Opinion

From Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to Nepal: Lessons from youth ‘revolts’ in South Asia

Gen-Z anger that toppled governments in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh has now convulsed Nepal. The immediate dangers are local — mass violence, an army stepping into administration, and lasting national trauma — but the region’s response must be sober, strategic and restrained

View from Abroad | How can 22 languages unite India? With 75 smaller states

Past reorganisations of states have resulted from political pressure exerted by powerful interest groups. Future reorganisations are inevitable, but they should be guided by rational design principles

How Nepal’s leaderless Gen Z protests are one of a kind

The ongoing Nepalese protests present a different picture—a full-scale, nationwide outrage driven entirely by youngest generation of adults, with no towering leaders and no rigid ideological affirmations

Canada’s K-terror funding enquiry is welcome, but India needs action

Ottawa’s admission of Khalistani extremists operating from its soil is a welcome development, particularly after a troubled phase of the bilateral relationship under the Trudeau government. However, mere words, reports, and assurances will not make much difference

Shadow Warrior | What fuels anti-India hate in the West, and why

India is the only one that can make it a ‘G3’ rather than a G2. Naturally, the Group of Two are not very happy to let one more into their cosy club

India should stay vigilant, build strength amid Trump’s bullying, Xi’s courting

The future of India's story looks bullish and bright, however, it comes with a word of caution and perhaps a need to learn from the past

Why Delhi must set a price for resetting India-US ties

Washington may someday want to go back to how things were, without paying any cost, but if India agrees, it will only invite future US presidents to act on their own whims

For Xi’s China, power is priority; changing the world order comes later

China is not so much concerned with changing the world order as with the accretion of its power, this will enable Beijing to maintain that it is keeping to the rules-based order but flout it whenever its interests so demand

Modi’s outreach to Trump is a calculated risk, neither a cause for celebration nor a sign of weakness

There is definitely a sense in New Delhi that a functional relationship between the top two leaders needs to be restored, and that ties are too important to be allowed to fall into a bottomless abyss

India and Canada quietly resetting ties amid Trumpian tariff storm

This reset between India and Canada isn't just about mending fences; it’s a strategic pivot to counter isolation and build collective leverage

Kalinga’s forgotten Jaina warrior who avenged Ashoka’s invasion

Regardless of the extent of his beliefs in Jain values, forgiveness was probably not on Kharavela’s mind

India’s delicate balancing of East and West in Cold War 2.0

Cold War 2.0 may share the rhetoric of bipolar rivalry, but its actual structure is closer to a contested multipolarity

Trumpian misstep: How US tariffs bolstered India’s resolve for strategic autonomy

India is expanding its bilateral trade network to counter US trade uncertainty and boost negotiating leverage

How Tianjin SCO summit signals a shift toward a multipolar world

The unipolar world order is unsustainable at present; considering the complexity and diversity of emerging geopolitical realities, the rise of multipolarity seems evident