France’s Student Unrest: A Crisis Of Trust
byFrance’s student protests reveal deep frustration with failing public services and a political centre struggling to rebuild trust.
Opinion
Brazil’s Election Shows What Happens When Voters Lose Faith In Politics
byBrazil’s election reveals deepening political fatigue, institutional distrust, and a dangerous appetite for disruptive change.
Who Broke Cuba?
byCuba is broken. Here’s why.
From Makkah To The Red Sea: Saudi Arabia’s New Security Strategy
byThe Makkah pact with Türkiye and Pakistan is part of a broader Saudi effort to protect territory, energy infrastructure and vital sea lanes.
Can India Trust Its Election Commission?
byThe Election Commission of India has lost its institutional credibility.
Who Gets Remembered? Science, Identity And The Politics Of National Memory
byWhy do some scientists become permanent national icons while others are pushed to the margins of public memory?
On Writing
byWhy do we write? How can we philosophically understand the act and the process of writing?
Caste In The Classroom
bySahil Wakode’s death in IIT Bombay raises difficult questions about caste, merit and belonging inside India’s elite institutions.
Yemen’s New Front In The Gulf Conflict
byThe recent capture of areas along Yemen’s Red Sea coast has brought the Houhis closer to controlling one of the world’s most sensitive maritime passages.
Trump’s Dangerous Doctrine
byDonald Trump’s threat to “annihilate” Iran at the United Nations General Assembly are dangerous and delusional.
AI Will Kill Us All—Will It?
byIs there any credence to the claim that AI will kill us all?
From Yemen’s Civil War To A Crisis On The World’s Shipping Routes
byYemen’s war demonstrates that the cost of failing to end a war extends far beyond its borders.
The Antibiotic Gap In India’s Food-Safety Regime
byIndia’s animal-food industry is booming, but weak antibiotic controls threaten consumers, farmers, exports and public health.
The Great Bond Selloff: Whose Future Gets Financed?
byThe recent bond market turbulence reveals whose future gets financed, and on whose terms.
BRICS Is Building A World Order Without Agreeing On One
byBRICS, an acronym describing economic potential, has become a diplomatic experiment in managing disagreement.