Opinion

The IMF’s World Economic Outlook projects India to become the world’s third-largest economy within the next few years, a milestone celebrated as evidence of its emergence as a major global …

One of the prime conditions for the ascension on the global prestige ladder is to be a major arms exporter. Countries with advanced defence industries and global arms market exert …

New Delhi is rapidly expanding cooperation with foreign governments on migration policy, yet the Indian diaspora – one of the world’s largest and most economically successful communities – continues to …

For centuries, travellers journeyed to India in search of healing. Ancient trade routes carried seekers of Ayurveda, yoga and spiritual balance to the subcontinent long before “wellness tourism” became a …

Africa’s education and skills challenge is not a side issue; it is the hinge on which the continent’s economic future turns. The opportunity is enormous, because Africa’s young population can …

India’s security environment has entered a more demanding phase. The challenge posed by China is no longer limited to a disputed land frontier or occasional diplomatic friction. It now stretches …

India’s relationship with West Asia (Middle East) is entering a more complicated phase than at any point in recent decades. A once stable and predictable framework built on energy imports, …

The US has locked itself into a trap by unleashing a war on Iran. It has the power to batter Iran militarily, which it has done. Iran’s top political and …

Pakistan has now carried its grievances to the highest table in international diplomacy. In the last week of April 2026, Islamabad’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar formally …

The escalation of the U.S.–Iran conflict in early 2026 has transitioned from a localized security crisis to a systemic reset of the international economic order. This paper provides a comprehensive, …

Understanding Global Turbulence: Trends Impacting Emerging Global Order We meet at an unusual moment in history, not merely turbulent, not merely transitional, but unsettled at the level of first principles. …

The uncertainty surrounding India’s involvement in Iran’s Chabahar Port has once again made visible the vulnerability of India’s contemporary foreign policy and the desire for strategic autonomy in a scenario …

The 10th Joint Trade Committee meeting signals that two of the Global South’s most dynamic economies are finally matching ambition with action Something significant happened in Nairobi last week, and …

When the Blundell Hunter dropped anchor at Old Harbour Bay in 1845, its cargo was not sugar or spice — it was people. Indian indentured labourers, uprooted by circumstance and …

The recent visit of an Indian business delegation to China—after a freeze of more than five years—marks a quiet but meaningful reset in the economic angle of India–China relations. Organised …

The global shift in the security set-up has metamorphosed from kinetic to intangible digital domains. This vital shift has forced societies to reorient their horizons towards cybersecurity. No sector has …

How the US–Iran Confrontation Is Transmitting an Oil Shock Through Pakistan’s Economy — and Why the Region Cannot Afford to Look Away The escalating military and diplomatic confrontation between the …

On April 29, 2026, the United Arab Emirates formally terminated its 59-year membership in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The announcement, made in Abu Dhabi, was measured …

There is a striking irony embedded in India’s maritime history. The country sits astride the Indian Ocean, commands one of the world’s longest coastlines, and yet for decades has quietly …

A few years ago, while presenting India’s manufacturing ambitions under the ‘Make in India’ initiative to an international audience, I was asked a question that was both simple and disarming: …

The ongoing US-Iran war holds crucial lessons for India to sharpen its war-fighting capabilities, both in the short and long term. A few years ago, the Russia-Ukraine war gave the …