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Rivalry by Design

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- An India-Pakistan cricket match has long ceased to be merely a sporting contest; it is a collision of geopolitics, nationalism, media economics, and institutional power. The curre... Read More


Power, Proximity, Judgment

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The controversy surrounding Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein is less about one man's reputation and more about how power, proximity, and privilege warp judgment. Gates is widely adm... Read More


Hoarding to Harnessing

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- India's deep relationship with gold and silver is older than its modern economy. For centuries, precious metals have carried meaning far beyond their market price - they are memor... Read More


From 25 to 18

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The announcement from Washington that the United States will lower its reciprocal tariff on Indian goods from 25 per cent to 18 per cent marks a significant moment in the often tu... Read More


Crisis of Enforcement

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- My name? Mera naam Mohammad Deepak hai!" said a Hindu man, as he stood with an elderly Muslim shopkeeper who was being bullied by a mob claiming to be from the Bajrang Dal, a Hind... Read More


Prudence, Not Populism

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Many may be tempted to paint India's Budget 2026 as lacklustre and lacking in ambition, but such criticism misunderstands both the global economic moment and the nature of the cha... Read More


Rewriting NCP's Future

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The sudden death of Ajit Pawar has injected shock, grief and political uncertainty into Maharashtra at a moment when the Nationalist Congress Party was already navigating one of ... Read More


The Campus Question

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The new Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, notified by the University Grants Commission, have reopened a sensitive but unavoidable national c... Read More


Ignored Warnings?

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- The crash of the Learjet carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar near Baramati is not merely a tragic accident; it is a moment that forces uncomfortable questions a... Read More


Guarded Liberalisation

New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- The conclusion of the India-European Union free trade agreement after more than two decades of negotiations is a moment of strategic significance that goes far beyond tariff line... Read More