At the recent Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, where global powers outlined their strategic priorities, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau articulated Washington’s current foreign policy thinking. His remarks were striking not because they challenged the trajectory of the India-US partnership, but because they revealed the pragmatic, interest-driven logic that now defines it. Landau’s speech…

GOI is pushing to ramp up its biofuels mission. Not a day too soon, yet not hard enough. Biofuels, yes, are a strategic national priority. The speed with which it will be adopted, by car makers and consumers, is also dependent on GOI’s roping in private players to join the mission – farm to biorefinery…

Making exams safer is important, but it is not the same as fixing the system. The NEET-UG retest was carried out successfully. The security was huge. Police forces, security agencies, AI monitoring, CCTV cameras, signal jammers, biometric checks, GPS-tracked vehicles, and thousands of staff were involved. Nearly 23 lakh students had to go through strict…