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.
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Delhi promise to be a riveting spectacle, reflecting both the fierce political rivalries and the evolving dynamics of India's capital.
As voters in eight constituencies in Bihar and four in Jharkhand head to the polls in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections today, the BJP faces significant challenges that threaten to erode its dominance in these states, particularly in Jharkhand where it won 12 of 14 seats in 2019.
First, it should be highlighted that the world of power and hegemony has undergone three transformations between the Second World War and the present.
With only weeks to go before the 2024 Olympics in Paris, I was reminiscing about my working days for a French company earlier in this century; I was based in the US but had to frequently go to Paris.
As Haryana gears up for its turn to vote during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 25, the political landscape is more uncertain than ever.
