The country at the center of this story, India, started shifting its crude import strategy sharply after March 2026. Before this, it mostly relied on oil from West Asia, especially from nations like Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait. But when the Strait of Hormuz disruptions began, those traditional flows became risky and expensive.┬а
With the full commissioning of the 2,843-kilometre Dedicated Freight Corridor network (comprising the Eastern and Western arms), India has achieved a significant milestone in engineering: Becoming the first nation to operate double-stack container trains powered entirely by high-voltage electric locomotives.
The first monthly Index of Services Production shows a sharp rise in many service areas, while air transport and railways moved in the opposite direction.
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement has now come into effect, and this is a big moment for trade between the two countries. In simple words, many products made in India can now enter the UK with much lower or zero duty
Exchange of missile strikes and uncertainty over the status of Strait of Hormuz have erased hopes of a lasting settlement. The West Asia region is now facing another period of dangerous uncertainty.
Protests in Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir have been raging for weeks. People of the region have been protesting against Pakistani establishment's indifference towards the region, rising inflation, unemployment, and electricity shortages.
Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the historic Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati (Vagdevi).
These hunger strike activists have to define what exactly the hunger strike is for, right now, hardly anyone knows what is the main demand of Sonam Wangchuk.
The US Department of Justice has unsealed indictments against 37 individuals linked to three India-based transnational organised crime syndicates as part of Operation Hard Ball. The investigation reveals how Punjab-origin criminal networks expanded across North America, Europe, and Oceania through drug trafficking, extortion, violence, and sophisticated logistics, underscoring growing international cooperation against organised crime.
The arrest of Gurpreet Singh alias Goldy Dhillon in Madrid marks a significant breakthrough against one of Punjab's most wanted transnational gangsters. Operating across India, Canada, and Europe, Dhillon allegedly built an extensive criminal network involved in extortion, targeted killings, overseas shootings, and links with Khalistani elements.
China has 55 ethnic minorities along with the majority Han community, and minorities' cultural identity is now under threat with this ethnic unity law.
Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the historic Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati (Vagdevi).
These hunger strike activists have to define what exactly the hunger strike is for, right now, hardly anyone knows what is the main demand of Sonam Wangchuk.
India's move towards geothermal energy is therefore more than just another renewable energy project. It represents the opening of an entirely new source of clean, reliable and indigenous power that can strengthen energy security