TK ARUN Canadian PM’s Davos freedom-from-hegemony speech has been hailed for bold realism; few realise the geopolitical strategy he outlined was called Non-Aligned, from Nehru’s timeBRICS is a coalition of the largest emerging markets, striving to expand the space...
TK ARUN The promise of emerging markets contrasted sharply with unrest in Iran and a reminder of technological fallibility closer to home.Can bad news for the rich world spell good news for the rest, in today’s interdependent world? It...
Yashraj SharmaIndia and the European Union have signed a free trade agreement that both sides have hailed as “the mother of all deals”.The agreement, announced on Tuesday, came together over nearly two decades of intermittent negotiations and during a geoeconomic...
Policy UpdateMallika AmaleOver the last decade, India and Bangladesh, as littoral neighbours in the Bay of Bengal, have sought to revitalise maritime connectivity to deepen bilateral engagement and foster wider regional cooperation. Bilateral trade has increased substantially in recent...
ADITI NARAYANI PASWANWhile the language of reservation and victimhood still endures, the dominant narrative hails Dalits, OBCs, and women as aspirational stakeholders in a Bharatiya Civilisational project.The Strauss-Howe generational theory suggests that every 80 years or so, civilisations undergo...
T.K. ARUNHere is a wish list of policy reforms that India desperately needs, and will give coherence to what has already been implemented.Some have been promised by the government but have not been delivered. Some merely need to leverage...
Policy UpdateMadhu SwarajBackground The textile and apparel (T&A) relationship between India and Turkey is rooted in deep historical ties and a shared status as global manufacturing powerhouses. Historically, both nations have acted as pillars of the global textile supply chain...
T.K. ARUNIndia’s AI ambitions in national security will falter without scientific temper, institutional reform and a retreat from sectarian politics.Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the subject of many brainstorming sessions by different interest groups, ranging from trade unions anxious...
T.K. ARUNThe summit of the elites feels different this time, thanks to Trump and the disruptions he is wreaking on the world. When the going gets crazy, in-person meetings reacquire significance for decision-makers.Davos is back in the spotlight, not...
T.K. ARUNTrump’s revival of imperial doctrine upends global norms, pressures India strategically, and demands stronger sovereignty, economic resilience, and principled opposition.More than a whiff of the 19th century wafts into the 21st, thanks to President Donald Trump’s White House,...
