The India–EU Free Trade Agreement is expected to expand exports and employment. But many of the sectors set to benefit are also among India’s most polluting, raising doubts about whether environmental oversight can keep pace.

Gender equality and women’s rights remain among the most critical yet inadequately fulfilled global development priorities. Despite decades of international commitments, legal reforms, and policy frameworks, progress toward gender parity has been uneven, slow, and, in some contexts, reversing. women’s empowerment, suffers due to persistent socio-cultural and structural barriers. Achieving gender equality is not merely a matter of social justice but a prerequisite for sustainable development, inclusive growth, and democratic resilience. Accelerated, coordinated, and accountable action is imperative to transform commitments into measurable outcomes for women and girls worldwide.

Bangladesh’s February 12 vote seeks to end rule, redefining politics as BNP resurges and Jamaat offers an alternative after Hasina’s era

Suman’s voice, texture, and range were strikingly similar to Lata’s, so listeners, radio stations, and even music directors initially mistook her for Lata.

There is a temporary thaw in US-China relations, but India will have to balance its ties deftly with both powers.

Lyricists in Hindi film songs remain unrecognized, overshadowed by singers and composers, except among connoisseurs.

Conceived as tribute after Gandhi’s assassination, the song chronicled his life, decried violence, moved Nehru to tears, and sold a million copies in first month.

Economic liberalization in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.

Unlike the Cold War standoff with the erstwhile Soviet Union, today’s US-China competition is constrained by shared production networks, mutual dependence, and the high costs of economic separation.

India has detailed systems for measuring poverty. But when it comes to wealth, the data goes dark. Understanding who the rich are is essential to building fairer taxation, climate policy, and social programs.