R. Suryamurthy is a Contributing Editor at South Asian Herald. He has worked for The Telegraph, The Tribune, and Press Trust of India.
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For centuries, India’s saree traditions evolved in response to geography, climate and local livelihoods, creating a remarkable diversity of fabrics, weaving techniques and draping styles across the subcontinent. Today, while…
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India’s Supreme Court has delivered a ruling that could reverberate far beyond the country’s borders, dealing a potentially multi-billion-dollar blow to one of the world’s fastest-growing online gaming markets and…
The launch of the Indo-Food Park by the Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) and Abu Dhabi Food Hub is expected to open a new gateway for Indian food suppliers…
Deepening divisions within the expanded BRICS bloc over the US-Israeli war on Iran overshadowed the grouping’s foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, forcing India to abandon hopes of a unified…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates on May 15 unfolded less as a ceremonial diplomatic engagement and more as a calibrated attempt by both countries to…
