Sandeep Chachra, Joseph Mathai, Harshul AroraPresident Donald Trump’s trade tariff pronouncements, marked with unpredictability, abrupt shifts, and a confrontational and bullying tone, help us realise that we live in “interesting times”. This phrase has gained popularity in English-speaking contexts to convey...
TK ArunDeath and perfidy cast their dark shadow over the week in review. Terrorists gunned down 26 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s idyllic Pahalgam, and injured several more. In a move designed to inflame communal passions in India’s already...
Durga HoleAround the world, the majority of women encounter and endure discrimination and dehumanization daily. As times change, scrolling on the phone provides women more autonomy. These days, it is commonplace to check in on them and browse through...
Harsh V Pant | Vivek Mishra The four-day visit of US Vice President JD Vance from April 22 to 25 carried a mix of substance, symbolism and urgency that bilateral relations between India and the US needed under a new...
TK ARUNWhat matters in a country’s international commercial transactions is the current account balance, not trade surpluses or deficits with individual countries.Tempers are running high in sections of the media over the rise in India’s trade deficit with China...
Akshat MehrotraIn a world shaped by shifting power centers and intensifying global competition, India finds itself at a crossroads. As the two most powerful nations— the United States and China—battle for dominance, India’s foreign policy has entered a new...
Shree GuptaThe North Korean ConundrumIt was during the month of January when I had enrolled myself in a course that delved into the dynamic between power and a country’s foreign policy that I first came across the distant outline...
Harsh V Pant | Sohini Bose After three postponements and the severe earthquake that shook Thailand and Myanmar, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral, Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) scheduled its sixth summit in Bangkok for April 4, 2025. The...
Policy UpdateSreya S Motti Background:Know India Programme (KIP) is an initiative by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, for the youth of India between the age group of 21-35 years. The main goal of this scheme is...
Policy UpdateSreeja MukherjeeThe Accelerating State Education Program to Improve Results (ASPIRE) is a significant educational initiative that the Government of India implemented with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Approved in 2021 with a $500 million loan, ASPIRE...
