From the New Delhi consensus to the limits of de-dollarisation, the former External Affairs Minister assesses what an expanded BRICS can, and cannot, deliver in a fractured global order
Pakistan has raised the reward for information leading to Masood Azhar’s capture to PKR 70 lakh ahead of the October FATF plenary, while updating its Red Book of wanted terrorists.
A candid video from BRICS 2026 captures Modi, Putin and Xi sharing tea, while other world leaders exchange smiles, handshakes and hugs away from formal summit engagements
Accelerating Himalayan glacier loss threatens India’s water security, agriculture, hydropower and wider economy, while increasing the risk of floods and other climate-related hazards
By Gyan Verma
Rajasthan’s urban polls offer an early test for Bhajan Lal Sharma’s government, with the BJP holding key strongholds but facing setbacks in pockets
The Bombay High Court had ordered the CBI probe after criticising the Mumbai Police for failing to register an FIR for six years and noting glaring discrepancies in the accidental death inquiry.
Trump’s call for Irish unity has revived attention on the 1920 partition that created Northern Ireland and the Irish state in the south.
Speaking to reporters in Jamui on Saturday, Deepak Prakash backed sub-classification within reserved categories and argued that social equality cannot depend on reservation alone
As China prepares to take over the BRICS presidency, President Xi Jinping has proposed a technology- and development-led agenda, while experts caution that the initiatives need closer scrutiny and a clearer collective vision for the expanded grouping.
International
By Tenzin Dalha
China’s new exit-entry framework puts national security at the heart of border control, raising concerns over scrutiny of Tibetans abroad, family ties and political expression.
National
Trump has promised a $5,000 payment to every American adult if Republicans retain control of both houses of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections
International
Washington says commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is recovering, yet Brent crude remains above $100 a barrel as Middle Eastern export constraints persist, Saudi Arabia has shut a key oil pipeline and risks around the Bab el-Mandeb continue to threaten regional energy flows.
National
Rebel TMC MP Jagadish Basunia claimed 17 NCPI MPs will join BJP around Durga Puja, while three minority MPs will support NDA
International
The Houthi seizure of Mayun Island near Bab el-Mandeb could increase pressure on Red Sea shipping while strengthening the group's strategic position close to a major US base in Djibouti
National
Rajasthan civic polls are being seen as an important test for BJP and Congress ahead of state's 2028 Assembly elections
National
The DMK has criticised Chief Minister Vijay's government over its investment claims and mocked his London visit, alleging that the trip was aimed at attending a car race rather than attracting investments
International
Washington says commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is recovering, yet Brent crude remains above $100 a barrel as Middle Eastern export constraints persist, Saudi Arabia has shut a key oil pipeline and risks around the Bab el-Mandeb continue to threaten regional energy flows.
National
Rebel TMC MP Jagadish Basunia claimed 17 NCPI MPs will join BJP around Durga Puja, while three minority MPs will support NDA
International
The Houthi seizure of Mayun Island near Bab el-Mandeb could increase pressure on Red Sea shipping while strengthening the group's strategic position close to a major US base in Djibouti
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SubscribeClimate change is making the Himalayas even more vulnerable. Glaciers are melting twice as quickly as in 2000.Rising temperatures are accelerating glacier retreat and altering snow and ice conditions, increasing the potential for landslides, avalanches and glacial floods. But there is another reason for the degradation of the Himalayas. China. Our northern neighbour's insatiable hunger to build humongous infrastructure on ecologically fragile systems has caused harm to the subcontinent as well as the larger Southeast Asia region. The calamity in Nepal offers a stark warning of the risks of China's large, opaque projects, delayed information and environmental disruption. The country is putting millions of lives and billions of dollars of economic activity in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar at stake.
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SubscribeMore than five crore Indians use cannabis and opioids—roughly the population of Spain. Drugs are no longer confined to the margins of society. They are moving from affluent neighbourhoods to small towns and villages, feeding a rapidly expanding illicit market that is becoming more organised, more sophisticated and harder for law enforcement to contain. India’s geography makes the crisis even more dangerous. Wedged between the Golden Crescent in the west and the Golden Triangle in the east, the country sits between two of the world’s major narcotics hubs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Independence Day speech underlined the urgency of the challenge.The stakes could hardly be higher. Nearly one crore young Indians are estimated to be addicted to synthetic drugs, at a time when 27 per cent of the country’s population is aged 15-29. Every addiction carries a cost, not just to families, but to productivity, healthcare, the criminal-justice system and national security. India’s drug problem is a crisis capable of eating into the country’s demographic dividend and undermining its economic ambitions. In this issue of Outlook, we travelled to Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana to understand how deep the crisis runs, and to tell the stories of people whose lives have been shattered by drugs.
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SubscribeIs India an ancient civilisation or a modern nation-state? Does it share a collective history, or has a collective identity been imposed upon a country of many histories, faiths and cultures? Does India need a Uniform Civil Code, or is its pursuit an ideological project? These are not merely arguments about India’s past. They are choices about its future. India has been shaped by competing ideas—civilisation and constitutionalism, faith and secularism, individual liberty and collective identity, revolution and reform. At every turn, different choices have offered different destinations. In this Independence Day Special, Outlook brings together India’s leading thinkers, politicians, economists and bureaucrats to confront the fundamental questions before the republic: What is India? Who defines it? And what should it become? Many ideas made India. Many paths lie ahead. The choice belongs to its people.
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