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Beyond Signatures

India’s recent trade diplomacy has produced an unusual paradox. New Delhi is negotiating or concluding trade agreements with a range of partners even as questions persist about what earlier agreements have actually delivered.

Beyond Hormuz

The geopolitical shock created by the Iran conflict is forcing countries far beyond West Asia to confront an uncomfortable reality: energy security can no longer be built around a single region, a single route or a single set of political assumptions.

Years of Grace

It was in 1982 that Dr Grace McCann Morley was bestowed the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India for her stellar contributions to the establishment of the National Museum in New Delhi.

Networked Warfare

The Ukraine war has long blurred the boundary between state power and private capability, but the latest restrictions on satellite connectivity expose just how decisively that line has shifted.

Cautious Reset

The announcement of a long-delayed trade understanding between India and the United States has brought a palpable sense of relief in Delhi’s policy and business circles.

Budget 2026

The longest-serving Finance Minister in continuous office, Nirmala Sitharaman, presented her record ninth consecutive Union Budget on 1 February.

Pivotal breakthrough points to lasting ties

The unbreakable and unshakable bond between India and the United States - two great democracies and economies - rooted in shared values, vibrant people-to-people connections and strong strategic alignment has once again proven its power to deliver extraordinary outcomes.