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Israel has used its deep relationship with the United States (US) to emerge as the strongest and most advanced military power in the West Asia/Gulf region

In the 12-day war of 2025, Israel and Iran traded attacks from June 13 to June 24. There are unconfirmed reports Israel was running out of interceptors by the end, when the US brokered a ceasefire

Data and analysis go far but not all the way to certainty; then the leader decides on intuition -seeing, hearing, and feeling beyond the obvious

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Developing a deep corporate bond market requires the political will to relinquish control over credit, not technical fixes

At its core, India's urban rejuvenation challenge is institutional. Long-life assets need long-term capital, but municipal revenues and investor confidence remain limited

The broader challenge lies in the growing complexity of modern corporate structures and the pressure on audit firms to balance commercial interests with professional independence

India is witnessing a surge in demand for higher education with tertiary enrolment expected to rise from about 53 million today to over 70 million by 2035

Policymakers will need to rely on both internal and external shock absorbers to guide the economy to its new equilibrium

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While our cities need investment, they also need something harder to build and easier to ignore to become truly livable

From a garage startup to a $3.7 trillion giant, Apple's 50-year journey blends innovation, design, and a tightly integrated ecosystem that reshaped global technology

WTO meet in Cameroon tests global trade unity as India pushes reform with pragmatism amid rising geopolitical tensions and shifting economic priorities

Firms' behaviour suggests that they see a link between rating purchases and index inclusion

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The IBC was designed to address collective action problems and prevent a race for enforcement that destroys going-concern value

As Indian companies prepare their FY26 annual reports, they should treat the process as more than a compliance exercise

The larger opportunity lies in the rapid expansion of the AVGC ecosystem. India's media & entertainment sector was estimated at around ₹2.5 trn in 2024 and is projected to reach about ₹3 trn by 2027

The latest deal is UpGrad's second offer in two months

In inflation-targeting economies such as India, communication is a key instrument of monetary policy