February 05, 2026
13 articles published on this date
India-US Interim Trade Framework: Tariff Architecture, Sectoral Implications, and Strategic Context
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced in early February 2026 that a joint statement on India-US trade would be issued within days, with tariff cuts...
India's Customs Duty Cuts: Supporting Local Manufacturing, Not Protectionism
The government defended its customs duty reductions in the Union Budget 2026-27, clarifying they are aimed at supporting domestic manufacturing and reducing...
India-GCC FTA: Terms of Reference Signed, Formal Trade Negotiations Launched
India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed Terms of Reference (ToR) for an India-GCC Free Trade Agreement on February 5, 2026, at Vanijya Bhawan...
Allow the Leader of Opposition to Speak: Parliamentary Accountability and the Rights of the LoP
An editorial argued for stronger protection of the Leader of the Opposition's right to speak in Parliament, highlighting recent instances of the LoP being...
Moral Duty Becomes Legal Obligation: Delhi HC on Granddaughter's Right to Maintenance From Grandfather
The Delhi High Court ruled on a petition filed by a granddaughter seeking maintenance from her grandfather, holding that a moral obligation can become a...
The Munda Ulgulan: Birsa Munda's Uprising and the Politics of Tribal Commemoration in Contemporary Jharkhand
The 19th-century Adivasi uprising in Jharkhand — the Munda Ulgulan (1899-1900), led by Birsa Munda — has become the subject of contested commemoration, with...
Last US-Russia Nuclear Arms Control Treaty Expires, Raising Fears of Unconstrained Arms Race
The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) — the last remaining bilateral nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia — officially...
India-US Interim Trade Deal: What Economic Diplomacy Achieved and What Remains
An analytical assessment of the India-US interim trade deal — announced February 6, 2026 following PM Modi's call with President Trump — examines what India...
Tejas MK 1A Delivery to IAF Delayed to June–July 2026: Engine, Radar, and Software Hurdles
The first batch of Tejas MK 1A fighter jets — originally scheduled for delivery to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in March 2024 — is now expected to be inducted...
Lok Sabha Passes Motion of Thanks Without a Single Vote Against: First Since 2004
The Lok Sabha passed the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address without a single vote cast against it — the first time this has happened since 2004...
India-US Defence Procurement Advances: P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Following the finalisation of an India-US bilateral trade framework, both countries moved to advance pending defence procurement agreements. The P-8I...
HAL Reports Nine LCA Tejas Mk1A Aircraft Await GE Engines; Five Are Ready for IAF Delivery
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) disclosed that nine LCA Tejas Mk1A aircraft are fully assembled but cannot be delivered because they are awaiting GE...
Trump Calls Diego Garcia Deal 'Best UK Could Do' as US Signals Continued Commitment to Indian Ocean Base
US President Donald Trump described the UK-Mauritius agreement on the Chagos Islands — which includes the Diego Garcia military base — as the 'best deal the...