The Price Of Modi’s Economic Mismanagement
byUnder Modi, India’s economy faces the consequences of a decade of mismanagement.
Opinion
Behind The Myth Of Soft Power, Hard Power Prevails
byThe resurgence of hard power in geopolitical dynamics across the world is unmistakable.
How The WTO Is Drifting Away From Multilateralism
byAs coalition-based trade agreements expand, the WTO’s consensus-driven multilateral system is steadily weakening.
How The India–Africa Forum Summit Was Born
byAn Indian Foreign Service Officer, who served as India’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, narrates a first person account of how the India Africa Forum Summit was born. Read on.
Adani, Bribery & America’s Calculations
byAccording to reports from American media outlets, three United States enforcement agencies are preparing either to abandon or settle major investigations into the Adani group.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & The Architecture Of Trust
byThe rise of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency exposed a deeper question beneath modern finance: how do millions of strangers agree on reality?
The Trump–Xi Summit & The Future Of The World Order
byAmerica and China are adversaries who cannot fully disengage without harming themselves and the wider world.
Oil, War & The Collapse Of Energy Security
byThe world economy has spent decades building on the assumption of frictionless trade and dependable energy flows. Hormuz exposed the fragility of those assumptions.
Churchill’s Forgotten Warning & Trump’s Iran Gamble
byChurchill’s warning resurfaces as Trump, Netanyahu, and Iran push the world toward dangerous escalation.
Can The Governor Deny The Single Largest Party? Tamil Nadu At a Constitutional Crossroads
byTamil Nadu’s hung Assembly sparks fierce debate over constitutional conventions, gubernatorial powers, and democratic legitimacy.
Hindutva Politics & The Breakdown Of India’s Social Order
byBy attacking minorities and propagating divisive rhetoric, proponents of Hindutva are breaking India.
Power & The Politics Of Exclusion
byElections persist, but voter exclusion, institutional drift and polarisation are reshaping India’s democracy into a narrower, more controlled political arena.
Special Intensive Revision: An Inglorious Chapter in India’s Electoral History
byThe Election Commission’s constitutional mandate is to superintend, direct, and control elections. It cannot assume functions outside the conduct of elections, which are governed by distinct legal regimes.
The Evil We Should Own
byAre we socialised to suppress our deepest, primal instincts?
A ‘Pathological Liar,’ ‘A Con Artist,’ ‘America’s Hitler’: Donald Trump And His Empire Of Lies
byHow can we understand Donald Trump’s propensity to lie? Is there a psychoanalytical explanation?