Opinion

Indoctrination Pakistan’s education crisis extends beyond underfunded schools, deteriorating infrastructure, and low literacy rates. At its core, it reflects deliberate ideological engineering: a curriculum partially designed to shape citizens who …

The visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to New Delhi in May 2026 was a restrained affair, but not without its own significance. The visit could well be …

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s visit to Canada, which concluded on 27 May, was more than a routine ministerial stopover. In many ways, it was the first real commercial …

The most significant shift in India–Canada relations in recent years is not found in a single ceremonial visit, but in the decision by both capitals to rebuild the relationship through …

Finnish President Alexander Stubb recently argued that the “Global West” — comprising Western democracies and their allies — and the “Global East” — largely China-led, anti-West, and allegedly “illiberal” states …

India and Bangladesh have long discussed the Teesta River centred on water sharing, seasonal flows, and related issues. For years, it was treated as a difficult but manageable issue within …

The war in West Asia has roiled global energy markets. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint, has disrupted transportation and business across the region as …

India hosted the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 14–15 May 2026 under the chairmanship of Dr S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India. BRICS Foreign Ministers and Heads of Delegation …

The India-UAE relationship has evolved beyond energy and diaspora into one of India’s most consequential strategic-economic partnerships in West Asia. Presently, the UAE’s agreement with India includes a US$5 billion …

On 17–18 May 2026, Drop Site News published Cable I-0678 in full — the classified Pakistani diplomatic cipher that Imran Khan had cited since April 2022 as evidence of American …

India’s presence at the third Nordic summit in Oslo is more than another multilateral photo‑op; it is a quiet but consequential re‑wiring of global technology governance, with India stepping out …

When Indonesia recently signaled that it may monetize transit through the Straits of Malacca, it heralded a fundamental shift in how maritime geography is being used or misused. What Indonesia …

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 …