Abhijeet Kumar

India vs Pakistan military power 2025: Who leads on land, sea and air?

Following the Pahalgam terror attack and rising border tensions, here's how India and Pakistan compare in military strength across land, sea and air

Best of BS Opinion: Ageing gains, trade, and the promise of renewal

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Is smart hardware India's opportunity to lead the global race in GenAI?

From data centres and edge devices to robotics and spatial computing, hardware is being radically re-engineered to meet the demands of AI models that require massive processing power and energy

Best of BS Opinion: Bright notes, broken chords, and new symphonies

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No Delhi Sultanate, Mughals in books: A look at past NCERT syllabus changes

The new Class 7 history book focuses on Ashoka, the Mauryan Empire, and dynasties like the Cholas, Pandyas, Cheras, and Satavahanas, with no mention of Mughals or the Delhi Sultanate

From SEO keywords to chatbots, brands pivot to capture AI-driven traffic

Tech companies are launching software to monitor how frequently brands appear in AI-driven services like OpenAI's ChatGPT, among others

Best of BS Opinion: Strategic conflicts, cricket, and genetic comeback

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'Lousy spy fiction': Hindenburg denies Adani, Mossad, Congress conspiracy

An article from news agency Press Trust of India earlier this month had cited unnamed sources claiming that Adani collaborated with agents from Israel's intelligence agency Mossad in an international

Cheap e-shopping just ended in US as Trump plugs de minimis tariff loophole

For years, Chinese e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu thrived on a trade loophole that let them ship cheap goods to the US without paying tariffs, which President Trump has now ended

With Indus and Simla pacts halted, a look at key India-Pakistan treaties

With the Simla Agreement and Indus Waters Treaty now suspended following the terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam, a look at the milestones and breakdowns in decades of India-Pakistan diplomacy

Best of BS Opinion: Strategies and silent revolutions in a world on edge

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Explained: What is India-Pak Simla Agreement and why it still matters

Pakistan announced the suspension of the Simla Agreement in retaliation against India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Here's how the two arch-rivals reached the agreement in 1972

Explained: What India's Indus Waters Treaty suspension means for Pakistan

Pakistan is heavily dependent on the Indus River system, with about 80 per cent of its cultivated land - roughly 16 million hectares - relying on water from these rivers

Best of BS Opinion: New Delhi balances US trade, terror response and growth

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India halts Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, shuts down Attari border

Pakistani nationals will no longer be allowed to travel to India and Pakistani citizens currently in India have been asked to leave within 48 hours

Indian banks outperform global peers in digital transition, daily services

Indian banks have introduced features like real-time and future-dated payments, app-based banking through messengers, and virtual card issuance for online transactions, outpacing global peers

How a viral TikTok chocolate trend is shaking up global pistachio trade

A viral pistachio-filled chocolate bar from Dubai has sent TikTok into a frenzy - fuelling global demand, straining supplies, and pushing nut prices to record highs

Best of BS Opinion: Tracking silent signals in policy, education, and power

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Hindi no longer mandatory in Maharashtra schools after public backlash

Maharashtra's education minister said the word 'mandatory' would be removed from the directive, following public criticism over making Hindi compulsory in Marathi and English schools

Landing stealth J-36 jets on moving carriers? China's new tech may solve it

The J-36 has been designed to have a stealthy tailless flying wing design, but it creates flight control problems, notably on aircraft carrier landings, and China may just solve the problem soon