A highly advanced American missile defence system, along with US troops to operate it, will now be present in Israel. What can this mean for the violence in West Asia?

SCO meet in Pakistan: Why is an organisation that has China and Pakistan as members, important for India? What issues are likely to be taken up at the meeting, which will be attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar? An expert explains.

China announced military drills near Taiwan in what it claims is retaliation for Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's 'dangerously separatist remarks' on October 10. Here is all you need to know.

Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas in 1492 sparked centuries of European conquest and colonisation in the continent.

While Jaishankar is not expected to have very meaningful bilateral meetings in Islamabad, in an India-Pakistan context, a multilateral visit too carries possibilities.

The Nobel laureates in the economic sciences have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity. Societies with a poor rule of law and exploitative institutions do not generate growth or change for the better. Where does…

In an interview to YouTube channel Everyday Astronaut, Musk said that his vision is that Mechazilla will one day be able to turn around and set a rocket back on the launchpad, perhaps as little as 30 minutes after touchdown.

Mainland China authorities are viewed more positively in Macao than in Hong Kong, the other Chinese Special Administrative Region. Here is the context for its recent election, and how it marked some changes.

India Canada Diplomatic Row: While Justin Trudeau has used strong language against India, what are the specifics of the allegations, and what evidence has been provided? Here's what the Canadian police have said, and what Canadian and American news outlets…

This is not the first time that India and Canada have locked horns over an issue connected to the Khalistan movement in Canada. The tussle goes back to 1982 when then PM Indira Gandhi spoke her mind on the subject to Trudeau’s father, Pierre Trudeau, who…

The murder of a Khalistani separatist in Canada has triggered an extraordinary dispute between the two countries. A different alleged plot to kill another separatist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, in the US has added a significant subplot to the controversy.

Sikhs began migrating from India to Canada in the late 19th Century and today comprise around 2% of Canada’s population. How did the community come to occupy an important space in politics? We explain.

In Kerala, political leaders criticised the NCPCR move, but pointed out that even if implemented, the recommendations would have little impact in the state. Here is why.

The latest example of the use of the test came when one of those accused of killing Baba Siddique told a court in Mumbai that he should be tried as a juvenile, claiming he was 17 years old.

What is “abetment” of suicide? Given that allegations of harassment at the workplace are not uncommon, how has the judiciary generally looked at such cases?

A report in May 2024 by Canada’s Foreign Interference Commission named India as an actor that 'meddled with Canadian general elections in 2019 and 2021'. We explain what the report was, what it said about India.

There are roughly 600,000 Indian students in Canada right now, who comprise a significant section of the international student population of the country

What US law is Israel potentially violating? How much aid does the US give to Israel, and how does it benefit the superpower? We explain.

North Korea has adopted a renewed aggressive stance in the face of tensions with its neighbour, South Korea. Does this signal the possibility of war between the two nations?