Opinion

September 29, 2026 10:23 AM

Analysis: Trump and Xi’s ‘stalemate’ summit was a glitzy gift to China

President Donald Trump hoped his pomp-filled summit with Xi Jinping in Washington last week would showcase the strength of his personal relationship with the Chinese leader. Instead, the limited outcomes showed just how far apart Washington and Beijing remain on key issues, and reinforced a view am...

September 28, 2026 4:44 PM

Make in India drives a new era of manufacturing growth

Twelve years after its launch, Make in India stands as an important part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of building a stronger, more self-reliant and globally competitive India. The initiative, launched on September 25, 2014, was conceived to make India a global hub for manufacturing, desi...

September 22, 2026 2:10 PM

PM Modi’s vision driving India from Last-Mile Delivery to rural prosperity

India’s rural transformation is increasingly being shaped by an approach that goes beyond delivering government schemes to households and seeks to build strong community institutions, sustainable livelihoods and local entrepreneurship. The latest data presented by the government shows the scale of...

September 20, 2026 9:19 AM

Tragedy at sea: Inside Indonesia’s deadly ‘Bermuda Triangle’

It’s a desperate race against time in South-East Asia as an environmental and human tragedy unfolds in the heart of Indonesia’s maritime grid. WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO: youtu.be/-IUgBB1FQL8 A massive international search and rescue operation is underway in the Java Sea after a passenger ferry caps...

September 20, 2026 8:49 AM

Thailand and Cambodia take $300bn maritime dispute to U.N.

  A volatile territorial feud between Thailand and Cambodia has spilled over from their bloodied land borders and into the lucrative waters of the Gulf of Thailand. WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO:  youtu.be/7zzfgqbMPOk At the heart of the latest standoff is a 27,000-square-kilometre overlapping mariti...

September 18, 2026 4:48 PM

India’s digital future gets stronger under PM Modi’s technology vision

India’s digital transformation is no longer limited to smartphones, digital payments or online government services. Behind the digital services used by millions of Indians every day is a powerful and expanding infrastructure of data centres, cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence and high-speed ...

September 17, 2026 3:03 PM

From silicon to systems India’s semiconductor journey enters a new era

Semiconductors are among the most important building blocks of the modern world. From smartphones and computers to automobiles, satellites, artificial intelligence, telecommunications, defence systems and medical equipments, almost every advanced technology depends on semiconductor chips. Recognisin...