India Cancels

Sonia Gandhi's recently released memoir 'Belonging' documents that former President Pranab Mukherjee advocated for a change in top leadership in 2010, sparking political debate. The analysis traces the interpersonal dynamics, political calculations, and contradictions between Gandhi's account and Mukherjee's own memoir account of the period....

A passenger train derailed in Assam state, India on November 11, 2026, after experiencing a reported braking problem, with video footage captured from the driver's cabin documenting the incident. Authorities confirmed four minor injuries and stated all passengers remained safe following the derailment.

India's government has reversed its Agnipath military recruitment scheme, which it introduced with significant fanfare but faced sustained opposition from soldiers and rural constituencies. In his analysis for ThePrint, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta characterizes the reversal as a poll-eve policy capitulation, arguing it reflects poor planning...

India's government has canceled Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards for diaspora members, a reversal from the 2003 'welcome home' policy under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee that granted privileged status to ethnic Indians abroad. The recent case involving actor Imran Khan's OCI status has...

India's severe air pollution problem, long associated with Delhi's winters, has now reached Goa, a coastal state previously known for better air quality. According to ThePrint's analysis, Goa lacks coordinated governance structures and accountability mechanisms to address the deteriorating air quality despite the crisis.