Kautilya

Beyond Aid and American Leverage: India’s Economic Growth Can No Longer Be Controlled from Washington

The modern Indian economy is approaching a scale at which neither American aid nor foreign philanthropic funding is remotely large enough to determine its direction. India’s growth is increasingly generated inside India itself through household consumption, infrastructure investment, manufacturing, services, entrepreneurship, digital commerce and an expanding technology ecosystem.

Nathu La: Zoho’s India-Designed Server Takes Aim at AI Costs and Technological Dependence

Unveiled on June 10, 2026, Nathu La represents Zoho’s first major entry into computer hardware. The Chennai-headquartered technology company developed the platform through a specialised engineering team based in Nagpur, extending its operations beyond business software, cloud services and artificial intelligence into the physical infrastructure that runs them.

Vasaka / Adusa — Justicia adhatoda — Vasa: Ayurveda’s Classical Herb for Cough, Phlegm and the Respiratory System

The accepted botanical name is Justicia adhatoda L., belonging to the family Acanthaceae. The older botanical name Adhatoda vasica Nees remains extremely common in Ayurvedic literature, pharmaceutical preparations and research publications. Kew’s Plants of the World Online currently accepts Justicia adhatoda as the botanical name and lists Adhatoda vasica among its synonyms.

TRAI Introduces 1601-Series Numbers for Utility, Courier and Logistics Service Calls

The initiative addresses a problem that has become increasingly familiar to mobile users in India: legitimate calls relating to deliveries, electricity or other utilities can arrive from ordinary mobile numbers that are difficult to distinguish from spam, fraudulent calls or aggressive telemarketing. A dedicated numbering range gives consumers an additional means of recognising that an incoming call originates from an entity operating within the regulated communication framework.

India Expands Cultural Diplomacy Across 98 Countries, Taking Its Civilisational Heritage to the World

The approach goes beyond organising occasional cultural performances overseas. Through institutions such as the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), India supports cultural exchanges, festivals, artistic delegations, academic interaction and programmes aimed at creating greater international understanding of the country. ICCR itself describes fostering cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries as one of its central objectives.

Octillion Opens Third EV Battery Plant in India, Adds 3 GWh Capacity at Halol

Spread across more than 13,000 square metres, the Halol plant was converted from an empty industrial structure into a fully operational battery manufacturing facility in less than eight months. At full utilisation, it is expected to produce more than 48,000 battery systems annually, catering to a wide range of electric vehicles including passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses.