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Can India Really Stop Buying Russian Oil?

US President Donald Trump’s claim that India has agreed to stop buying Russian crude as part of a...

 February 9, 2026

RBI’s February Pause Explained

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has chosen continuity over change. In its February 6...

 February 9, 2026

Doomsday Clock and the End of Arms Control

The Doomsday Clock moved four seconds closer to midnight in January, from 89 to 85 seconds, marking the...

 February 9, 2026

RBI’s Rate Pause and the Growth Calculus

The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to keep policy interest rates unchanged at the February Monetary Policy Committee...

 February 9, 2026

Right to Be Forgotten vs Press Freedom

The Supreme Court’s decision to stay a Delhi High Court order directing the removal of past news reports...

 February 9, 2026

India–Germany and the Rare Earth Pivot

India–Germany relations received a decisive boost following German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to India, his first trip to...

 February 9, 2026

Bannerghatta ESZ and the Cost of Dilution

Karnataka prides itself on hosting India’s largest elephant population, yet it also records among the highest human fatalities...

 February 9, 2026

India–EU Trade Deal and Strategic Turn

After nearly 25 years of negotiations marked by repeated breakdowns and revivals, India and the European Union have...

 February 9, 2026

Global Climate Governance at a Standstill

Global climate governance today is marked less by collapse than by drift. Despite decades of negotiations, summits, and...

 February 9, 2026

India–US Tech Trade Reset

India and the United States have moved closer on technology trade under their interim trade agreement, signalling a...

 February 9, 2026

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