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India's says defence exports hit 'all-time high' of $4 bn

India's says defence exports hit 'all-time high' of $4 bn

India's defence exports "skyrocketed" to an all-time high of more than $4 billion in the last fiscal year, as it looks to boost its arms manufacturing sector, the government said Thursday. The figures mark a rise of more than 60 percent from 2024, the defence

Hindu devotional clubbing sways India's youth

Hindu devotional clubbing sways India's youth

In India's capital, Hindu "bhajan clubbing" is electrifying nightlife, with revellers dancing to traditional devotional songs reimagined through guitars and pounding drumbeats, transforming public venues into spiritual hangouts. ChaiLeela, a cafe in the suburb of Noida, crackled with energy as devotees swayed to rhythmic riffs soaring

Indian tile makers feel heat of Mideast war energy crunch

Indian tile makers feel heat of Mideast war energy crunch

Blazing-hot kilns in India's $6.5 billion ceramics manufacturing hub employing hundreds of thousands of people have gone cold, shut down in an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war. At a cavernous facility in Morbi, in India's western Gujarat state, a 200-metre-

Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored

Overconfidence is how wars are lost − lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored

(MEDFORD, MA) Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds − when leaders misread what they and their adversaries can do, when their confidence substitutes for comprehension, and when the last war is mistaken for the next one. The Trump administration’s miscalculation of Iran

Mideast war lands India restaurants in soup

Mideast war lands India restaurants in soup

Indian restaurant MadCo took the tough call this week to remove some menu favourites, including bone marrow -- a beef bone cut in half and slowly roasted, in an attempt to save cooking gas as the Iran war disrupts supply chains. Far from the Middle East, restaurants in the world'

Asian economies move to limit Mideast war's impact at home

Asian economies move to limit Mideast war's impact at home

Faced with soaring prices and disruptions to their oil and gas supplies, Asian countries heavily dependent on fossil fuels from the war-struck Gulf are moving to protect their domestic markets. Here are some of the measures being considered to limit the war's impact: - South Korea eyes price

India's economy is booming, but uneven growth clouds ascent

India's economy is booming, but uneven growth clouds ascent

For years India's economy was driven by its vast services sector that saw millions of people working away in low-cost back offices providing consultancy for predominantly western companies. But over the past decade they have given way to centres that allow firms to tap top-tier talent