East Asia
The Geopolitics of the Next Dalai Lama
Choosing the 14th Dalai Lama’s successor has shifted from a religious affair to a major geopolitical concern in Asia. This process will influence the future direction of Tibetan Buddhism and…
Opinion
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Education
The “Cockroach” Rebellion: How India’s Medical Exam Scandal Ignited a Global Movement
It started as a spark over a leaked medical entrance exam. It has since exploded into a global inferno. The abrupt cancellation of India’s highly competitive NEET-UG 2026 examination didn't…
Economy
Opinion: Balancing the Trade Equation
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has justifiably contended that as India seeks to expand its role in global trade in a morose external milieu, it is veritably on the horns…
Diplomacy
Opinion: Complicating the Iran Ceasefire and Talks
The ceasefire between Iran and the United States had already been tossed out with the two warring parties resorting to heavy missile exchanges in the last ten days or more…
World
The Unfinished Business of the Abraham Accords
When the U.S.-mediated Abraham Accords were signed in 2020, they represented more than just a handshake between Israel and a few Arab nations. The hope was that trade, security, and…
Diaspora
C-9 Takes Effect Across Canada: Why Does It Matter? What Comes Next?
On July 18, the Combatting Hate Act (Bill C-9) will come into force, having received Royal Assent a month earlier. This law is an important step in the fight against…
Diaspora
Andy Burnham’s Long Road to No. 10
India watches with bated breath the change of leadership in Britain, as Keir Starmer — who cemented the historic Indo-UK Free Trade Agreement benefitting his country — hands over the…
Australia
South Asia Notes: Hedging Bets in An Uncertain World
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a tour of three key countries in the Indo-Pacific region — Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand on July 11. The visit, however, has been…
Cricket
Turning Pages: Cricket Books Need More Spin
Caricature…focus on lawyers acting as door keeper to the flow of information…Indians love their cricket but do they love books on cricket? I have read over 50 such books and…
Diaspora
The Unspoken Weight: The Loneliness of India’s Great Cities
There is a peculiar silence that descends over India's great cities long after midnight. The traffic thins, office towers surrender their lights one floor at a time, and thousands of…
Diaspora
What the Nuns of Canterbury Can Teach You About PR
A thousand-year-old piece of embroidery, a hundred-page resignation letter and a man dressed as a bin have almost nothing in common, except that all three explain, better than any textbook,…
Capitol Hill
Opinion: Still Battling Communists…
When President Donald Trump speaks of communism and communists it is clear that he is merely sounding the political bugle of the time, especially as mid-term elections are around the…
Diaspora
The New Currency of Textile Trade Isn’t Cost, It’s Trust
The rules of global textile trade are being rewritten-not by lower costs, but by higher expectations. For decades, competitiveness in the textile industry was defined by cost, capacity, agility and…
Diaspora
Blue Skies Over Delhi are a Rarity, but Will the Haze Lift
Born in 2000, Sarath grew up in the city of Delhi. He does not remember spotting a blue sky ever since. Today, Sarath, who is 26 years old, joins over…
Diplomacy
South Asia Notes: India, Japan Fortify Ties Amid Slide in US Interest in Asia
India and Japan sat down for their 16th annual summit in the first week of July with India hosting Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae for the occasion. The India-Japan Summit…
Diaspora
Jubilation and Anxiety at 250
The searing heat in some parts of the country did not stop the fireworks or the celebration as America stepped up to a historic milestone of 250 years. A land…