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Students came first for the government

The peaceful conclusion of the Cockroach Janata Party’s 37-day protest at Jantar Mantar offers a clear window into the government’s approach toward India’s youth and democratic expression.

Conditional Atom

The United States and Saudi Arabia may have signed a landmark civilian nuclear agreement, but it has quickly become a study in policy ambiguity.

The Next Test

The resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is a significant political concession.

Cleaner water

Universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030 is the norm under UN Sustainable Development Goal 6.

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.