India's Ethanol Blended Petrol programme has a history going back more than two decades.

India has hundreds of millions of vehicles already on its roads. Replacing the existing fleet with EVs will take years, perhaps decades.

Exploitation is translated into procedure; inequality becomes etiquette; exclusion is wrapped in formal respectability.

India's widening trade deficit with China has reignited a long-standing policy debate: should India allow greater Chinese investment to strengthen its manufacturing sector, or continue prioritising self-reliance and strategic caution?

Every examination paper that is leaked has two culprits. One sells integrity; the other buys it.

For generations, editors rewarded such craftsmanship. Journalists were taught to value clarity over ornament, precision over flourish and brevity over excess.