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Saffron surge sweeps the east

Nothing short of a saffron wave has gripped eastern India in recent years, and it was emphatically confirmed by the sweeping victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal and the consolidation of political power in Assam, where the nationalist party secured a consecutive third-term electoral victory.

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Capital Freeze

India’s investment slowdown is no longer a cyclical economic problem. It is becoming a structural crisis of confidence. For years, New Delhi has tried almost every orthodox tool available to revive private sector investment.

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Frozen Front

One year after Operation Sindoor pushed India and Pakistan to the edge of open war, South Asia is living through a paradox: deterrence succeeded, but stability weakened.

Tobacco cessation paradox

India is home to nearly 270 million tobacco users and accounts for roughly one-fifth of all tobacco-related deaths worldwide.