India Beyond Headlines

On Wednesday, a sudden, brutal flash flood tore through the Gyirong area on the Tibet-China side of the border with Nepal, and right in the middle of it was a group of Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims from the Isha Foundation. Seventy-seven of them were at the immigration office when… Read more: 77 from Isha Foundation Missing After Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods; Sadhguru Says He’s Ready to Join Rescue Efforts

The BJP’s big organisational clean-up under Nitin Nabin is done. Smriti Irani is back as a general secretary, Ram Madhav has a vice-president’s chair again, Piyush Goyal is the new party treasurer, and a whole lot of younger faces and women have been given organisational posts. Now… Read more: After BJP’s Party Recast, Modi 3.0 Cabinet Reshuffle: 12 Berths, A Long List

There’s a reason India decided against a full joint press conference after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump in France this past June. According to government sources who spoke to PTI on Monday, New Delhi simply didn’t want to take chances with Trump’s well-known… Read more: India Played It Safe with Trump, Skipped the Joint Presser over His Unpredictable Style: Sources

Ajit Doval is heading to Beijing this week. India’s National Security Advisor will sit down with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for the 25th round of those Special Representatives talks on the border. The formal gatherings are lined up for Monday and Tuesday. The timing feels deliberate.… Read more: Eyes on Xi’s possible visit, and that ‘early harvest’ talk, as Doval flies to Beijing

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was saying on Saturday when he spoke about India and Bangladesh.He was at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum in Delhi, and someone asked him about the current awkwardness between the two countries—especially Bangladesh’s demand that India hand over Sheikh Hasina, and… Read more: ‘Not expecting neighbours to do only what’s in my interest’: Jaishankar on Bangladesh amid Hasina row

It was one of those evenings in the capital when the air itself seemed to carry a quiet confidence. At the Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2026, held at the Taj Palace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood before a hall packed with business leaders, investors and policymakers… Read more: ‘World looking at India as bright spot of growth & hope’: PM Modi at Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2026

The Unbelievable Rise of Balen Shah It’s honestly wild what’s happening in Nepal right now. Picture this: a man who used to drop fire rap tracks about corruption and how… Read more: Balen Shah: From Rapper to Nepal’s Next Prime Minister – How 8 Days of Silence Changed Nepali Politics

Explosions Rock Eastern and Southern Tehran Picture this: Saturday night into Sunday morning, explosions rock eastern and southern Tehran neighborhoods. The big one everyone’s talking about is the Shahran oil… Read more: Israel Hits Tehran’s Oil Heart, Flames Light Up the Night – War Edges Closer to the Edge

Nitish Kumar Files Nomination for Rajya Sabha Nitish Kumar, the longtime Chief Minister of Bihar, may be preparing for one of the biggest transitions in his decades-long political career. Bihar… Read more: Nitish Kumar’s Big Move: From Bihar CM to Rajya Sabha – The End of an Era?