India’s decision to attend the meeting as an observer was an attempt to maintain a circumspect level of engagement with a controversial body while not shutting the door on a country with whom it has just agreed a trade pact framework.

In this week’s instalment of “Graphs, Data, and Perspectives”, Udit Misra writes that though the economic burden of Trump’s tariffs have largely been passed through to US consumers, there has been a slight shift towards the end of 2025

Are reciprocal tariffs out of the picture now, and can the global trade policy environment return to the calm seen in previous years? We explain why this is unlikely to happen.

Agency and personal autonomy are key facets of Article 21 of the Constitution which guarantees the protection of life and personal liberty. This right has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to include the freedom to choose a partner without external interference. 

An estimate by the firm PwC put the total tariff collections by the end of October at $108 billion, with China accounting for the biggest share at $34 billion. In the case of India, it was estimated to be $487 million till October 2025.

What is the scale of the military build-up right now? What has Donald Trump said, and how has Iran responded? What could happen next? We explain.

Even as US President Donald Trump continues to shake down the post-World War II established global order, France has managed to remain important for Indian interests

Hours after the Supreme Court scrapped his IEEPA tariffs, Trump imposed a 10% global tariff on almost all imports to the US under a rarely-used provision. Here is how Section 122 works and what its use means for countries such as India

Trump’s choice of Section 122 marks yet another use of an instrument associated with Richard Nixon to pressure American trading partners

Prince Andrew removal from line of succession explained — his current status, Parliament’s role, legal hurdles and what it means for the monarchy.

The Starliner’s failure left two astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, at the space station for nine months. Their stay had been expected to last as little as eight days, although it would not have been a surprise if that test flight had stretched…

Soon after the council published the details, bar members started getting flooded by campaign outreach. So, how much personal information can a statutory professional body place in the public domain in the name of elections?

The US Supreme Court has delivered a series of emergency interim rulings in favour of Trump over the past year. But it has also pushed back in a few instances

Immediately after the court order, Trump held a press conference to slam the ruling and announced a 10% tariff on imports.

The CBI's findings contrast sharply with the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court's order of 31 January 2022, which had transferred the probe from the Tamil Nadu police to the CBI on a petition by the victim's father

The 15% tariffs Trump announced on Saturday is the maximum allowed under this never-used trade law in the American statute books. Here's what changes for India, and other countries.

70% of Bangladesh's voters voted "yes" on a referendum on the July National Charter, which proposes around 80 major legal and constitutional reforms. But with the BNP differing from it on key aspects, and the Jamaat backing it, Dhaka's reforms path looks…

Hollywood studios have sent notices to Seedance over its videos. Its rise also has implications for the internet as we know it, where it is now difficult to distinguish AI from human-made work.

Born in Chicago to Indian immigrants, the 55-year-old has made his name as a constitutional lawyer and has argued over 50 cases in the US Supreme Court till date, including many high-profile cases like Trump’s 2017 travel ban and the George Floyd murder

India has been seeking full membership for the last few years and in October 2023, it submitted a formal request. But agreeing to India’s request would require the body to amend its founding charter.

This is the 40th edition of China This Week, where we recap highlights of the news from China. The past week saw confirmation of Trump’s visit to China, and online commentary in the US targeting a Chinese-origin Olympian.