India
Viksit Bharat 2047: India’s roadmap to become a developed nation - opinion
While there is general agreement that the term Viksit Bharat denotes a developed country, it is still necessary for public policy purposes to break down the concept to know what it entails.
India is emerging as a global first responder to natural disasters - opinion
Tandoori: Restaurant moves near Tel Aviv beach, bringing sea breeze to the spice - review
India at 80: Young, progressive, and forging a special partnership with Israel - opinion
US-Iran war pushes India to rekindle old friendship with Russia
Delhi and Moscow are deepening their energy cooperation, with both sides agreeing to prepare for Russia to resume direct sales of liquefied natural gas.
India’s balancing act tested by Iran war
Before the Israel-US-Iran war, India was walking a diplomatic tightrope. Now, that balance is being put to the test.
Escalating Gulf war highlights limits of US strategy, search for mediators intensifies - analysis
Tehran has shown in the past that it won’t accept the US terms, relating to the nuclear and missile programs, either.
The risk of World War III is actually decreasing - this is why - opinion
Nuclear deterrence may be lowering the risk of world war, even as global tensions intensify and Iran raises concerns.
Ancient graffiti in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings proves presence of Indian tourists 2,000 years ago
According to the researchers, the inscriptions’ discovery is not new. Early Egyptologists noticed them, but did not know what language they’d been written in and were unable to translate.
India won’t abandon Iran, but its western strategy is under strain - opinion
A good political position is not the same as a coherent regional strategy. This is where the Indian case becomes more revealing
War tests India-Israel-Gulf ties but may deepen economic integration
The UAE-India free trade deal, the Israel-UAE agreement that followed the Abraham Accords, and the EU-India pact signed in January have opened new commercial routes across the region.
Indian seafarers stranded in Iran fear for safety as war disrupts Gulf shipping
Stranded at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, 26-year-old seafarer Ambuj and his crew are caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions in the Gulf, with Iranian attacks targeting nearby vessels.
Iranian aircraft leaves India with sailors, bodies as Indian ships granted passage through Hormuz
The aircraft had earlier taken off from Sri Lanka carrying the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a US submarine attack on a warship off the island’s coast last week.
Prathab Muniandy from Malaysia sets Guinness World Record with 42 teeth
The engineer first noticed 38 teeth at a 2021 family gathering; an x-ray revealed four unerupted teeth and a dentist later confirmed two more preparing to erupt
