PM Modi, Iran’s Pezeshkian Hand-In-Hand: India’s Picture Perfect Diplomacy

Modi Pezeshkian BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was walking the red carpet at the BRICS Business Forum, and right there he was holding Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s hand. Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa were walking with them too. The picture went everywhere. It looked ordinary, almost friendly. But with everything going on in […]

Indore Lost the Top Spot by Just One Point – Lucknow Took It

Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2026

The city that’s been India’s cleanest for years, the one people always hold up as the example. Well, this week it slipped a bit. In the new clean air survey – Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2026 – Indore scored 197 out of 200. Lucknow got 198. One single point. That’s all. And just like that, Indore […]

UPI-ng the ante: PM Modi wants desi connect with global pay

PM Modi UPI global expansion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets up and basically tells the room: we’ve done the hard part at home, now let’s take this UPI thing and properly plug it into the world. UPI is already live in 11 countries — Singapore, the UAE, France, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Qatar, Cambodia, Greece and the Maldives. Solid […]

Those Who Put India in the Fragile 5 Are Now Doubting Our GDP Numbers

India GDP growth 7.8%

The year when the world looked at India and went, “Fragile Five.” Morgan Stanley slapped that label on us along with Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey. High inflation, rupee sliding, current account deficit looking ugly, policy paralysis talk everywhere. Growth felt stuck. People genuinely worried capital would just walk out the door. It was […]

Abhinandan Varthaman Has Joined a Private Airline

Abhinandan Varthaman Joins FLY91 After Leaving Indian Air Force

The pilot from 2019. The one with the thick moustache who shot down a Pakistani F-16 and then spent those three days in their custody. The guy who kept saying “Sir, I am fine” even when everything was going against him. Well, he’s left the Air Force now. After more than twenty-two years, Group Captain […]