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From jugaad to jhakaas

There Are moments in history when a nation’s progress stops being incremental and becomes directional.

Peace without peace

The announcement of a framework agreement between the United States and Iran has understandably been greeted with relief.

The Long Victory

Modern society has an unhealthy relationship with medical progress. We crave miracles, celebrate breakthroughs and search for definitive cures.

Bengal’s Lost Youth

Light follows darkness. After the 15-year long TMC era ~ most certainly a dark period in the socio-economic and political history of Bengal, people are now hoping for rejuvenation of a state that has fallen beyond the depth of anarchy and despair.

Uncertain Truce

When US President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities some days ago, the world braced for the worst.

Hand on the tap

The recent declaration by India that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) will “never be restored” in its original form marks a watershed moment in South Asia’s fraught geopolitical landscape.

The force of soft power

Challenges, experiences, opportunities, and imagination have shaped the India story in the soft power terrain over the 11 years of the Modi government since 2014.

Strategic Retreat

The United States’ recalibration of its Africa strategy signals a stark departure from decades of broad based engagement towards a narrower, cost-driven approach focused largely on security.