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The US-Iran war may be over, but the real battle has just begun
As Washington, Tehran and Tel Aviv navigate an uneasy truce, the geopolitical map of West Asia is being quietly rewritten
The great Indian data grab: Is India’s credit information moving into foreign hands?
As global technology giants deepen their presence in India’s fintech ecosystem, questions over data sovereignty are becoming harder to ignore
The revolution is dead in Cuba; don’t make it a martyr
America benefits most not from a Cuba it conquers, but from a Cuba it no longer needs to think about
The emperor’s wars: How Trump’s ego took America from tariffs to Tehran
A new book reveals how one man’s obsession with power reshaped American policy and unsettled the world
The three deal-breakers that could derail US-Iran peace
The fragile US-Iran détente now rests on a 60-day roadmap whose success will hinge on Lebanon, Hormuz and the nuclear negotiation.
The perils of overreach in Netanyahu’s war strategy
With Israeli elections due by September or October, and corruption charges awaiting him if he loses office, Netanyahu’s political survival is increasingly tied to developments beyond his control
FCRA, conversions and sovereignty: India refuses to blink despite global pressure
If an organisation is doing honest work, it should have nothing to fear from transparency. If it objects to being asked who funds it, why it is funded, and what exactly it does with that money, then the state is right to look even closer.
The price of passage: Iran, Hormuz and the future of India’s energy security
Global energy security depends not only on whether ships can pass through Hormuz, but whether they can do so freely, predictably, and without paying tribute disguised as environmental stewardship
Starmer’s exit exposes Britain’s soul crisis: The return of the ‘sick man’ of Europe
Britain can change prime ministers, but it cannot escape the questions tearing at its national identity
Self-reliance in the drone age: How India is preparing its army for tomorrow’s wars
Under General Upendra Dwivedi, the Indian Army accelerated its transition into a technology-driven fighting force through drones, indigenous capability, institutional reform and preparation for future multi-domain warfare.
Punjab’s moment of truth: Time to confront the Khalistani challenge head-on
With Khalistani rhetoric resurfacing and historical narratives increasingly contested, Punjab stands at a critical juncture that demands clarity, courage and truth
Targeting India, courting Islamists: Ilhan Omar’s familiar playbook
By accusing India of being in the ‘eighth stage of genocide’, Ilhan Omar has once again deployed a familiar political script that resonates with Islamist networks while misrepresenting the realities of Indian society
A tale of two leaders: Why Meloni meshes with Modi but clashes with Trump
Giorgia Meloni’s warm rapport with Narendra Modi and escalating clash with Donald Trump highlight how personal chemistry can shape global politics
Vance’s ‘joke’ comparing wife Usha to Asim Munir reveals a profound moral failure
JD Vance’s lavish praise for Asim Munir’s ‘statesmanship’ encapsulates a long-standing American geopolitical pathology: the willingness to elevate military strongmen into global statesmen whenever they serve Washington’s immediate interests.
India: The history they studied in boxes
How 19th-century archaeologists made the wrong assumption about the cradle of civilisation
India and Europe move closer amid Trumpian turbulence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s latest visit to Europe has helped strengthen India’s relations with two important European countries, France and Slovakia
Soft power, hard truths: The new axis for India’s global ascendancy?
Beyond the universal appeal of Yoga Day, India must institutionalise its civilisational gravitas and challenge a turbulent global order through focused talent-led diplomacy.
‘Mediator’ Pakistan has little incentive to end the Iran war
From shipping revenues and smuggling networks to diplomatic influence in West Asia, Pakistan has gained so much from the Iran war that peace may not be its most urgent objective
Soft power, hard border: The limits of India-Bangladesh relationship
Soft power is an excellent lubricant for an engine that is already running smoothly; it cannot fix a broken motor
The return of the Samurai: Japan and India should work together for a new Indo-Pacific order
As Japan’s pacifist dream is over, India could be a natural and valuable partner for a shared blue-water future
One epic, many names: The myth of Mahabharata’s evolution from Jaya and Bharata
For over a century, the Jaya-Bharata-Mahabharata sequence has been taught as history, despite the absence of conclusive textual or manuscript evidence
Haldighati to Iran: Why winning battles is not enough
Four hundred and fifty years after the Battle of Haldighati, events in Iran remind us of Maharana Pratap’s enduring lesson: winning battles is not the same as winning wars
From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: Delhi must prepare for strategic loneliness
The return of the ‘Pacific Command’ suggests that the United States is quietly abandoning the Indo-Pacific vision that once placed India at its centre
India too big for G7’s waiting room
The G7 should include India as a full member and not just as a partner country
The next organisational crisis isn’t AI: It’s biology
While artificial intelligence dominates boardroom conversations, a quieter revolution in biology is beginning to challenge some of the most fundamental assumptions on which modern organisations are built
Iranian civilisation, and not the mullahs, won against America
The Iranian ceasefire reminds us that a society’s deepest strategic asset is often the one that appears on no balance sheet: the confidence of a people who know who they are and what they descend from
Book Extract | Giorgia’s Vision: Europe is losing its soul, must return to its roots
There is a major dichotomy between the historical Europe and today’s European Union. This leads to a growing divide between the sense of being a European citizen and the actual policies of the EU
USINDOPACOM to USPACOM: A signifier of fading trust between US and India, and America’s strategic retreat
The dropping of ‘Indo’ from the Pacific Command reflects a deeper erosion of US-India strategic trust and a broader American retreat from its ambitious Indo-Pacific vision.
India’s seat is already reserved: G7 has passed its sell-by date
The real question is not whether India belongs at the G7 High Table, but whether the G7 remains the world’s High Table
Hangor’s price: What Pakistan’s submarines cost in human terms
As Pakistan expands its Hangor-class submarine programme amid rising defence allocations, the country faces a difficult question: what is the long-term human cost of prioritising military procurement over nutrition, health, and social resilience?