Newspaper editorials — Saturday 12 September, 2026

BRICS promised a new financial order through the New Development Bank, but the truth is that it remains deeply tied to the old one

BRICS, which is now too big to fail, confronts geopolitical turbulence while pursuing practical cooperation

The BRICS Summit allows India to advance its global ambitions

Judicial fiat alone cannot prevent traffic fatalities

Census authorities should explain the rationale of new entries in the questionnaire India’s first census under the Raj asked 17 questions. The ongoing 16th Census will ask 40. That’s not a bad thing because data...

Nodal testing agency is fast losing legitimacy. UGC-NET’s exam issues were sheer incompetence NTA is becoming a burlesque act. The latest fiasco – three papers of UGC-NET, the qualifying test to teach in colleges, and...

India sits on a conservatively estimated 35,000 tonnes of gold, valued at well over 115% of GDP. We are the only country in the world with this distinction, yet we behave like Kasturi Mrig –...

Assam’s floods are often described as inevitable. From a civil engineer’s perspective, that is an incomplete diagnosis. Brahmaputra and its tributaries will overflow during extreme monsoon events, but flooding becomes a disaster when int…

Fourteen of BRICS+’s 21 economies, representing 84% of its combined population import more oil than they produce.

The true power of BRICS won’t lie in any one big-number declaration made in Delhi at the end of the summit.

While our foreign policy needs to be guided by self-interest, it’s important to accept the absence of natural affinity between India and China.

At 83, Ashok Soota has built, rebuilt and reinvented businesses across IT, digital engineering and healthcare. Now, as Happiest Minds changes hands, he is already focused on what comes next.

Technology already has us self-absorbed. Now AI gives us fodder to be self-obsessed

India's decision to participate in the 2027 SAF Games in Pakistan is a positive step. This move aligns with India's ambition to become a global sporting power. International competitions are crucial for athlete development and identifyin…

Apple has introduced its iPhone Duo flip smartphone, entering a market pioneered by Samsung. This new design offers folding screens, addressing previous smartphone screen size limitations. However, these folding phones remain significant…

Egypt's President congratulates India on its BRICS presidency and highlights mutual cooperation. The nation's strategic location offers significant trade and logistics advantages for Indian companies. Egypt seeks to boost local manufactu…

समय सचमुच बहुत आगे निकल आया है। अमेरिका में टिकटॉक पर ‘विच टॉक’ चल रहा है। यह तकनीक और तंत्र का ऐसा अद्भुत संगम है, जहां भक्ति और अंधविश्वास क्रेडिट कार्ड के स्वाइप पर उपलब्ध हैं। हमारे यहां, जो डायनें झाडू पर बैठकर उडती थीं

जीवन धारा: समस्या उम्र में नहीं, सोच में

दूसरी पारी: रोमांच नहीं, जोखिम को कम करें

मशीनों की होड़ में मानवता: सीमाओं का सवाल खुद से पूछना होगा, सुनिश्चित करना होगा कि दुनिया भी सुरक्षित बनी रहे