ARUN KUMARIndia will be particularly hit hard.War in West Asia is into its fourth week. In its latest phase, US President Donald Trump has given Iran five days to open the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to otherwise bomb its...
Tikender Singh PanwarCan cities plan their future when most funds are tied to Central conditions?The story so far:Cities continue to be the excruciating centres of capital accumulation at an unprecedented pace. Around 90% of total government revenue and nearly...
TK ARUNThe ongoing war in the Persian Gulf shows why India must leverage its most abundant fuel to substitute for imports of hydrocarbonsCoal is so 19th-century, oil and gas ooze 20th-century ‘modernity’, while renewables spell contemporary, climate-conscious cool — so...
ARUN KUMARIf all countries act in concert, Trump would not be able to bully nations as he has done in the last one year.President Lula of Brazil sent an important message at his press conference in New Delhi by...
Chandrachur SinghThe transition from an agrarian, low-HDI State to a dynamic, technology-driven economy is achievable within a short-term horizonThe question of who will succeed Nitish Kumar in Bihar’s political landscape has been dominating the State’s political discourse for some time now, much...
Urvashi PrasadShreya AnjaliEvery conversation about water safety must also be a conversation about who bears the burden when systems fail.Between February 2025 and January 2026, contaminated tap water across Indian cities sickened more than 5,500 people and killed at...
TK ArunThe state government and organisations of the hospitality sector should get together to take remedial action.The shortage of cooking gas, LPG, at commercial eateries affects different states and towns differently. It is a particular problem in Kerala, where...
TK ArunIndia would do well to separate the US, the nation, from its misrepresentative Trump.Trump and his MAGA base see him as god’s gift to America and the world. India should stop acting as if it belonged to these...
TK ArunThe Iran war may conclude, but its aftermath could reshape power balances, energy systems and global alignments, creating faultlines that outlast the conflict itself.Like all wars, the war on Iran will also come to an end, sooner rather than later....
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