Kiran Reddy

I. Introduction On the morning of June 22, 2026, Sir Keir Starmer stood outside 10 Downing Street and announced that he would resign as Leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The announcement made Starmer the sixth British Prime Minister to resign outside that famous black door in seven turbulent years, a statistic that might have seemed satirical were it not now a factual feature of British political life. Less than two years had elapsed since Labour swept to...

During a dialogue at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum in August 2025, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had to respond to the criticism by American officials on discounted Russian crude oil purchases from the nation. He did not flinch. The message for those who are facing difficulty in purchasing Indian oil and refined products is "Don't buy it! There is no compulsion to purchase it; but Europe is buying, America is buying – if you don't like it, don't buy it. Then, with...