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IMEC Gets Fresh US Backing: India-Middle East-Europe Corridor Still a Work in ProgressInternational Relations US-Denmark-Greenland Security Deal: Two New US Bases and the Race for the ArcticInternational Relations Removing the Chief Election Commissioner: What the Constitution and the 2023 Law SayPolity & Governance Karnataka Rejects the Seventh Western Ghats ESA Draft: What the State Wants and Why It MattersEnvironment & Ecology Delhi High Court: Personal Marriage Law Cannot Override the POCSO ActPolity & Governance Cabinet Approves ₹17,167-Crore Outer Harbour at VOC Port, Thoothukudi: Ports, Sagarmala and Port GovernanceEconomics CEC and Election Commissioners as Equals: What the Supreme Court Said About Collegial FunctioningPolity & Governance Western Ghats ESA: Residents and Environmental Groups Start Awareness Drive on the Kasturirangan ReportEnvironment & Ecology Vedanta Seeks to Revive Niyamgiri Bauxite Mining: The Gram Sabha Precedent and Tribal Rights ExplainedEnvironment & Ecology Bangladesh and the US Sign an MoU on Civil Nuclear Cooperation: IAEA Safeguards, 123 Agreements and Reactor TypesInternational Relations AFSPA Extended in Parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh: How "Disturbed Area" Notifications WorkInternal Security India's Right of Reply at the UN: Rejecting Pakistan's Kashmir Reference and Warning on Cross-Border TerrorismInternational Relations Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye Reaffirm Collective Defence Pact After Houthi Attacks on Saudi ArabiaInternational Relations Dissent Inside the Election Commission During the SIR: How Voter Lists Are Revised and How the Commission DecidesPolity & Governance India and Bangladesh Hold First Top-Level Talks After 2024: Minorities, Border and River Water Treaties on the TableInternational Relations India and Qatar Upgrade Ties to a Strategic Partnership: Trade, Investment, Tax Treaty and West AsiaInternational Relations India and France Review EPR Nuclear Reactor Plans, Local Supply Chains and the SHANTI RulesScience & Technology India and Chile Agree to Negotiate a Comprehensive Trade Pact, Sign Copper and Antarctica DealsEconomics Edible Oil Import Duty Cut Before Festivals: Cheaper Cooking Oil vs Oilseed FarmersEconomics US and China to Set Up a Communication Channel on AI IncidentsScience & Technology India-EDF Talks on EPR Nuclear Reactors and Pumped Hydro StorageScience & Technology Revised Model Bilateral Investment Treaty: India Keeps Taxation Out and Keeps the Local Remedies RuleEconomics India-US Trade Deal "90% Done": What the Pact and the Quad Mean for IndiaInternational Relations India and Australia Work on a Bigger Trade Deal (CECA) and a Bilateral Investment TreatyEconomics

AFSPA Extended in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh; UKNA Chief Arrested in AizawlInternal Security AFSPA Extended in Manipur for Six Months as Fresh Killings Hit Kamjong Near the Myanmar BorderInternal Security Karnataka Rejects the Western Ghats ESA Draft: Why the Kasturirangan Report Still MattersEnvironment & Ecology India Reserves Third-Party Rights in Russia's WTO Case Against the EU's Carbon Border Tax (CBAM)International Relations India-US Trade Deal Nearly Final: Where the Bilateral Trade Agreement StandsInternational Relations Iran Offers to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz in 7 Days: Blockade, Sanctions and the Nuclear Question ExplainedInternational Relations WTO Sets Up a Panel on Russia's Challenge to the EU Carbon Border Tax (CBAM): Why India Joined as a Third PartyInternational Relations AFSPA Extended in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh Till March 2027: How Disturbed Areas and Ceasefire Deals WorkInternal Security RBI Cuts the Export Earnings Deadline Back to 9 Months: FEMA, Export Proceeds and the RupeeEconomics RBI Bulletin September 2026: Strong Growth, a High Credit-Deposit Ratio and Rising Private InvestmentEconomics AFSPA Extended for Six More Months in Parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal PradeshInternal Security PLI Schemes: ₹36,754 Crore Paid to Companies Since 2020, Electronics Takes the Biggest ShareEconomics India and Liberia Launch a UN Group to Protect Merchant Ships and SeafarersInternational Relations India and Australia Work on a Bigger Trade Deal (CECA) and an Investment Treaty, with Critical Minerals at the CentreInternational Relations AFSPA Extended for Six More Months in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh: How the Law WorksInternal Security India's FDI Equity Inflows Rise 6% to $19.81 Billion in April-June 2026: Japan Becomes the Top SourceEconomics US-China Trade Truce Extended: Why India Faces Greater Risk From New US Tariffs on Russian Oil BuyersInternational Relations India's Quest to Become a Science Superpower: Where Its Research Stands and What It NeedsScience & Technology J&K Assembly Moves