The Mahāvastu, meaning “Great Story” or “Great Account”, occupies a unique and foundational place in the history of Buddhist literature. Composed over several centuries—roughly between the 2nd century BCE and 4th century CE—it is one…
In December 2025, the festival of Diwali — also known as Deepavali — received one of the most prestigious global cultural honors: inscription on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This…
Akshaye Khanna is one of the rarest kinds of actors in Indian cinema—an artist who commands respect not through noise, PR machinery, or relentless screen presence, but through selective brilliance. Over nearly three decades, he…
India’s aviation sector has undergone dramatic shifts over the past two decades, and no story captures this transformation better than the rise of IndiGo. What began in 2006 as a cautious low-cost carrier quickly evolved…
On December 5, 2025, the White House released the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy — a 33-page document setting out the strategic vision of the Trump administration for the coming years. Among its many implications…
Introduction The digital payments revolution in India continues unabated. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has once again demonstrated its dominant position in the country’s financial ecosystem. In November 2025, UPI processed 20.47 billion transactions —…
The 23rd Annual India–Russia Summit held in New Delhi on 5 December 2025 marked a significant moment in the long-standing strategic partnership between the two nations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin oversaw…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its latest Monetary Policy today, marking an important shift in India’s macroeconomic direction. After months of cautious monitoring, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) opted for a 25 basis…
The term “Indian Renaissance” was given profound philosophical meaning by Sri Aurobindo, one of India’s most original thinkers, revolutionaries, and spiritual visionaries. While Europe’s Renaissance marked a revival of classical Greco-Roman knowledge, Aurobindo used the…
India and Russia share one of the most enduring and multi-layered bilateral relationships in the world. Rooted in mutual respect, strategic trust, and geopolitical complementarity, this partnership has withstood Cold War turbulence, economic changes, global…