The Saudi Arabia-Pakistan deal involves extension of Pakistan’s nuclear umbrella to a key protectorate of the US, and it is decidedly curious that the Americans have nothing to say about it
Trump's recent moves show that the H-1B programme is not a reliable bargaining chip, being subject to US domestic politics and abrupt policy swings—India and Indians must move beyond it
The Israeli Air Force’s strike against Hamas members in Doha has exposed the vulnerability of US-reliant Gulf nations
The Indian Air Force is already down to 29 fighter squadrons, compared to the authorised 42.5, as India faces a two-front war threat. To save time and boost domestic defence manufacturing, the decision to acquire 114 Rafale 4.5-generation aircraft would be prudent
Much criticism against Muizzu’s alleged desecration of democracy is confined to drawing rooms and coffee-table chit-chats; the political opposition has not been able to enthuse their own cadres on it
Given the recent bonhomie with Pakistan and the inability to tame Netanyahu, one should not be surprised if the pact has happened with the connivance of the Americans
The assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, in particular, has led to a form of counter-response in the US that is not helping the cause of freedom of speech in any meaningful way
India’s best course lies in avoiding putting all its strategic options in a single basket
As Tibetan villages across LAC remain under foreign control, India’s Arunachal borderlands are embracing inclusive growth
India’s strategic calculus is disrupted, but the Saudis could also act as a pressure lever
The Saudi-Pakistan pact should not be read as a new threat to India. It is not a sword pointed at New Delhi, but a shield for Riyadh
The summit failed to produce a unified or concrete actionable response to Israel’s airstrike on Qatar and the war in Gaza, making its overall success questionable
The events of the last month show that highly publicised summits cannot lead to shortcuts to the attainment of peace. Short of a miracle, the road to peace in the Ukraine conflict is long
Migration, when well-governed, can enrich societies, replenish labour forces, and sustain welfare systems. But when migration is experienced as uncontrolled, it refracts wider anxieties about identity, sovereignty and legitimacy
The voice of India today across the world is louder, not simply because of its economic and geopolitical clout, but because of credibility and charisma generated by its soft power
CPEC’s extension into Afghanistan shifts South Asia’s strategic balance, challenging India’s interests and risking its hard-won influence in the region
Few stars have so effortlessly bridged the worlds of popular cinema and independent artistry, and fewer still have done it with the elegance, conviction, and moral clarity of Robert Redford
In light of the strongly anti-migrant, nationalist political winds blowing across Europe and the US, there is every reason for Britain not to ignore the importance of the signals being sent out by Robinson too
For India, playing a balancing act between China, Russia and the US is essential not just for economics but also for national security
In the last few years three of India’s close neighbours have witnessed debilitating revolutions that brought down the government of the day. Each time, a certain section of people in India openly wished for a similar revolution at home
It’s a tale of Pakistan’s miscalculations that six years later resulted in the war of 1971 and sixty years later—Operation Sindoor
The India-Israel Bilateral Investment Treaty carries significance beyond its explicit provisions by demonstrating a deepening economic and diplomatic partnership between the two countries
Let Karki's tenure not be a mere interlude but the forge of an enduring democracy—one that honours the unrest's fire without being consumed by it
More than Trump’s obnoxious, if not unhinged, behaviour, the failure of hundreds across Washington to stand up is really the tragedy that Trump’s turn exposed
The dragon learnt too late that true power lies not in grand gestures, but in understanding the limits of one’s reach
One of the things that has held India back since independence is land-based thinking; however, the control over shipping routes is one of the great drivers of world history
Uniforms, weapons and enemies have all changed but the Bahadurgarh fort in Punjab has remained true to its name–‘home of the brave’
If successfully concluded, the FTA would not only deepen bilateral trade and investment but also set a precedent for India’s engagement with other advanced economies, such as Canada and Australia
Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation highlights the fragility of power in a democracy where public expectations are high, economic pain is palpable, and party unity is never guaranteed
For a truly transformative governance system, amendments to the 2015 constitution are essential