From youth protests and electoral disputes to questions about the economy, a series of recent reports by international news organisations has placed India under an increasingly negative spotlight. The concern is not simply what is being reported, but how individual controversies are being used to shape a wider image of the country. India has rarely been absent from international headlines. But the tone of some recent foreign-media coverage deserves closer attention. Over the past two months,...

Recent developments in India's liquefied petroleum gas sector have drawn national attention, given the country's dependence on imports for nearly 62% of total LPG consumption. Geopolitical tensions affecting maritime routes through the Strait of Hormuz have created concerns about energy security, particularly since approximately 60 to 70% of India's LPG imports traditionally transit through this critical chokepoint. The government responded with emergency measures that increased domestic LPG...

Microsoft's recent reports shed light on China's sophisticated methods to potentially influence elections in foreign countries, including...