Even pre-independence India, with 450 million people and 12.6 million square miles, had around 600 princely states. Modern New Jersey, with 9.3 million people and 8,722 square miles, has 564 princely fiefdoms — each with […]
The danger is no longer in the future—it’s already here. As rituals replace reason, and holy men replace elected representatives in moral authority, India risks becoming a de facto Hindu nation in all but name. […]
By 2014, before the Modi government came to power, India’s GDP had reached nearly $2 trillion, the 10th largest in the world, with foreign reserves of $300 billion. Telecom penetration had exploded, highways expanded, and […]
Next week world leaders will gather for the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, and that despite the Trump administrations’ scorn of multilateralism, “the world can’t afford to abandon the mission of the UN simply because […]
Endemic corruption, nepotism, inequality and misgovernance had angered the people of Nepal. “An unsettled Nepal will seriously jeopardize Indian interests. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rightly underlined that stability, peace and prosperity of Nepal are […]
“When India is judged on tariffs, there are two parameters which are used. One is simple average tariffs, and the other is trade-weighted tariffs. If you use the former metric, India’s tariff does seem high […]
The recent revelations by Rahul Gandhi, the opposition leader in India, pointing to the election irregularities in Karnataka and Maharashtra, are shocking and yet sad. Undoubtedly, the solid evidence provided to show the massive fraud […]
Trump’s tariffs and the penalty he is likely to put on India for purchasing Russian oil have undeniably introduced a new layer of complexity to the Indo-American relationship Good diplomacy aims for win-win situations where […]
Public opinion appears to have turned against the Yunus interim regime — with growing economic distress, the shared refrain seems to be a yearning for the ‘earlier and better times’ Bangladesh today is abysmally different […]
The recent pronouncements by the United States regarding the potential imposition of a 25% tariff on all Indian imports, coupled with an unspecified “penalty” tied to India’s energy purchases from sanctioned countries like Russia or […]
A narrow understanding of the term, as well as Israel’s history as a haven for genocide victims, explains the dissonance Why is it so difficult for some to accept that the Israeli government is committing […]
Even if the precision of the World Bank’s inequality estimates is discounted, a significant improvement in India’s international ranking is a fact Inequality is an important concern for the political economy of a democracy. However, […]
The same dynamics that enabled the Emergency in India now threaten the U.S.; the lesson is that tyranny thrives when institutions become hollow “Every generation must reclaim democracy for itself. The battles our forebears fought […]
Mamdani’s promises speak to a deep hunger for change. But unless he and his campaign begin to share detailed, actionable, and financially viable plans, these promises risk becoming yet another chapter in New York’s long […]
While many countries support the IAEA’s role in non-proliferation, they demand respect for national sovereignty and equal access to nuclear technology. “Safety of nuclear facilities – enrichment plants, fuel fabrication units, power plants, waste storage […]
India’s tough message on terrorism and Pakistan will find more takers if it plays to its advantage it being a secular, stable and rule-abiding democracy History and literature are replete with references to not ‘shooting […]
The decline of Pax Americana might just be the invitation the world needed to imagine and create something better, based indeed on a genuinely rules-based order and not exceptionalism. By Khushi Mishra & Dr. A. […]
What can be more pathetic than the BJP MP accusing the unfortunate women who lost their husbands in Pahalgam, of lack of “courage” and “training” to fight terrorists? The popular but much-mocked Devi Lal, former […]
The US is facing a slowdown owing to the fallout of Trump’s tariff policies, compounded by Moody’s unprecedented decision to downgrade its credit rating. The big worry is the prospect of a prolonged conflict. Given […]
The manner in which social media Frankenstein monsters have trolled Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and his daughter is beyond the pale of any civilized society. “But Operation Sindoor has revealed yet another category of people […]
Nuclear energy and critical minerals can be the bedrock of a deepening energy and technology partnership ‘For India’s energy security and sustainable economic development, bilateral relations between India and the U.S. must offer greater assurance […]
“Repression of the press has a long and tragic lineage. In ancient Rome, historians who documented the excesses of emperors were exiled or executed. During the Inquisition, dissenting voices were burned at the stake. The […]
Terrorism must be uprooted, not selectively targeted. As long as organizations like LeT and JeM are allowed to survive, there can be no peace in Kashmir. As long as hatred and radicalization are cultivated across […]
While Donald Trump’s detractors believe that he has embarked on the impossible, the fact is that this is a mission that the world will need to adjust to “To me,” United States President Donald Trump […]
In today’s increasingly unequal world, empowered by tech marvels such as Artificial Intelligence, economic power invariably gets concentrated in a few hands “An oligarchy is only “evil” if and when oligarchs violate the rule of […]
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