From China's bid to expand the renminbi's global role to India's data centre boom, Narendra Modi's next challenges and Pope Leo XIV's views on AI, here's the best of BS Opinion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Nice, with defence, nuclear energy, technology and innovation partnerships high on the agenda
A likely Modi-Trump meeting at the G7 will test efforts to repair India-US ties strained by trade disputes, Pakistan tensions and the Iran conflict
PM Modi urged states to set 100-day and long-term targets for Viksit Bharat 2047, stressing energy self-reliance, skilling, AI readiness and better governance
Chief ministers used the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting to seek support for infrastructure, semiconductor and development projects, while Andhra Pradesh flagged demographic sustainability
Prime Minister said India has signed free trade agreements with many countries to create new opportunities for growth and exports
EU Commission Prez von der Leyen, Italian PM Meloni, Germany's Friedrich Merz, Israeli PM Netanyahu, Canadian PM Carney and former UK PM Rishi Sunak were among leaders who extended their greetings
Modi reached the milestone of becoming India's longest-serving prime minister on Wednesday, with an unbroken tenure of 4,399 days in office, surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru
Prime Minister says reforms are a matter of conviction, not compulsion, as NDA leaders felicitate him for becoming India's longest-serving elected prime minister
Prime Minister Modi achieved the milestone on Wednesday, surpassing the record of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru
The governing council will also focus on the recommendations of the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries held during December 26-28, 2025
The Union Cabinet members also gave the prime minister a standing ovation
Modi has become the longest continuously serving elected prime minister of India after surpassing the previous record of 4,398 uninterrupted days held by first PM Jawaharlal Nehru
Narendra Modi reached the milestone of becoming India's longest-serving prime minister on Wednesday, with an unbroken tenure of 4,399 days in office, surpassing the record of first PM Jawaharlal Nehru
The opposition party's attack came as Modi became India's longest continuously serving elected prime minister
On Wednesday, Narendra Modi became India's longest-serving prime minister, with an unbroken tenure of 4,399 days in office, surpassing the record of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru
The meeting will take place at Bharat Mandapam, where Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers, and senior leaders from all 22 NDA-ruled states and union territories will gather for a crucial conclave
Under Modi, India has remained among the fastest-growing major economies in the world despite the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the supply-chain disruptions
Sri Lankan PM and others congratulate PM; Congress slams govt for "anti-poor" policies
The Prime Minister will hold bilateral meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the G7 Summit and seek to deepen ties with France and Slovakia