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Ocean will make this India’s maritime century

The 21st century is increasingly b eing described as the Indian Ocean Century. As the global economic centre of gravity shifts from the Atlantic to Asia, the vast maritime region stretching from the eastern coast of Africa to the western Pacific has emerged as the world's busiest and most strategically important sea space.

The Four-Pillar Warning

When Home Minister Amit Shah directed the commission formed on “Demographic Change” to study the phenomenon in India’s borderlands, he did not speak in the cautious language of policy briefs.

Strait Lessons

The reopening of shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz may have calmed oil markets, but it would be a mistake to confuse the return of traffic with the return of certainty.

Honey On The Tongue

A file sits on a clerk’s desk. It is complete, stamped, in order ~ and it will not move. The applicant, a farmer or a small contractor or a widow chasing a pension, learns the unwritten tariff: a little cash to the right hand, and the file walks.

As water crisis looms, Delhi must do more

The heatwave this year has exposed the urban water crisis in the national capital. The scorching heat and record high temperatures in Delhi are accompanied with an acute water shortage.

Key reform

As Modi 3.0 begins in the dynamic landscape of global and domestic challenges, it is imperative to make the bureaucracy future-ready to overcome them.

Maharashtra Misstep

The election result in Maharashtra has dealt a significant blow to the BJP’s political strategy.

Noise Anarchy

The Canonization During the last phase of the recent parliament election, the city of joy experienced tremendous anarchy of noise, particularly vote propaganda from horrible loudspeakers nurtured efficiently by the enthusiastic supporters of candidates.