Pallab Bhattacharya, New Delhi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo as they depart the Delhi Airport area together in the same vehicle on 4 December 2025. Photo: Narendra Modi/X
World+Biz

Putin-Modi meet and strategic autonomy in a fractious world

Sketch: TBS
Analysis

Pakistan at a crossroads: As Imran Khan remains 'absent', Munir can move forward unchallenged 

Representational image of South Asia/Freepik
South Asia

How a new South Asian subregional connectivity taking shape

Skin of Youth poster/Collected from X
Splash

Vietnamese film about romance of transgender protagonist wins top award at IFFI 

Amir Khan at the IFFI. Photo: Collected
Splash

Aamir Khan says he may quit acting the day he takes up direction consciously

Photo: Collected
Splash

Iraqi, Iranian films on dictatorship wows International Film Festival of India

People work at a garment factory in Tiruppur, in the Southern state of Tamil Nadu, India, 23 April 2025. Photo: Reuters
Analysis

India steps up textile industry overdrive as Bangladesh, Vietnam remain elephants in the room

Bollywood legend Dharmendra/Collected
Splash

Dharmendra combined machismo and romantic images like no other

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Why India won't decide on Hasina's extradition anytime soon and what's complicating the process

From lest, Bangladesh’s National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman and National Security Adviser of India Ajit Doval. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Really a reset? What the Delhi meet between the two NSAs signals for troubled India-Bangladesh ties

Bihar’s jobless rate has climbed to more than double the national average, and places like the village of Pakahan have suffered from widespread flooding. Photo: Bloomberg
South Asia

Bihar's 17% Muslim population wields big influence, but fewer candidates in race