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.
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.
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.
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.
Data from the recently published National Family Health Survey 6 (NFHS 6) shows that India is moving away from being a young country.
As kingmakers Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar commit their respective parties, Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal (United), to support a third term for the National Democratic Alliance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the political landscape in India is once again at a crucial juncture.
The dramatic fluctuations witnessed in the stock market on counting day, underscore the delicate interplay between politics and investor sentiment.
Despite some distractions brought about by the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine and Gaza, recent developments indicate that the global geopolitical spotlight on the Indo-Pacific remains solid.
I am delighted to learn that Saugata Roy, a veteran leader of Trinamul Congress (TMC) has convincingly won the Lok Sabha seat from the Dum Dum constituency for the fourth time in a row against all odds: his age, allegations of TMC corruption, aggressive campaign by the BJP and even disagreements within his own party about his nomination.
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections herald a significant shift in Indian politics, marking a resurgence of Mandal politics and the…
