Opinion

India’s latest economic report card offers a reason for optimism. The unemployment rate eased to 4.9% in February — the lowest in over two years — surprising analysts who expected …

Nepal’s election outcomes have shattered the myths and left the majority of Nepal watchers wondering whether they underestimated the Balen wave, particularly by giving the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) close …

The contemporary crisis in West Asia has once again revealed the structural vulnerability of global energy flows and maritime trade routes. For India, whose economic growth remains deeply intertwined with …

Every few months, the same argument returns, almost as if it has been scheduled. A crisis erupts somewhere in West Asia. Missiles are launched, energy markets twitch, and naval deployments …

Asim Munir may be happy as a gopher in soft dirt, anointing himself as the de facto ruler of Pakistan, but he should be bewailing this apparent misadventure. His country …

Successive visits to the Northeast in the first three months of the year (2026) by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi amply demonstrate the Prime Minister’s commitment towards the development …

Today, agriculture in Kenya employs over 70% of our rural workforce and fuels 30% of our GDP. We stand at a crossroads, propelled by tech innovations that promise resilience amid …

For much of the past two decades, India’s relationship with the United States was framed in language that bordered on the romantic. The two countries were described as natural allies, …

As the US-Iran war enters its 13th day, there are no strong visible signs of disengagement or exiting from the conflict; both sides seem to be following a risky escalation …

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India from 27 February to 2 March 2026 was significant not merely because it reopened a relationship that had gone badly off course, but …

The abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, marked a pivotal shift in the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), transforming it from a state with special autonomy …

In the shadow of the escalating conflict in West Asia, the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has sent ripples across global energy markets. For India, the world’s third-largest oil …

As Tarique Rahman was taking the oath as Bangladesh’s eleventh prime minister on a pleasant spring evening of 17th February, he was setting the dawn of a new era.   The …

There is a photograph that has quietly become iconic. Flight Lieutenant Akshita Dhankar stands at attention beside the President of India, the tricolour unfurling from her hands into the Republic …

The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei marks a historic turning point in the political trajectory of the Islamic Republic. Since 1989, Khamenei had presided over the consolidation …

India’s strategic partnerships with Germany and the wider EU have moved from transactional engagement to long‑term strategic alignment, anchored in economics, technology, and a shared interest in a stable Indo-Pacific. …

The recent US submarine action against an Iranian vessel in the Indian Ocean, perhaps the first time a US submarine has conducted a naval strike since World War II, has …

In a determined push to transform the Union Territory’s connectivity landscape, the central government has stepped up work on a series of mega rail, airport, and road projects in Jammu …

This piece examines the role of “spoilers”, actors who deliberately undermine peace processes, in the context of India–Pakistan relations. Spoilers benefit politically, economically, or strategically from ongoing conflict and therefore …

The assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has sparked conflict across the Middle East. While intense escalation continues, a backdoor success is being hailed as one of the most …

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s official visit to India from February 27 to March 2, 2026, was not a ceremonial courtesy call. It was a deliberate act of diplomatic re-engagement at …