India, Pakistan and the fight for Kashmir
Attack on Hindu tourists in Kashmir had India and Pakistan on the brink of an all-out war before a ceasefire took hold. Source link
Trump’s drug price plan sends ripples through Indian Pharma sector
The Indian pharmaceutical sector braced for potential impact Monday after US President Donald Trump signaled plans to dramatically reduce drug prices in the United States, a move that could reshape the global generics market. The Nifty Pharma index closed at 20,949.70, showing mixed sentiments amid the developing narrative. Market movements reflected the uncertainty, with companies…
JEE Advanced 2025 admit card released; exam scheduled for May 18
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has officially released the JEE Advanced 2025 admit cards today, May 12, at 10 am. Candidates registered for the exam can now download their hall tickets from the official website — jeeadv.ac.in. Originally slated for release on May 11, the admit card rollout was postponed by a day….
BREAKING | PM Narendra Modi to address nation at 8 pm today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the nation at 8 pm on Monday, May 12. Although it could not be ascertained immediately as to what the Prime Minister will focus on in his address, the development comes during a fragile ceasefire situation between India and Pakistan, after Pakistan military’s move to violate a…
Ex-UK home secretary: Trump unlikely to yield peace between Ukraine, Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News
Former British Home Secretary Charles Clarke has expressed little faith that United States President Donald Trump’s “combination of bullying and flattering” will produce a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine. Trump, on April 17, presented Russia and Ukraine with a “final” ceasefire offer, which forces Kyiv to legally cede Crimea to Moscow, without offering it security guarantees….
Trade Does Not Create A National Security Externality
Tariffs are the talk of the town. The Trump administration is advocating for tariffs on just about everything and everyone, employing various justifications — they will bring back manufacturing jobs, help us combat China, and improve US national security — to sell them to the public. The national security argument is popular among foreign policy…
Free Speech Is Essential to Our Human Dignity
Proponents of laws banning so-called hate speech often couch their arguments in terms of dignity: that is, they claim that banning hate speech is essential for protecting the dignity of minorities from racial slurs and other denigration. As David Shih writes for NPR, hate speech is “nothing more than state-sanctioned injury of people of color.”…
Tariffs are Compromising Trump’s Economic Agenda
President’s Trump Liberation Day announcement of higher tariffs was supposed to trigger massive reshoring and restructuring of the US economy towards its manufacturing industries. Instead, it provoked a sharp drop in financial markets. Such a widespread drop typically signals the onset of recession, not the redistribution of labor and capital from sectors that are damaged…
India, Pakistan DGMO talks to be held on Monday evening: Report
The Director General of Military Operations (DGMO)-level talks between India and Pakistan are scheduled to be held on Monday evening, sources said. Earlier, the two DGMOs were scheduled to hold talks at 12 noon following their conversation on Saturday. Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, who interacted with the media at a…
US Trade Policy is a Humanitarian and Geopolitical Disaster
Some years ago, the singer and activist Bono shocked many of his supporters when he told them, “Aid is just a stopgap…Commerce [and] entrepreneurial capitalism take more people out of poverty than aid. We need Africa to become an economic powerhouse.” Trade is a vital part of that entrepreneurial application of commerce as it connects…
