India, Canada emerging as strategic partners in critical minerals sector

IANS | May 7, 2026 6:56 PM

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) India and Canada are increasingly emerging as strategic partners in the critical minerals sector, driven by the rapidly growing global demand for minerals essential to clean energy technologies, electric mobility, advanced manufacturing, and strategic industries, an official statement said on Thursday.

PM Modi baiters being increasingly rejected by voters across the country

Jayanta Bhattacharya | May 7, 2026 6:35 PM

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) In recent elections, several prominent Opposition leaders who positioned themselves as strong critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- such as Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, among others -- have all faced major electoral setbacks, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gaining ground in their strongholds.

1 year of Op Sindoor: India didn’t start a war, it ended impunity

IANS | May 7, 2026 6:34 PM

New Delhi, May 7: There is a reflexive question that international observers tend to ask whenever military action occurs between India and Pakistan. Who escalated? The framing of the question is itself revealing. It assumes that escalation is the central issue. It assumes that the prior conduct, the planning, the funding, and the execution of terrorism are not, themselves, escalation. It assumes that the side that responds to a massacre with force is the side responsible for the conflict.