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.
In India as in most other developing countries, there is huge admiration for the prestigious universities of Western countries and it is the dream of many brilliant students (not to mention their parents) to get opportunities to study there.
Alliances often shape the contours of electoral battles, and the saga in Uttar Pradesh stands as a testament to this reality.
The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing is emblematic of a deepening relationship that extends far beyond the realm of traditional diplomacy.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been written off many times, and now he's facing deep trouble again.
There is a horror movie unfolding whereby the Hollywood hero, after trying garlic and all, is now driving a stake at the heart of the Chinese Dracula.
