At the same time, the gradual political rapprochement between India and Afghanistan does not signify a course toward official recognition of the Taliban government. Rather, it reflects India’s pragmatic response to the shifting balance of power, directed toward preserving and expanding its influence in Afghanistan.

Year 2025 saw quite a few elections, whether it was for Vice President or for Rajya Sabha or state Assembly elections or state by-elections. The year also saw numerous political debutants as well.

Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at CNAS and a former senior official in the first Trump administration, delivered the starkest assessment. “The US-India relationship is probably in the worst shape it’s been in in almost 25 years,” she said.

Putin’s remarks come at a time when the US has imposed additional duties on Indian goods and expressed concern about New Delhi’s deep energy and defence ties with Moscow.

How do you count to 1.45bn? Start with 3.5m. That is the number of people who will knock on doors, compile spreadsheets and crunch data to conduct a new census in India, the world’s most populous country. It is a colossal undertaking. Enumerators will ...

On this report, the focus is on the political controversy surrounding the state dinner hosted by President Draupadi Murmu for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The exclusion of Congress top leadership,

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said that former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's continued stay in India is a personal choice shaped by the circumstances that forced her to leave her country.

In 2025, women reshaped Indian politics as record female voter turnout in Delhi and Bihar helped the BJP-led NDA win both states. Parties fielded more women candidates than ever, leading to breakthrough victories.

India's government, amid an uproar over privacy, has revoked an order quietly issued to smartphone makers to pre-install a state-run security app.

India-Russia partnership in the 21st century is a testimony to endurance and resilience shaped by calculated strategies on both sides to push the ties on a multidimensional path of cooperation beyond defence and energy. Although respective national ...