From Internet to AI, a story of non-regulation
The objective of the Delhi summit must be to lay down foundational ground rules for the AI era “If the…
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The course ahead for Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan
The plan can be seen in two ways - as a statement of intentions on how to end the Gaza…
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India must not miss the fine print of Gaza peace plan
Delhi’s answer must be to keep Gaza de-hyphenated, Kashmir decoupled and the Gulf and Europe on side. “India should focus…
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Prospects of a deal
High-level trade talks between India and the United States resumed in New Delhi on 16 September 2025, after a recent…
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Why govts avoid taxing the rich to reduce inequality
No government can increase taxes on the rich since they are the fundamental power behind every throne. “Of course, the…
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A joint and new journey along the SCO pathway
China stands ready to work with India in enhancing cooperation under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) “Since…
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GST 2.0 is a landmark in India’s tax journey
The simplification of the multiple GST slabs is an example of people’s reform “These announcements are more than technical adjustments.…
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Has India been blindsided by Donald Trump?
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is currently facing the greatest test of his career “Why did India go so wrong…
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Gross domestic propaganda
India’s growth dream rests more on political spin and statistical sleight-of-hand than on real economic fundamentals. “Swami Vivekananda often invoked…
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Is India still a liberal democracy?
By George Abraham As the Diaspora celebrates the 79th Independence Day of India, a pressing question looms in the minds…
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From midnight tantrums to PowerPoint: Evolution of Indian diplomacy
After Independence, Jawaharlal Nehru saw diplomacy as performance. India, a new actor on the world stage, needed to be seen…
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When Parliament should have spoken as one
A unanimous resolution should have been adopted by both Houses against Pak terror. It would have been a signal of…
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The India-U.K. FTA spells a poor deal for public health
The entry of cheaper junk food as a result of a free trade agreement can prove to be expensive in…
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Risk of vanishing votes in Bihar’s revised roll
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) has…
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Israel has failed to solve the Persian puzzle
The 12-day conflict has not destroyed Iran’s nuclear capabilities; this is a war that is far from over “In Game…
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6 things you probably didn’t know were in Trump’s mega-bill
Eliminating tax on silencers. Taxing remittances. A garden of heroes. Congress could have done better. “The bill’s toplines are understandably…
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The Pottery Barn Rule: Do We Owe People Whose Countries We Break? Who Should Pay?
Anonymous The best way to disincentivize warmongering is to hold the decisionmakers directly accountable. Currently, however, decisionmakers are immune from…
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Resetting the India-U.S. partnership in uncertain times
While the structural logic of the partnership remains robust, what is needed is a reset that is marked by clarity…
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Elon Musk Goes Nuclear
The world’s richest man and the president of the United States are now openly fighting From the moment Elon Musk…
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Will AI ever understand quantum mechanics?
In quantum physics, observation matters. AI processes data, but it doesn’t “observe” in the same way as humans do. Artificial…
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Narrating the Nation Abroad
The fact that India must engage in diplomatic clarification suggests a concern that its actions might be misread, misframed, or…
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China reroutes trade while Washington plays catch-up
For China, the idea is not to win the trade war by returning to old terms, but to make the…
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The fragmentation in the global fight against terror
Gone are the days of a united fight against, and ‘zero tolerance’ to terror; a different yardstick applies when it…
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We are witnessing slow constitutional collapse in the US
“Now, the Trump administration seems to have also usurped Congress’s power of the purse for the executive, declaring that the…
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Where tariffs trump economics
The proposed tariffs are expected to deliver a blow to India’s merchandise exports to the U.S. “Though the idea behind…
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U.S. immigration processes need to be overhauled, not flouted
Changing the rules means following yet another mundane process – drafting and passing bipartisan legislation. That is the only way…
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Missing: India’s comic sense
In the midst of FIRs, vandalism and outrage, there must be debate about why comedy is still a fair way…
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Trump putting US soft power in jeopardy
The MAGA policy is bound to hit America’s global image and diminish its long-term influence “American soft power exerted itself…
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What the recent GDP data revisions reveal
Real and nominal growth rates have been revised upwards, which should shape medium-term potential growth and long-term strategy National accounts…
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Astronaut Sunita Williams Returns from her Nine-Month Space Odyssey
“You don’t look at the big problem all together, because I think it’s a little intimidating. You just take it…
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