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Beyond Signatures

India’s recent trade diplomacy has produced an unusual paradox. New Delhi is negotiating or concluding trade agreements with a range of partners even as questions persist about what earlier agreements have actually delivered.

Beyond Hormuz

The geopolitical shock created by the Iran conflict is forcing countries far beyond West Asia to confront an uncomfortable reality: energy security can no longer be built around a single region, a single route or a single set of political assumptions.

Years of Grace

It was in 1982 that Dr Grace McCann Morley was bestowed the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India for her stellar contributions to the establishment of the National Museum in New Delhi.

Leadership Gender Gap

International Women’s Day 2026, under the theme, “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls”, calls for action to dismantle all barriers to equal justice: discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, and harmful practices and social norms that erode the rights of women and girls, according to the United Nations.

Forged Authority

When Sundararaman Ramamurthy, chief executive of the Bombay Stock Exchange, found himself apparently dispensing stock tips in a slick online video, the most alarming detail was not the sophistication of the forgery.

Slow Pivot

When China’s leadership gathers in Beijing for the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress, the numbers announced are usually meant to project confidence.