Tikender Singh PanwarThe Union Budget 2026 has cut urban development allocations by 11.6%, lowering funding from ₹96,777 crore to ₹85,522 crore. This reduction raises concerns about the sustainability of essential services amid rising challenges such as mass migration, climate...
Harsh V PantVivek MishraIndia and the US have entered a new phase in their relationship, marked by greater parity.The Donald Trump administration is often viewed as a presidency that elevated global anxiety, leaving countries on edge, particularly over tariffs,...
TK ARUNStoring foreign data in India is neither necessary nor sufficient to develop Indian AI, and is guaranteed to create power shortages and spread Delhi-like air pollution across the countryAhead of the AI impact summit that India is hosting at present,...
ANIL TRIGUNAYATNew Delhi has clearly articulated its approach with a more robust Neighbourhood First policy, but the ball is in Dhaka’s court. Tarique Rahman must make the right choices to steer Bangladesh onto a development pathAfter about a year...
T.K. ArunWhat are India’s options in the ‘Brave New World According to Trump’? ‘Modi understands he must make me happy,’ said Trump, in the context of India reportedly reducing oil imports from Russia. Nations must toe the line the...
TK ARUNWhat do you call someone who comes down like a tonne of bricks on ambitious youngsters with career aspirations but crumbles like a cookie in the face of a market-leading company flexing its dominance? The rest of the...
HARSH PANT The 2026 general election in Bangladesh — the first electoral exercise after the 2024 student-led uprising that brought an abrupt end to Sheikh Hasina’s long and increasingly authoritarian tenure—marks a decisive inflection point in the country’s political...
ADITI NARAYANI PASWANContrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.As the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS steps into its next century, it has evolved...
TIKENDER SINGH PANWARRevenues flow overwhelmingly to Central utilities. The resource is local. The land is local. The risks are local. The profits are not.FOR nearly seven decades, the Indian Republic has recognised a foundational truth of federal governance: not...
ARUN KUMAR True reforms would ensure a level playing field and boost public investments in education, healthcare and social securityBoth the Union Budget 2026 and the Economic Survey repeatedly mention ‘reforms’. Every chapter of the survey uses the word,...
