End Of The Red Corridor? India Signals Final Phase Of Maoist Insurgency After Six Decades

Maoist movement started with a violence triggered by peasants at a remote village in north Bengal. (PC: NDTV)

India’s decades-long battle against Left-Wing Extremism appears to be entering its final phase, with the government claiming that Maoism is now “on the verge of extinction.” The announcement marks a significant turning point in a conflict that once stretched across a vast belt of central and eastern India, widely known as the “Red Corridor.” From […]

Work As “Team India”, Ensure Supplies: PM Modi Urges States Amid Escalating Gulf Crisis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers, urging coordinated “Team India” response to safeguard supplies and energy security amid the escalating Gulf crisis. (PC: NDTV)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a virtual meeting with Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of states and Union Territories, urging coordinated action to safeguard supply chains, energy security, and essential commodities as tensions in the Middle East threaten to disrupt global markets. Emphasising a united national response, he called on states to function […]

Fuel Calm Amid Global Tensions: Centre Assures India Has Months of Energy Security

India maintains steady fuel supplies despite global tensions affecting key oil routes. (Image: AI generated)

At a time when the ongoing conflict involving United States, Israel and Iran has triggered anxieties over global oil flows, the Indian government has stepped in to calm nerves. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Thursday asserted that the country’s energy supply remains robust, with sufficient reserves to meet demand for “many months.” The reassurance comes against the backdrop of […]

India Sets Up 7 High-Level Panels To Shield Economy From Middle East War Impact

overnment officials review economic risks as India forms seven panels to manage Middle East crisis impact. (PC: NDTV)

The Centre has constituted seven high-level empowered groups to assess and mitigate the economic fallout of the escalating conflict in West Asia, as concerns grow over disruptions to energy supplies, trade routes, fertiliser availability and inflation. The decision was taken following a high-level security review chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where officials evaluated the […]

Why Modi’s Parliament Address on West Asia Is More Urgent Than It Sounds

As the West Asia conflict enters its fourth week, PM Modi addresses Parliament India's energy security, maritime trade, and ten million citizens in the Gulf hang in the balance. (PC: NDTV)

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi rose to address Parliament on Monday about the West Asia conflict, it was not a routine foreign policy briefing. It was a signal one carefully worded to tell multiple audiences, at home and abroad, that India was under real pressure and was taking it seriously. The conflict has now persisted […]

Narendra Modi Becomes India’s Longest-Serving Head of Government, Surpassing Pawan Chamling

PM Modi has earlier served as the longest-serving Chief Minister of Gujarat and is also the Prime Minister with the longest prior experience as a Chief Minister. (PC: Samir Jana/Hindustan Times)

Narendra Modi on Sunday set a historic benchmark in Indian politics, becoming the longest-serving head of government in the country’s history. The milestone comes as Modi completed 8,931 days in office, surpassing the previous record held by Pawan Kumar Chamling, who served 8,930 days as chief minister of Sikkim. The calculation includes Modi’s uninterrupted tenure […]