The Hindu In search of a ‘grand strategy’ for India’s foreign policy in the 21st century

Three writers explore the past and present of India’s relations with the world, and ties in the neighbourhood, to trace the path ahead. In doing so, they ask what should India’s strategy be and explain why veering away from its traditionally peaceable and liberal ethos is not the way forward

The Hindu The race for fighters: the IAF’s dilemma

China has already fielded two fifth generation fighter jets becoming the only country other than the U.S. to have more than one fifth gen fighter. In comparison, the Indian Air Force is at 31 fighter squadrons, desperately awaiting new inductions and with no fifth gen fighter in the line-up for at least a decade

The Hindu One killed, several injured as school bus overturns in Kannur

The school bus reportedly lacked fitness certificate

The Hindu Gujarat govt splits Banaskantha to create new district Vav-Tharad

Banaskanth district will be left with six taluks- Palanpur, Danta, Amirgadh, Dantiwada, Vadgam and Deesa, along with Palanpur and Deesa municipalities

The Hindu Residents intercept vehicles of Minister and Salem MP

The Hindu Two-wheeler rider dies while trying to overtake car at Kilpauk

The Hindu BPSC row: As protests continue, some candidates oppose re-exam for all as ‘gross injustice’

The mounting protests have made other candidates who do not want a re-examination fear that their voices will get drowned out

The Hindu Midday meal workers in Karnataka to get lump sum amount as retirement benefit

The Hindu Morning Digest: Centre will accept Supreme Court’s decision on Dallewal hunger strike; School enrolment down by over 1 crore in 2023-24, says govt. report, and more

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The Hindu Women electors turned out more in 2024 LS polls, gender difference highest in Bihar

Out-migration could possibly explain the anomaly of lower male turnout in States like Bihar in the 2024 polls

The Hindu Islamic State-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage, Biden says

Investigators found guns and what appeared to be an improvised explosive device in the vehicle, along with other devices elsewhere in the city’s famed French Quarter

The Hindu France's Macron acknowledges that dissolving parliament in 2024 backfired

Mr. Macron expressed hope that lawmakers will form ad hoc majorities to pass legislation and said “our government should be able to follow a path of compromise to get things done”

The Hindu Wimbledon finalist Gabriela Dabrowski reveals she played through 2024 after breast cancer diagnosis

Former U.S. Open doubles champion Gabriela Dabrowski has revealed she played through 2024 while undergoing treatment for breast cancer

The Hindu Four UN environmental summits fell short in 2024. What happened?

At the heart of the talks’ breakdown lies a stark and growing divergence in national priorities. Developing nations, grappling with developmental challenges, economic constraints, and the consequences of climate change, have repeatedly demanded more technology transfers and financial support from developed countries

The Hindu West Ham forward Michail Antonio out of hospital and ’grateful for being alive’ after car crash

Antonio, a 34-year-old Jamaica international, needed surgery on a lower limb fracture after a one-car incident outside London on Dec. 7, and is expected to face a lengthy spell of rehabilitation