Known as a feared yet protective gang leader, Gopal ‘Paantha’ Mukherjee played a controversial role in the 1946 Calcutta riots that changed Bengal’s history.
Despite gains in infrastructure and health access over decades, India’s rural development now faces declining allocations and usage in key welfare schemes raising equity concerns.
India and Russia have agreed to enhance trade and energy cooperation, resolve regulatory hurdles, and push Indian exports in sectors like pharma, agriculture, and textiles.
Engineers now form nearly two-thirds of UPSC recruits, raising concerns about declining humanities representation and its impact on diversity, empathy, and governance quality.
Despite being the largest buyer of Russian oil, China escapes Trump’s tariffs, while India faces steep penalties for increasing imports. Trade dependence and rare earth negotiations explain the gap.
Impeachment is India’s toughest accountability mechanism to remove the President or judges for grave misconduct or incapacity. Rarely used, it safeguards democracy while protecting institutional independence.
China is pushing ahead with a Xinjiang–Tibet rail link, strengthening military and economic control in its restive west, and raising strategic concerns for India.
