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Choosing the Right Allies
12 April 2025 8:05 PM ISTIn the midst of a global trade war where India’s imports from China vastly exceed its exports, careful partner selection rooted in historical ties -...
Union or Illusion?
5 April 2025 11:12 PM ISTIndia’s increasingly centralised governance, fiscal constraints on states, and growing North-South tensions are threatening its quasi-federal...
Feeding the Faultline
29 March 2025 10:15 PM ISTThe proposed delimitation could further reinforce India’s glaring North-South divide, which is shaped by a range of historical, economic, and...
Between the Two Worlds
22 March 2025 8:39 PM ISTIndia and China, despite their shared historical dominance in the global economy of yore, have taken divergent paths. While China banks on...
Rising from the Red Shadow
20 March 2025 9:24 PM ISTChinese President’s relentless pursuit to carry forward Mao’s resilient legacy has maintained Chinese Communist Party’s control in the country’s...
Escaping the Trawl
15 March 2025 11:46 PM ISTDeveloped nations like the USA have been using subsidies and non-tariff barriers to shield their agricultural sector, which restricts exports from...
A Ticking Time Bomb
8 March 2025 11:29 PM ISTIn the wake of the US’ fading dominance and the dollar’s loosening grip over the global economy, Donald Trump is desperately pursuing aggressive trade...
A Dream Redux
1 March 2025 11:43 PM ISTDonald Trump’s nostalgic obsession with the world view of 19th-century America is fuelling his radical policies—from economic protectionism to...
A diplomatic dichotomy
22 Feb 2025 11:34 PM ISTAs Trump’s second term is loaded with steep protectionism alongside growing US-China tensions, India has a tough balancing task at hand—deepening...
Vanishing voices
15 Feb 2025 10:56 PM ISTThe rise of Hindutva and its promotion of Hindi as India’s dominant language, rooted in British-era linguistics, has fuelled political tensions and...
Balancing Act or Missed Opportunity?
8 Feb 2025 8:30 PM ISTAmidst global headwinds and domestic challenges, the latest budget promises economic stability but leaves critical concerns on poverty, employment,...
Gridlocked in a crunch?
1 Feb 2025 10:51 PM ISTIndia’s banking sector is grappling with its worst crisis in a decade, as liquidity shortages, rupee depreciation, rising NPAs, and stock market...