From May 3–6, I had the opportunity to attend SelectUSA – the premier foreign direct investment summit in USA. My overall takeaway from the summit: the United States remains deeply …
Opinion
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Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea does not have to try hard to be in the news. If he is not giving instructions how to fine tune production of …
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The King, The Country Queen and the Art of Saying the Right Thing at the Right Time
by Farzana Baduel 7 minutes readEvery week on When It Hits the Fan, the BBC Radio 4 podcast I co-present with David Yelland, former editor of The Sun and the New York Post, we pull …
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The Indus Waters Treaty Part II: Obstruction, Exploitation and the Long-Overdue Reckoning
by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Saxena 5 minutes read1. Pakistan’s Weaponization of the Treaty 1.1 Systematic Obstruction of Indian Development Since the Treaty’s signing, Pakistan has consistently used its dispute resolution provisions as a strategic tool to delay …
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The Indus Waters Treaty Part I: The Architecture of Inequity — How India’s Goodwill Was Codified into Concession
by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Saxena 5 minutes readBackground: The Partition of a River System The Indus River System comprises six major rivers—the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej—flowing through the territories of both India and Pakistan. …
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Holding the Line: The West Asia Crisis and India’s Energy Resilience
by Amit Deshmukh 7 minutes readThe current crisis in West Asia has brought the global energy system closer to disruption than at any time in recent decades. At the center of the crisis lies the …
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If gaining independence in 1947 was India’s first coming, then the second was its economic reforms, launched in 1991-92; last week’s outcome of the four assembly elections can be called …
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Bengal’s Civilizational Resurgence: A Historic Mandate for Nationalism and Renewal
by Amit Malviyaby Amit Malviya 5 minutes readThis is not just an electoral victory. In this defining moment, it is a civilizational shift, a turning of the tide, a reclamation long awaited. West Bengal shall now rise …
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Reflections From the 2026 SelectUSA Investment Summit: A Global Marketplace for Opportunity
by Arti Patelby Arti Patel 4 minutes readI arrived in Washington, D.C. on May 3, 2026, for the SelectUSA Investment Summit, and from the moment I stepped into the conference hotel, it was clear that this was …
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IndiGo, Market Power, and the Next Phase of Indian Aviation
by Mark D Martin 4 minutes readIndia’s aviation sector is entering a phase that feels both familiar and uncertain. Familiar, because consolidation is not new to this industry. Uncertain, because the balance of power now appears …