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Why ISRO’s Consecutive PSLV Failures Have Raised Questions on Transparency and Quality Control
The back-to-back failures of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) — long regarded as the most reliable rocket in India’s space programme — have unsettled both strategic planners...
China’s Claim to India’s Shaksgam Valley and the Pakistan Connection
Even as India–China ties show tentative signs of stabilisation, Beijing’s renewed claim over the Shaksgam Valley has reopened an old and sensitive fault line in the Himalayas. The...
What Is the Drishti-10 Starliner MALE Drone and Why It Matters for India’s Maritime Defence
India has begun inducting the Drishti-10 Starliner, a high-end Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle, into the Indian Navy’s fleet — a move that quietly but...
What the 2024 North Bihar Floods Reveal About Risk, Inequality, and Policy Blind Spots
The floods that hit North Bihar in 2024 were not an aberration. They were the latest chapter in a long and predictable cycle that shapes livelihoods, housing, and...
Commercialisation vs Care: India’s Healthcare at an Ethical Crossroads
India’s healthcare system has long drawn moral authority from a tradition of service, compassion, and public trust. Yet today, that moral core is under strain. Medical colleges and...
Can Bitcoin Mining Solve India’s Power Surplus Puzzle?
India today runs one of the world’s largest and most complex power systems — a vast grid combining coal-fired baseload, large hydropower, nuclear stations, and a rapidly expanding...
A Decade of Small Finance Banks: Survival Success, Inclusion Questions
Ten years after India announced the licensing of Small Finance Banks (SFBs), one conclusion is hard to dispute: among new banking categories created by the Reserve Bank of...
Why the Union Budget No Longer Excites — and What That Says About India’s Investment Malaise
For decades, the Union Budget was one of the most anticipated political and economic events in India’s calendar. This year, ahead of the February 1 presentation, the “Press...
Why Winter Fog Brings India’s Trains and Flights to a Crawl — and How Technology Tries to Cope
Every winter, dense fog becomes an unavoidable disruptor of India’s transport networks. From grounded flights to trains running hours behind schedule, low visibility — especially across northern India...
Why Sweden’s HPV Vaccine Findings Matter for India’s Fight Against Cervical Cancer
As India weighs a nationwide, school-based HPV vaccination programme, fresh evidence from Sweden adds urgency — and optimism — to the debate. A large population-based study has shown...
Global Growth After 2025: Resilient, Reallocated — and Still Fragile
Against expectations of a hard landing, the global economy surprised in 2025 by holding together. Growth endured despite wars, supply-chain rewiring, and sharp monetary pivots. The real question...
