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Tripti Lahiri

ARTICLES BY TRIPTI LAHIRI

Russia's President Vladimir Putin. (File Photo: Sputnik/Pool via Reuters)

Why Putin’s friends are now confronting him over the war

4 min read . 10:18 am IST

This picture released by Nepal's government shows soldiers inside a tunnel searching for trapped workers.

Nepal Focuses on Dangerous Tunnel Rescues as Flood Toll Tops 900

2 min read . 31 Aug 2026

In Noida, garment workers like Sanjit Kumar protest soaring cooking gas prices amid supply shortages caused by the war in Iran.

India’s factory workers were getting by. Then the Strait of Hormuz closed.

6 min read . 23 Apr 2026

President Trump with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, shaking hands, and Asim Munir, the country’s army chief, at the White House in September.

How Pakistan wooed Trump and styled itself as a peace broker in Iran conflict

5 min read . 29 Mar 2026

Sri Lanka Navy personnel assist Iranian sailors during a rescue operation after responding to a distress call from their vessel, the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, while at sea within Sri Lanka’s maritime search and rescue region, in Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, March 4, 2026. (Sri Lanka Navy/Handout via REUTERS)

The final days of an Iranian Navy crew before the U.S. torpedoed their ship

7 min read . 10 Mar 2026

In the past few months alone, U.S. tech companies have unveiled tens of billions in investment in Indian data centers as they race to build AI infrastructure around the world. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

Why Big Tech is throwing cash into India in quest for AI supremacy

4 min read . 05 Feb 2026

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India’s middle-power strategy won it a reprieve from Trump’s sky-high tariffs

5 min read . 04 Feb 2026

In this image posted on Dec. 5, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Russian President Vladimir Putin during the latter's ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. (@MEAIndia/X via PTI Photo)

Russia and India’s complicated relationship hinges on oil

2 min read . 05 Dec 2025

Released US citizen Amir Amiri, left, with US envoy for hostage affairs Adam Boehler, in green sweater, White House counterterrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka, in red tie following Amiri’s release. (Handout via Reuters)

Taliban release American amid talks with US on ties

2 min read . 29 Sept 2025

The Reliance oil refinery in Jamnagar, India. (Bloomberg)

US tariffs on India skirt around its biggest buyer of Russian Oil

4 min read . 29 Aug 2025

Workers clean shrimp, a key Indian export, in the state of Kerala.

India braces for the pain of Trump’s stiff tariffs

5 min read . 27 Aug 2025

Over the past nine years, India went from producing zero iPhones to as much as 14% of Apple’s worldwide total, (Bloomberg)

Apple got the jump on tariffs, deciding years ago to make iPhones in India

10 min read . 08 Aug 2025

The Dalai Lama attends a ceremony to celebrate his birthday. Photo: Ashwini Bhatia/Associated Press

The Dalai Lama is turning 90 and has a birthday message for Beijing

6 min read . 02 Jul 2025

Four British climbers pose on the summit of Mount Everest less than a week after leaving London, in one of the fastest ascents on record of the world's highest peak, in Nepal. (AP)

A lightning fast ascent of Everest is rocking the mountaineering world

6 min read . 31 May 2025

Workers at Zetwerk’s Noida factory

India has a golden opportunity to capture US business from China

4 min read . 19 Apr 2025

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 03: An aerial view of shipping containers stacked (TOP) and on rail cars (BOTTOM) at the Port Of Los Angeles on April 3, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The Port of Los Angeles and neighboring Port of Long Beach form the country�s busiest container port complex. U.S. President Donald Trump declared a U.S. economic emergency and announced sweeping tariffs of at least 10%, with rates even higher for 60 countries that have a high trade deficit with the U.S. The tariffs will affect electronics, automobiles, clothing and shoes, wines and spirits, and Swiss watches. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

How tariffs have worked for four other countries

5 min read . 04 Apr 2025

The Dalai Lama has played a central role in galvanizing international support for the Tibetan cause. (REUTERS)

In new book, Dalai Lama tells followers to reject any successor chosen by China

4 min read . 11 Mar 2025

The popcorn tax structure unleashed a flood of mocking memes, heated television debates and frustrated comments from prominent economists.

Why India's popcorn tax is a recipe for a three-tiered mess

4 min read . 22 Jan 2025

U.S. frustrations with Pakistan have grown over the country’s ties with China, which has bankrolled billions of dollars of infrastructure in the country. (AFP/Getty Images)

Pakistan’s nuclear strategy shifts as US realigns ties in Asia

4 min read . 25 Dec 2024

Women’s rights advocates say that patriarchal attitudes are at the root of violence against women in and outside the home.

For working women in India, staying safe can feel like a full-time job

6 min read . 16 Oct 2024