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Crossing the Line

The deaths of three Indian sailors in an American strike on a commercial tanker off the coast of Oman mark a grim turning point in a conflict that has steadily expanded beyond its original protagonists.

Borders First

Only days ago, football invited us to believe that the World Cup’s greatest gift lies beyond victory itself. The tournament’s magic has never resided solely in identifying the strongest team.

The Fifth Stream ~ I

The greatest characteristic of Indian politics has been that ideological struggles here have always been multi-layered. Since the freedom movement, different conceptions of nationalism, secularism, socialism, cultural identity, and democracy have competed with one another.

Data Dilemma

The recent assessment of India’s national accounts by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) serves as a sobering reminder that numbers, however precise they appear, are only as reliable as the systems that generate them.

Taxing Balance

Rachel Reeves’s latest Budget attempts something British chancellors before her rarely managed with conviction: mixing fiscal restraint with visible social compassion.

Nature shows path to cyclone resilience

As the 21st century unfolds, cities remain at the frontline of the climate crisis. With nearly 70 per cent of the world’s population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, pressures on infrastructure, ecosystems, and public health continue to intensify.

Pragmatic Reforms

The past year and a half have seen an unexpected softening of India’s economic policy posture, an evolution marked not by headline-grabbing liberalisation, but by a series of decisions that collectively signal a shift toward greater pragmatism.