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Delayed Answers

One year after one of the worst aviation disasters in Indian history, the most unsettling reality is not that the final answer remains elusive. It is that, in the absence of definitive findings, competing certainties have rushed in to fill the void.

Cleanest Shirt

For much of the past year, economists have been waiting for the American economy to stumble. It has been hit by tariffs, labour disruptions, geopolitical tensions and renewed inflationary pressures.

A relationship redefined

Xi Jinping at his meeting with Donald Trump on 14-15 May 2026 in Beijing referred to the Thucydides Trap, a metaphor that refers to the inherent tensions and perils when an established power is challenged by a rising power.

Tariffs and Turmoil

India's export economy is facing its most severe disruption in decades. The sudden imposition of steep tariffs by the United States ~ 50 per cent on a wide range of Indian goods, with additional penalties linked to oil and defence imports ~ has left factories silent, inventories unsold, and millions of livelihoods hanging in the balance.

Charm Diplomacy

In Washington, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung faced his most delicate foreign policy test yet: navigating a first encounter with US President Donald Trump. The stakes were high.

Remembering Sukanta

Sukanta Bhattacharya reached the 100th anniversary of his birth on 15 August 2025. This great Bengali poet has not gotten the recognition he deserves.