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India's Story · Growth · Geopolitics

भारत की जड़ें

Root of India

Five thousand years of continuous civilisation, still practised every morning in kitchens, courtyards and concert halls.

Classical Dance

शास्त्रीय नृत्य

Classical Dance

Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam and Sattriya: eight classical forms, each a living scripture.

Festivals of Light & Colour

त्योहार

Festivals of Light & Colour

Diwali lamps, Holi colours, Eid feasts, Christmas carols in Goa, Pongal pots and Bihu drums. Every month, somewhere in India, a festival begins.

Temples, Mosques & Monuments

विरासत

Temples, Mosques & Monuments

From the rock-cut caves of Ajanta to the Taj Mahal and the Golden Temple, forty-plus UNESCO sites tell a story five millennia long.

Crafts & Textiles

हस्तकला

Crafts & Textiles

Banarasi silk, Kanjeevaram, Pashmina, Madhubani painting, Bidriware and Channapatna toys: hands that have carried skill for generations.

विकास की राह

The Growth Path

From a nation that imported grain to one that lands on the Moon. The story is still being written.

5th

Largest economy in the world

15B+

UPI transactions every month

1.46L km

National highway network

180 GW+

Renewable energy capacity

  1. 1947

    Independence

    A new republic is born, the world's largest democratic experiment begins.

  2. 1969

    ISRO founded

    From carrying rocket parts on bicycles to a space agency the world respects.

  3. 1991

    Economic reforms

    Liberalisation opens the economy and unleashes a generation of entrepreneurs.

  4. 2016

    UPI launched

    Instant, free digital payments for every Indian, now 15+ billion transactions a month.

  5. 2023

    Chandrayaan-3

    First nation to land near the Moon's south pole, on a frugal budget.

  6. 2030s

    Viksit Bharat

    Towards a developed India: green energy, semiconductors, Gaganyaan and beyond.

राष्ट्र प्रथम · भू-राजनीति

India & the World

A nation-first lens on geopolitics: how Bharat secures its borders, builds its partnerships and speaks for the Global South.

Geopolitics articles

रणनीतिक स्वायत्तता

Strategic Autonomy

Multi-alignment, not non-alignment: QUAD, BRICS, SCO and G20 on India's own terms.

हिंद-प्रशांत

Indo-Pacific & QUAD

A free, open Indo-Pacific anchored by the Indian Navy from Aden to Malacca.

पड़ोसी प्रथम

Neighbourhood First

Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives: stability begins at the border.

एक्ट ईस्ट

Act East

ASEAN partnerships, the Kaladan corridor and the North-East as India's gateway to Asia.

सीमा और सुरक्षा

Border & Security

Ladakh to Arunachal: roads, tunnels and Atmanirbhar defence that back words with steel.

ग्लोबल साउथ

Voice of the Global South

Vaccine Maitri, the African Union into the G20, and the IMEC corridor to Europe.

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