Opinion

The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, woven in its rich culture, history, and environmental consciousness, is globally recognised as the birthplace of the iconic Chipko movement that rose to protect its …

India’s recent export performance tells a compelling story of resilience in an increasingly fragmented global economy. Between November 2024 and November 2025, exports rose sharply by over 15%, while the …

INSV Kaundinya’s stitched wooden hull is more than a nostalgia project; it is a floating argument that India’s maritime story did not begin with Vasco da Gama and does not …

Bangladesh is currently grappling with one of its most turbulent periods in recent history, a crisis that has escalated into a significant concern for India. The deposition of Sheikh Hasina …

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Dhruv NG, a next-generation civil multi-role helicopter, completed its successful maiden flight in Bengaluru on December 29, 2025, flagged off by Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan …

India stands at a critical juncture in its geopolitical journey. As the world’s largest democracy and fifth-largest economy, India is no longer a peripheral player in Indo-Pacific affairs but increasingly …

As of December 2025, the pressure on global tanker traffic had increased significantly due to sanctions on Venezuelan and Russian oil exports, as well as a series of seizures and …

India’s rise as a maritime power is no longer a distant aspiration—it is unfolding in real time along the country’s 7,500-kilometre coastline. Ports that once served as quiet gateways for …

Bangladesh was never meant to be a theocratic experiment. Its founding logic ran in the opposite direction. When the country emerged from the wreckage of Pakistan in 1971, it did …

When the war in Ukraine began in February 2022, I reacted as many did, with shock at what appeared to be a clear and unambiguous act of Russian aggression. The …

The deepening economic partnership between India and Japan represents one of the most consequential developments in contemporary Asian geopolitics, with far-reaching implications for regional stability, supply chain resilience, and the …

PM Narendra Modi’s Guwahati stopover was more than another ribbon-cutting exercise; it is a calibrated political message that infrastructure, nationalism and the Northeast’s long-frayed peripheries now sit at the heart …

The US secret report on the Bangladesh Liberation War prophesied on 6th December 1971, just days before Pakistan surrendered to the Indian Army, that the propensity of extremism, radicalism, and …

If 2025 has tested India’s bilateral skill, it has also highlighted the maturing of its role in multilateral and plurilateral arenas. Institutions that once appeared unchangeable now face pressure from …

India’s SHANTI Bill represents the most significant modernisation of the country’s nuclear framework since Independence, aligning energy policy with the scale of India’s climate, development and industrial ambitions. By consolidating …

The ascendancy of Sanae Takaichi to the Japanese premiership in October 2025 represents a seminal inflection point in the post-war security architecture of East Asia. For New Delhi, the inauguration …

The celebrated Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is bringing more shame than success to the home government. Nepal’s anti-corruption body has recently filed criminal charges against a Chinese State-owned construction …

India-China bilateral relations have undergone substantial recalibration throughout late 2025, demonstrating both nations’ commitment to managing strategic competition through institutional mechanisms while preserving core national interests. The period from September …

Part 1 of a Two-part series. The second part will be published on Monday, December 22, 2025. 2025 has tested the resilience of Indian diplomacy like never before. In a …

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a naval-drone strike on the crude-oil tanker Dashan on 10 December 2025, an action that has raised fresh concerns about the safety of …

In the 1900s or a little before, Kullu’s Manikaran valley and Malana—an ancient, landlocked, high-altitude village—found a naturally growing Himalayan plant, cannabis, as the most viable and easy source to …