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The Union government’s directive placing Vande Mataram before the National Anthem at official ceremonies has produced a strangely familiar reaction across the country. Almost nobody is objecting to the rule itself. What people are debating is the moment it arrived. The circular reads like administrative housekeeping, but its arrival reads like political communication. The
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India’s seizure of three Iran-linked shadow fleet tankers near Mumbai and the Union Budget’s removal of fresh funding for the Chabahar Port project did not occur in isolation. Both decisions came amid rising US tariff threats and sanctions pressure on countries trading with Iran. Together they triggered predictable reactions. Some called it a tilt toward […]
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A recent international report noted that South African coal exporters are increasingly relying on India’s sponge iron industry for survival. At first glance this looks like a routine commodity trade update. In reality, it marks something far bigger. For decades global raw material markets moved to the rhythm of Chinese construction and factories. Now early […]
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For decades, India tried to become a manufacturing power by building factories first and worrying about raw materials later. That model worked for textiles, pharma and even automobiles. But it quietly failed in electronics, batteries and advanced technology sectors where supply chains matter more than labour costs. The recent negotiations with Brazil, Canada, France and
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The Supreme Court’s warning that no impediment will be allowed to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was not just another procedural order in an election season dispute. It came after the West Bengal government raised objections to how the voter verification exercise was being conducted. What appeared on the surface as an […]