A Case That Lifted the Veil The Enforcement Directorate’s recent action against a Delhi-based travel agent has once again thrown the spotlight on the shadowy world of illegal migration. In a series of coordinated raids, the agency seized over ₹4 crore in cash and nearly 313 kilograms of silver, along with gold bullion and incriminating documents. The…
A New Legislative Moment for India’s Energy Future The passage of the SHANTI Bill in Parliament in December 2025 marks a decisive shift in how India views nuclear energy. Long treated as a tightly guarded strategic domain, the sector is now being repositioned as a driver of clean growth, technological innovation, and private enterprise participation. By overhauling…
A Sector on the Rise India’s pharmaceutical industry is experiencing a decisive upswing, reinforcing its reputation as a backbone of global healthcare supply. With exports crossing USD 30 billion in FY 2024–25 and maintaining strong growth despite global uncertainty, the sector stands at a pivotal juncture—one defined as much by opportunity as by regulatory scrutiny…
A Judicial Push Against Ageing Vehicles India’s top court has once again stepped into the policy vacuum surrounding air pollution, issuing firm directions on end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) in the Delhi–National Capital Region. The order reflects mounting judicial impatience with toxic winter smog and signals a shift from advisory frameworks to coercive enforcement, even as questions of…
A Snapshot of Global Family Wealth The latest global ranking of the world’s richest families offers a revealing look at how wealth endures—and compounds—across generations. The list is dominated by long-established Western business dynasties and Gulf ruling families, whose fortunes have been built steadily over decades, even centuries. Amid this rarefied group, only one Indian family—the Ambanis—has secured…
In early December 2025, President Donald Trump sharply escalated Washington’s confrontation with Caracas by announcing a sweeping blockade on oil tankers linked to Venezuela. Declared through a public statement, the move called for stopping all sanctioned vessels transporting Venezuelan crude in and out of the country. The announcement followed the U.S. interception of a large oil tanker off…
A Warning Signal from the Labor Market The U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 4.6 percent in November 2025, its highest level in more than four years, sending a clear signal that the post-pandemic labor market momentum is weakening. The increase came even as the economy added a modest 64,000 jobs, according to a delayed Bureau…
Sri Lanka is bracing for the arrest of one of its most celebrated sporting figures. Arjuna Ranatunga, the former cricket captain who led the island nation to its historic 1996 World Cup victory and later served as Petroleum Minister, is set to be taken into custody over an alleged fuel procurement scam that reportedly caused a loss…
Thailand Vows Continued Fighting On December 13, 2025, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul reiterated that Thailand would persist in military operations against Cambodia despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion of a newly brokered ceasefire. Hours after Trump’s calls with Anutin and Cambodian Premier Hun Manet, Thai fighter jets targeted Cambodian positions along the disputed border. Anutin took to…
A Long-Delayed Reset of India’s Demographic Baseline India has formally set 2027 as the year for its next national Census, approving an expenditure of roughly ₹11,718 crore for what will be the country’s first fully digital enumeration. The decision closes a prolonged gap caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the postponement of an exercise originally…
