Defence deals and security
By Inder Jit
(Released on 2 September 1980)
Three weeks ago, I expressed horror over the doings of the Union Energy Minister, Mr Ghani Khan Choudhury,...
Does India stand to gain?
Widening Trade Pacts
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The global trade scenario is complex and the situation is unlikely to improve shortly. With the US imposing tariff barriers,...
Nation first or party?
My List Vs Your List
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was a short-lived hum-sath-sath-hain show of outrage, grief and retribution. Barely, has the ink dried on...
Pentagon report on Chinese armed forces
By Dr. Ewa Fronczak
(Center for International Relations, Poland)
The numbers don't lie - the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is currently the largest armed force...
A veritable pause
Executing Operation Sindoor
By Prof (Dr) DK Giri
(Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
In a powerful speech Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered some hard messages...
A way out of the arms race
By Inder Jit
(Released on 21 April 1981)
India continues to strive hard to somehow block American arms for Pakistan. New Delhi has not only communicated...
Darlings, kis ke liye!
Op Sindoor: Pak Badnam Hua
By Poonam I Kaushish
Every tragedy falls into two parts: a complication is followed by denouncement and unraveling, said Aristotle. Pakistan...
Tool to aid or hurt?
AI & Media
By Sabina Inderjit
Imagine having a super-smart assistant that can gather information, write drafts, generate videos, clone voices, et al. Incredible possibilities that...
Situating ‘operation sindoor’
Democracy & Disruption
By Prof (Dr) DK Giri
(Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
The last week has been eventful in global geopolitics in terms of...
India’s timely warning to Pakistan
By Inder Jit (Released on 30 January 1990)
Pakistan and its rulers urgently need to pause and ponder. They should not allow the developments in...
Jobs scarce since 1947
Caste Back With Rigour
By Shivaji Sarkar
Caste is back with rigour in a supposed casteless society envisaged at Independence. Even Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar was...
Not who, but what
Kamandal = Mandal 2.0
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa 1901: “I don’t believe in caste in the modern sense as it connotes distinction in status and...
Escalation of tension
India & Pakistan
By Piotr Opaliñski
(Former Polish Dy Ambassador to India & Ambassador to Pakistan; CIR)
The April terrorist attack in Pahalgam has reignited a new...
Connecting the dots
Pahalgam & Pakistan
By Prof (Dr) D.K. Giri
(Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
In a conference in Hyderabad on 24 and 25 April, I was...
Economic trigger not religion?
Pahalgam Tragedy
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The media’s portrayal of the recent killing of 26 tourists in Pahalgam is a grim pointer to the growing religious fundamentalism...
Bleeding Pak with 1000 cuts
Pahalgam Terror Tango
By Poonam I Kaushish
Circa April 16, 2025: Twenty four year-old Himanshi is exhilarated and dreams of a married life with 26 year...
Imf foresees great depression
India Grows, World Slumps
By Shivaji Sarkar
The US tariff war resetting the world order of 80 years slows down global growth to 2.8 per cent...
India-eu closer to trade pact
By Dr. Krzysztof M. Zalewski
(Boym Institute & Centre for International Relations, Poland)
Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and...
New Delhi mobilising world!
Pahalgam Massacre
By Dr DK Giri
(Professor of Practice, NIIS Group
of Institutions)
The cold blooded murder of innocent tourists in Pahalgam has shocked not only India but...
Centre, states blame game
Rural Employment
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There were recent protests in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament regarding long delays in the release of...