Opinion

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 …

In an era where global powers play hardball in their backyards while probing everyone else’s, India faces a stark choice: passively accept external encroachments in South Asia or respond with …