Indian forces hit Pakistan terror bases

In a swift and decisive military action under Operation Sindoor against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Indian armed forces carried out 24 precision strikes on nine different targets within a span of just 25 minutes in the early hours of Wednesday. 

Climate change is disrupting the human gut in a new path to illness

Climate-driven food shortage and undernourishment could affect the composition of the human gut microbiota, exacerbating the effects of climate change on human health, according to a new review article published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

The building blocks of an India-U.S. energy future

The developments may have been news, but the issues are not new. These topics have increasingly defined India-U.S. relations over the years despite changes in administration but with some changes in emphasis. There is an opportunity now for renewed investment in them. 

A step up 

As India climbs up HDI rankings, rising inequality poses challenges

Amid a disturbing rate of deceleration in global development and a growing divide between the rich and the poor, India has inched up on the Human Development Index. In the 2025 Human Development Report, 'A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI'. 

India-U.K. goods trade surged 60% in eight years; imports nearly doubled

India's total merchandise trade with the U.K. has grown steadily over the years, touching $19.3 billion in 2024-25 up to January 2025. However, import growth has out-paced that of exports by a significant margin.

Global rice prices hit floor but India's supply glut to smother gains

Global rice prices, which have tumbled to multi-year lows, are unlikely to fall further with top exporter India's currency firming, but bulging Indian stock-piles and a bumper Asian crop will cap any rebound this year, according to industry executives.