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No Easy Absolutions

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- The Supreme Court's refusal to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam marks another decisive moment in the long and deeply polarising chapter of the 2020 Delhi riots. The cou... Read More


Intervention Without Mandate?

New Delhi, Jan. 4 -- 2026 has opened with a moment that feels both familiar and unsettling, recalling older eras of great power intervention even as it unfolds in a far more complex and globally inter... Read More


The Next Leap

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- India's rise as the world's fourth-largest economy is more than an economic headline; it is a historic milestone layered with memory, struggle, and transformation. This is the sto... Read More


Hard Year, Hard Choices

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- As we step into a new year, India's diplomacy finds itself standing at a complex crossroads-tested, recalibrated and compelled to defend national interest with firmness while nav... Read More


Complex Legacy

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Under normal circumstances, the death of a former head of government invites respectful tribute, a neat historical summation and predictable diplomatic statements. But Begum Khal... Read More


Structural Paradox

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- The Supreme Court's intervention in the Aravalli case is not merely another entry in India's expanding catalogue of environmental litigations. It is a critical moment of introspe... Read More


Calculated Comeback

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Tarique Rahman's return to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile is more than a personal political comeback; it marks a defining moment for Bangladesh's internal future and for Indi... Read More


Mob Menace

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Mob violence has long haunted the conscience of South Asia, but moments like the recent lynching of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh - followed just days later by the brutal killin... Read More


Shaken Belonging

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- There are certain times in the year when a nation instinctively softens. Festivals do that to people. They remind us that despite disagreements, noise, and politics, there is sti... Read More


Calibrated Normalisation

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- The latest assessment by the United States Department of War on China's military and strategic behaviour offers an interesting, though incomplete, lens through which to view the ... Read More