BRICS leaders adopted a joint declaration calling for restraint and diplomacy amid West Asia tensions, after difficult negotiations over Iran, sanctions and divergent geopolitical positions
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed met in Delhi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit amid West Asia tensions
By Anish Kumar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the boundary question, border peace, trade and stronger ties at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on BRICS to remove trade barriers, expand startups across the bloc and forge new business partnerships
Russia-Ukraine war, continuing tensions in West Asia, growing confrontation between the US and China, and Washington's tariff policies have added fresh uncertainty
By Fozia Yasin
Former diplomat Manjeev Singh Puri says an expanded BRICS carries greater legitimacy but also greater differences, making practical cooperation the way forward.
BRICS foreign guests are set to explore Delhi’s crafts, museums, markets and heritage sites, offering them a glimpse of India’s traditional arts, political history, modern culture and historic landmarks
As India hosts the BRICS summit amid deepening geopolitical tensions and divisions within the grouping, the government is also putting a younger generation of ministers in the diplomatic spotlight
At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, PM Modi called for faster UNSC reform and a greater role for the Global South in global decision-making
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By Anish Kumar
The New Delhi Declaration opposed the forced displacement of Palestinians, backed an independent Palestinian state and called for unhindered humanitarian access to Gaza. It also urged restraint and diplomacy amid escalating tensions across West Asia.
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Afghanistan captain calls the 15-year-old an ‘amazing talent’ but says his team will keep its approach simple against him. The teenager’s stunning Zimbabwe series, including a 196.10 strike rate, has made him a player Afghanistan are prepared for.
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Mayawati has drawn a fresh line against family politics in the BSP, ruling out political roles for her brother Anand Kumar’s sons while allowing scope for his daughter
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By Anish Kumar
The bloc called for accountability for those behind the April 2025 attack, urged zero tolerance towards terrorism and backed stronger international cooperation to counter extremism and radicalisation
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and other leaders as New Delhi takes centre stage for the 18th BRICS Summit.
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Reviewing the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes, Ranaut said government money must reach its intended beneficiaries and alleged that “30 to 40 per cent” of public funds went into the wrong hands
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With major oil producers and consumers in its ranks, BRICS is gaining influence over global energy markets despite deep internal differences
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Mayawati has drawn a fresh line against family politics in the BSP, ruling out political roles for her brother Anand Kumar’s sons while allowing scope for his daughter
International
By Anish Kumar
The bloc called for accountability for those behind the April 2025 attack, urged zero tolerance towards terrorism and backed stronger international cooperation to counter extremism and radicalisation
National
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and other leaders as New Delhi takes centre stage for the 18th BRICS Summit.
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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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India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer announced on Saturday, September 12, that the squad is focusing strictly on their upcoming series against Afghanistan rather than looking ahead to the Asian Games. Ahead of the opener, Iyer emphasised taking the campaign one game at a time to ensure disciplined preparation for future multi-sport qualification targets.
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By Aaron Jacob
Take a look inside Vladimir Putin’s official residences, from the Moscow Kremlin and Novo Ogaryovo to Bocharov Ruchey and the controversial Black Sea palace
By Sonali Mukherjee
Past Perfect closed in Gurugram having made a simple case: classical Indian art is not just history, it is a rare, appreciating asset. A Mughal miniature that recently sold for INR 132 crore at Christie's proves the point. For one month, over 70 such treasures finally got the attention they have long deserved
By Sonali Mukherjee
BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi offers a closer look at diplomatic dressing, as world leaders use tailored suits, bandhgalas, closed-collar jackets and cultural touches to project national identity. From Narendra Modi’s signature style to Xi Jinping and Prabowo Subianto’s formal codes, the summit reveals how restraint shapes political fashion
