Editorials

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the Ambassadors of Chad, Burundi, Finland, Angola and Ethiopia at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (July 19, 2023). Those who presented their credentials were: H.E. Mrs Dillah Lucienne, Ambassador of the Republic of Chad H.E. Brigadier General Aloys …

For quite a few years, many questions were asked about the relevance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). However, the war in Eastern Europe has upended these narratives and provided a renewed raison deter not just for strengthening the alliance but its expansion as well. The latest NATO summit …

An industry body for medical device manufacturers is opposing the Centre’s plan to bring the New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022 to Parliament in the upcoming monsoon session, and has written to Health Minister, expressing its dismay. The move to introduce and pass the legislation, which aims to …

The Indus Waters Treaty (1960), or IWT, that regulates the Indus water courses between the two riparian states of India and Pakistan, is cited by many as an example of cooperation between two unfriendly neighbours for many reasons. These include the IWT having survived several wars and phases of bitter …

Eye on Emirati flows There are both risks and benefits in the rupee-dirham settlement system The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Central Bank of the UAE agreed on July 15 to establish a framework for enabling the use of the two countries’ local currencies for cross-border transactions. The …

U.S., India working to make investment easier for energy transition, says Yellen The United States is working with India to develop ways to lower the cost of capital and increase private investment to fast- track India’s energy transition, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday. After a bilateral meeting with …

A sudden spurt in duty-free imports of gold jewellery from Indonesia under the India-ASEAN free trade agreement was a key reason for the Indian government’s decision to ban shipments of certain gold jewellery products. The Centre suspects that gold is being re-routed into India from other countries without payment of any …

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said a fresh affidavit submitted by the Union government saying Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an “unprecedented era of peace, progress and prosperity” after its special status under Article 370 was abrogated on August 4, 2019, has “no bearing on the …

Little did we know that beyond the automated factory machines, self-driving cars, and robocops, Artificial Intelligence (AI) would one day crash into our lives, authoring poems, tipping us with pickup lines, and passing the toughest examinations. The recent rise of Large Language Models and Generative AI has sparked more interest …

A parliamentary committee, set up to examine the controversial proposed amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, has endorsed the amendment Bill in its entirety. The report prepared by the 31-member joint committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, which is expected to be tabled in Parliament during the …