Context: The 2026 BRICS Summit is scheduled to be held in New Delhi, providing an opportunity to expand cooperation among major emerging economies.BRICS has evolved from a grouping focused primarily on emerging economies into a broader platform for e...

Context: The 25th round of talks between the Special Representatives (SRs), India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, produced an eight-point consensus.The outcome is significant ahead of the expected visit of...

Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Uzbekistan and participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.The outreach reflects India’s effort to strengthen engagement with Cen...

Context: Following the latest Special Representatives (SRs) talks on the India–China boundary question, both sides reached an eight-point consensus aimed at strengthening border management and sustaining the broader normalisation of bilateral relatio...

Context: India has transformed from a food-aid-dependent country in the 1960s into a major food producer with substantial buffer stocks and a legal food entitlement for around 800 million people under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013.●This...

Context: Recent reports indicate a nearly 50% decline in employment generated under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-GRAM-G], the successor to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNR...

Context: The 176th Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, tabled on 7 August 2026, highlighted the high cost of private healthcare in India and recommended measures to improve affordability and transparency.Avera...