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Hormuz Paradox

Iran’s attempt to turn the Strait of Hormuz into an instrument of strategic coercion may have given Tehran something years of missile development, proxy warfare and nuclear brinkmanship never quite achieved: the ability to impose an immediate economic cost on countries far beyond the battlefield.

Wartime Reckoning

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has defused an extraordinary political crisis, but only after reversing the logic of the decision that created it.

Climate Stress

It is time we realise the need to stop ignoring the glaring mismatch between our excellence in economic progress and technological advances on one hand, and our neglect to achieve similar excellence in adapting our cities to climate realities on the other.

Ethanol transition needs a second look

India's ethanol policy is evolving faster than the choices available to its citizens. The country is advancing towards its ethanol blending targets, driven by the twin objectives of reducing oil imports and strengthening energy security.

Fatal Faultlines

The deaths of workers inside an under-construction hydropower tunnel in Sikkim expose a danger that cannot be dismissed as an unpredictable consequence of building in the Himalayas.