Resolution for Full Statehood: How a Union Territory Can Become a State AgainPolity & Governance Kerala Submits Revised Western Ghats ESA Recommendations to the CentreEnvironment & Ecology Pakistan and Afghanistan Clash Again on the Durand Line After Pakistani Air StrikesInternational Relations Pakistan Meets Bangladesh and Iran Leaders at the UN General Assembly: What It Means for South AsiaInternational Relations PLI Schemes Cross ₹36,754 Crore in Incentives: What the Numbers Show About India's Manufacturing PushEconomics India's Revamped Model Bilateral Investment TreatyEconomics New Model Bilateral Investment Treaty: India Plans to Shorten the Wait Before Global ArbitrationEconomics Four Naga Villagers Killed Near the India-Myanmar Border in Manipur: Border Security and the Myanmar SpilloverInternal Security PLI Schemes for Pharma, Bulk Drugs and Medical Devices: What They Have Achieved So FarEconomics 111 MPs and MLAs Changed Parties Since 2022: What the Anti-Defection Law Says and Why It Is Under DebatePolity & Governance J&K Assembly Resolution on Full Statehood Restoration: Constitutional PathwayPolity & Governance CEA Flags Three Headwinds for India's Economy: US Ties, Energy Costs and the AI GapEconomics Indian Agriculture's Three Phases: From Green Revolution to Diets, Incomes and ClimateEconomics India's FDI Hits a Record $94.53 Billion in 2025-26: What FDI Is and How India Attracts ItEconomics Make in India at 12: Why Manufacturing's Share of Growth, Jobs and Exports Has Barely MovedEconomics Nepal Proposes Trilateral Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism with India and ChinaInternational Relations India Targets 400-500 Hydrogen-Powered Buses by 2030Science & Technology Western Ghats ESA: Livelihoods versus Conservation on Kerala's Forest FringesEnvironment & Ecology India Records Highest-Ever Annual FDI in FY26: FDI Policy Framework and the PLI SchemeEconomics India's Response to Pakistan at UNHRC: Kashmiri Pandit Exodus and the Indus Waters TreatyInternational Relations

New NCAHP Registration Regulations: How India Will Register Its Allied and Healthcare ProfessionalsPolity & Governance G4 Nations Renew Push for UN Security Council ReformInternational Relations Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Completes Eight Years: Coverage, Funding and Institutional DesignSocial Issues Centre Seeks Prospective Effect for Supreme Court's OBC Creamy-Layer Ruling: The Article 142 QuestionPolity & Governance Visegrad Group Endorses India's UNSC Bid: Central Europe's Growing Place in India's DiplomacyInternational Relations India's Green Hydrogen Push Could Draw ₹10 Lakh Crore Investment by 2030Science & Technology SEBI Board Reforms 2026: Portfolio Managers, FPI Access, and REIT/InvIT NormsEconomics SEBI Board Clears Portfolio Manager Overhaul, Opens Commodity Derivatives to FPIsEconomics Should the UNSC's Permanent Membership and Veto Power Be Abolished: The Reform DeadlockInternational Relations India's Bilateral Trade Agreement with the US Nears Finalisation: Understanding India's FTA ArchitectureEconomics MMDR Amendment Act 2026 and Odisha's Mining Revenue: Fiscal Federalism After the MADA VerdictPolity & Governance Centre Cuts Basic Customs Duty on Edible Oils Ahead of Festival SeasonEconomics INS Trishul Joins 24th Edition of Exercise Varuna: India-France Naval CooperationInternational Relations SEBI Overhauls Settlement Framework With New Fast-Track Route for Smaller CasesEconomics Assam Notifies Rules for Compulsory Muslim Marriage Registration: Personal Law, Age of Marriage and Uniform Civil CodePolity & Governance Chhattisgarh's New Anti-Conversion Law Comes Into Force: Constitutional Basis and FrameworkPolity & Governance Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Prospective Application of OBC Creamy-Layer RulingPolity & Governance Supreme Court Narrows Stay on High Court Order Over NSA Detention of a StudentPolity & Governance India's Multi-Front Trade Push: US, EU, GCC and Canada NegotiationsEconomics External Sector Pressures Seen as Persistent, Not Episodic: A CEA AssessmentEconomics Ten Months into Labour Codes Rollout: State Rule-Making Lags PersistEconomics Iran's Indian Ocean Warning: Maritime Chokepoints and India's Energy SecurityInternational Relations India-Mexico Preferential Trade Agreement: Terms of Reference and the PTA FrameworkEconomics India-EU FTA: Tariff Access, Danish Investment, and the IPR DimensionInternational Relations SC Collegium Recommends 12 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges Across Four High CourtsPolity & Governance Supreme Court Upholds MLA's Disqualification Under the Anti-Defection LawPolity & Governance EAM's UNGA81 Outreach: Institutional Mechanics Behind India-Europe DiplomacyInternational Relations SEBI Recognises Blue Bonds: Financing India's Blue EconomyEconomics 'Super El Nino' and India's Rising Heat-Death Burden: The Science Behind the ProjectionEnvironment & Ecology