy faced this many global crises together. Yet India kept growing. How did it survive?

India's missile ascent: From technology denial to global power

This is the story of how a nation once locked out of global technology clubs became one of their members and an exporter of supersonic cruise missiles.

Kalpasar project: Engineering dream to transform entire coastline

Designed as a strategic alternative to the Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Kalpasar project aims to create a massive freshwater reservoir inside the sea.

Why are Captagon seizure and ‘Operation Ragepill’ being discussed in India?

India’s first-time seizure of Captagon, also known as ‘Jihadi Drug’, has raised concerns of global narco-terror networks using the country as a transit hub.

How is India creating a ‘3D digital twin’ of Ganga, and why?

Accurate mapping is vital to conservation of water resources. How is India doing it with the ambitious Ganga river mapping and ‘3D digital twin’ project?

Prejudice Premium and Narrative Risk: What to read in Western media’s headlines

Prejudiced framing in the international media benefits the Western countries but inflicts real financial costs on the non-Western countries. Know how it works.

Whispers of the Rain: Traditional Monsoon Indicators Along India's Monsoon Path

From the first golden showers over Kerala to the cloud-burst valleys of Manipur — a journey through millennia of nature-reading wisdom.

India’s participatory democracy in action during crisis

Prime Minister's bold appeal urges citizens to cut gold, oil and avoid foreign travel; India’s democratic way to fight a Hormuz-induced economic storm.

Global fuel crunch becomes a catalyst for public transport growth

As the Hormuz crisis pushes India’s oil import bill, can the government’s public transport appeal, backed by the world’s 3rd-largest metro network, 10,000+ electric buses, and massive rail electrification, finally turn a fuel shock into lasting energy security?

How multipolarity is emerging in the world and how India's foreign policy makes sense in long term

While the US loses global trust, Russia bleeds in Ukraine, and China burns goodwill, India has quietly become the pragmatic bridge-builder and most trusted player in a new multipolar world—here’s how.