Editorial

The Strait of Hormuz has always been a narrow passage with an outsized presence in global affairs, but today it feels less like a shipping lane and...

India’s electoral system has long been regarded as one of the most remarkable democratic exercises in the world. Conducting elections for hundreds of...

For a brief but fraught window, the possibility that an American pilot might be captured inside Iran injected a new and dangerous uncertainty into an...

Iran’s warning that it may target major American corporations introduces a new and unsettling dimension to geopolitical conflict. Traditionally, wars...

The possibility of the United States stepping away from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is no longer a fringe concern whispered in diplomatic...

The latest round of fuel price revisions reflects a delicate balancing act between market realities and policy intervention at a time of extraordinary...

The failure of World Trade Organisation (WTO) members to reach a consensus on extending the moratorium on non-violation complaints (NVCs) under the...

India’s technological rise is often narrated through rockets, lunar missions and record satellite launches. But some of its most consequential...

The revision of Securities Transaction Tax (STT) rates from April 1 marks yet another moment where policy intent, market behaviour, and investor...

The government’s decision to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel has been presented as a timely intervention to shield consumers from rising global...

War rarely confines itself to battlefields. It seeps into the air people breathe, the water they drink, and the soil that feeds them. The reported...

Israel’s stated objective in the ongoing Middle East conflict—to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons—may appear, at first glance, as a...