How Iran has unified Israel’s regional rivals
Anxieties about Iran's missile capabilities, proxy networks and nuclear ambitions have quietly accelerated new patterns of security cooperation across West…
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This immigration policy is a winner. It just needs a champion.
Even the most anti-immigration voter will back a program that’s clearly beneficial to the country. Consider the field of AI.…
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When incumbent govts misread voters
Hubris never fails to bring overconfident politicians down In the recently-held elections to five Assemblies, three sitting governments were ousted…
Read MoreThe Indus Water Treaty: Asymmetric Obligations, Unequal Concessions and Pakistan’s Weaponization
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan to use the water available in the…
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UAE quits OPEC: A new era of energy independence begins.
The UAE’s departure from OPEC reflects a strategic bet that its national interests are better served by acting as an…
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Democracy’s Unexpected Homecoming
The opposition’s move to defeat the 131st Constitution Amendment Bill was not at all about women’s reservation. It was about…
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On war, peace, the president and the pope
It’s a shame the Trump vs. Pope Leo mess makes serious discussion of “just war” theory impossible. “The pope’s unique…
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Three ways the Supreme Court could upend the midterm elections
Multiple cases before the justices could remake rules on district boundaries, campaign finance and the eligibility of certain mail-in ballots…
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What Trump’s speech says about his war on Iran- Analysis
The speech was largely a reassertion of the claims he has been making over the past few weeks and also…
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From Vietnam to Iran : Lessons US ignored
Israel is quite possibly the leading actor. Israeli's military narrative runs dramatically differently from that of the US. “Most analyses…
Read MoreThe Oil War Behind the Iran Conflict
How Energy Markets—Not the Battlefield—Could Decide a U.S.–Israel Confrontation with Iran The most dangerous battlefield in a war between the…
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The India-Canada turnaround is about deliverables
The Canadian Prime Minister’s visit has strengthened India-Canada ties, with a focus on India’s needs “Mr. Carney’s visit focused on…
Read MoreDIGITAL FORTRESSES OR SILENT EXTRACTION?
India’s Data Center Boom Raises Hard Questions on Sovereignty, Resources, and Who Really Profits “Zero tax till 2047.” The phrase…
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A quantum leap is a distant dream
India’s quantum computing ambitions present a study in strategic paradox Amid the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, it’s…
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There’s more to growth than GDP
India cannot afford to continue with the urban-industrialization model that has created global crises “The key reform the Indian economy…
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Why India’s rise hasn’t won it friends
New Delhi does not have deep pockets with surplus funds like China to positively impact policies of other countries. “The…
Read MoreTrumpism and the way forward for India
“Trump’s ego-driven decision-making has influenced major global events, such as trade negotiations and alliances. If his ego is hurt, he…
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Why is Trump interested in Greenland? Look at the thawing Arctic ice.
Forecasts suggest that global heating could create a shortcut from Asia to North America, and new routes for trading, shipping…
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Free speech and media control
Freedom of speech and its consequent dissent-and-control argument just took a whole new turn “The RWB makes two points about…
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America’s Easter at 250: 2026 resurrects 1776 TRUMP REVIVES AMERICA
Our Declaration of Independence In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When…
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The changing patterns of India’s student migration
The rapid expansion of Indian student migration points to contradictions between aspiration and outcome, and opportunity and exploitation “India is…
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Can India trust the West? UK must answer
India will not abandon Russia simply to please western partners. It will not accept moral lectures that ignore western hypocrisy…
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Russia balancing China with the India pivot
Moscow needs partners who will support it in shaping the global system Russian President Vladimir Putin is in New Delhi…
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India’s Russia ties shield its interests
Russia didn’t support China in UNSC after revocation of Art 370 The 23rd India-Russia summit on December 4-5 is a…
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Why Chandigarh still eludes Punjab
Every change in Chandigarh’s governance brings Punjab back to the unresolved promise of 1966 “The political resonance of the territorial…
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Putin’s upcoming India visit: Delhi and Moscow recalibrate ties amid global turbulence
This will be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to India since the Ukraine invasion in February 2022, underscoring its…
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The Guru gave his all for freedom of faith
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s supreme sacrifice carries a timeless message for posterity “The commemoration of Guru Tegh Bahadur’s 350th death anniversary…
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Why Zohran Mamdani fights for the underdog in New York
His background as a religious and ethnic minority in every country he has lived in and his experience working on…
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Whose America is it? In US, Indians face the heat
“Suddenly, a community once celebrated as a shining example of immigrant success finds itself caught in the crossfire of America’s…
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What we misunderstand in the debate over free speech
“Any attempts to undercut science, to spread propaganda, to diminish educational opportunities or to consolidate control over information systems run…
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