Today’s Articles for Hindu Daily Digest
1. A triangular dynamic in South Asia’s power politics
In the ties between the United States, India and Pakistan, American policy now oscillates between idealism, realism and transactionalism.
2. Reserved faculty posts are still vacant and out of reach
Central universities and premier institutions must align their recruitment practices with the goal of social justice.
3. Using tech to empower women and children
Over the last decade, the Ministry has strengthened access to nutrition, education, legal safeguards, and essential entitlements.
4. Trump ends U.S. sanctions on Syria as Israel eyes relations
The move comes in response to appeals from Saudi Arabia and Turkiye; Syrian Foreign Minister hails the U.S. decision as a ‘major turning point’; Israel says it is ready to normalise relations with Syria in an expansion of so-called ‘Abraham Accords’.
5. Groundwater crisis deepens in Karnataka’s hard rock terrain
In the Upper Arkavathy watershed, farmers drill borewells into the granite bedrock, creating microfractures that fast-track rainwater deep underground. As a result, instead of recharging shallow aquifers, water bypasses them entirely, disrupting local hydrology, weakening long-term water retention, and causing the water table to drop every year.