National Affairs Editor
17 articles · Writes about India
Rajan Thind leads The NE Times' coverage of national affairs, tracking policy, governance and the big domestic stories shaping India. He writes explainers and analysis that put the day's news in context.
Wang Huning's talks with Workers' Party official Jo Yong Won follow Xi Jinping's June visit, as Beijing counters Pyongyang's deepening alignment with Russia.
With over 1,000 dead, crops devastated in Punjab and Sindh and inflation at a 26-month high, the IMF will review whether Pakistan's budget can absorb the shock.
Japan's upper house has backed a landmark bill reclassifying digital assets under securities law, cutting crypto taxes from up to 55% to a flat 20%.
Official data show Chinese growth slipping below Beijing's 4.5-5% target band, as weak consumption and investment offset an export boom powered by AI demand.
New testimony in Taipei says China's JL-2 was launched from a surfaced platform, while Australia and Pacific leaders call the 7,300 km test destabilising.
West Bengal has adopted the National Education Policy and PM-SHRI scheme, unlocking central funds, alongside teacher recruitment reforms and a mid-day meal upgrade.
CDS Gen NS Raja Subramani will present India's three-theatre command plan to Rajnath Singh this month, moving a decades-old military reform towards CCS approval.
CJI Surya Kant has constituted four dedicated benches, functioning from 15 July, to hear nearly 800 of the Supreme Court's oldest civil and criminal appeals.
Madhya Pradesh cabinet clears Rs 10,800 crore for urban infrastructure, moong procurement guarantees and the Kundaliya irrigation project in Rajgarh district.
The second Digital Threat Report for the BFSI sector, released 13 July with CERT-In and SISA, flags trust-chain manipulation and sets an 18-month security roadmap.
Kharif sowing gap narrows to 16 per cent as rains revive, but soybean and cotton acreage remain deep in deficit, keeping oilseed supply concerns alive.
ISRO completes qualification of the Gaganyaan uprighting system, module disconnect and apex cover, clearing key recovery milestones before the uncrewed G1 flight.
Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils eight freight reforms under Reform Express, spanning fly ash containers, a single CTO licence, wagon design and simpler tariffs.
India installed a record 29 GW of solar and wind in the first half of 2026, with rooftop capacity doubling on the back of the PM Surya Ghar subsidy scheme.
The Railway Board has approved daily passenger service for India's first hydrogen-powered train on the Jind-Sonipat route, with the launch set for 17 July.
ED arrested Vikas Garg from his Delhi home on 14 July, the fourteenth arrest in the Mahadev app probe, weeks after attaching Rs 940.77 crore in assets.
The ECI has pushed back Special Intensive Revision timelines in Delhi and three states, with Delhi and Karnataka enumeration now ending 8 August and final rolls due 19 October.
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