India is friendly with both countries, and has been able to balance its relationship with both for years. A potential escalation could impact India directly on mainly three accounts: its people in the region, its economic interests, and its vital strategic…

Beyond its military, Iran also has other organisations trained for combat purposes. It also backs several regional militant organisations in the Middle East.

India’s quick call for de-escalation, in the aftermath of Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel, stands in contrast to Delhi’s instant expression of solidarity with Tel Aviv at the highest political level immediately after the October 7 terror attack by…

The Iran-Israel relationship has not always been as fraught as it is today. Iran was one of the first countries in the region to recognise Israel after its formation in 1948. It was only after 1979 that their diplomatic ties ended.

On April 24, 1980, the ECI froze the Janata Party’s symbol ‘Haldhar within Wheel’, and recognised Vajpayee’s group as a national party under the name of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and allotted it the symbol ‘Lotus’.

Globally, an estimated 1.3 million people died of viral hepatitis in 2022 (as compared to 1.1 million in 2019), even as its incidence — number of new cases in a year — went down to 2.2 million in 2022 (as compared to 2.5 million in 2019).

On Monday, investor sentiments turned negative due to the renewed tension between Israel and Iran, after the latter launched drones and missiles on Israel on Saturday

The saint-poet to whom the collection of verses Thirukkural is attributed, is a revered icon for Tamils cutting across castes and religions. Political attempts to appropriate Thiruvalluvar have been ongoing for several years.

In recent years, space tourism has grown by leaps and bounds. According to media reports, in 2023, the space tourism market was valued at $848.28 million.

Indian national Sarabjit Singh’s imprisonment in Pakistan, and his subsequent death in a 2013 attack, was a significant diplomatic issue between India and Pakistan at the time. What was the case about and what happened to Singh? We recall.

Trump’s criminal trial is related to the payment of $130,000 to Daniels in October 2016, in the final weeks of the presidential campaign.

There are two nine-judge bench cases that are pending before the Supreme Court. Both have been with the apex court for over 20 years. Here is what you need to know about them.

Just a few years ago, Sudan seemed on the precipice of peace and change, after 30 years of authoritarian rule. What went wrong?

The new thrust on developing strategic infrastructure, both civilian and military, on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is decades overdue. Here’s what needs to be done, how, and why

Tamil Nadu's cluster capitalists and ‘entrepreneurs from below’ explain in part its success in achieving industrialisation and diversification beyond agriculture

Tamil Nadu's cluster capitalists and ‘entrepreneurs from below’ explain in part its success in achieving industrialisation and diversification beyond agriculture.

In the hush money payment case, the prosecution has charged Trump with 34 counts of felony for falsifying business records. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges

Courts in India have been dealing with climate-related issues for a long time now, even though they might not have been categorised as climate litigation.

Economists contend that it is hard to come up with a consistent read through of the Chinese GDP data because there are multiple pressure points. But any uptick in the figures of the world’s second largest economy would also have its impact on global growth.

Israel’s air defence system is meant to protect against a range of aerial threats, which includes aircraft, cruise, and ballistic missiles. The Israeli defence force added that it intercepted 99 percent of the incoming projectiles from Iran.

Of late, passports of more than 100 Goans, who had acquired Portuguese nationality, have been revoked by regional passport office (RPO) in Panaji. Why has this been done, and how has this affected them?