Diaspora
When Friendship Meets Realpolitik
‘Official’ India is exercising utmost restraint. But outside it, it is seething with anger at the way the Donald Trump-led United States is treating it. The pent-up frustration with the…
Opinion
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Diaspora
How Gandhi’s Talisman Lives On
When Mahatma Gandhi offered his famous Talisman, he framed it as a simple test of conscience: Recall the face of the poorest, most vulnerable person you have seen, and ask…
AI
Op-Ed: Will You Come Home?
Op-Ed | Prime Minister Research Chair (PMRC) Scheme | pmrc.education.gov.in India has spent decades watching its best scientific minds build careers abroad. It now has a serious answer to the…
Economy
When Institutions Fail to Ask Questions
India has seen its share of corporate scandals. From the stock market manipulations of the 1990s to accounting frauds, banking blowups and governance failures, every decade seems to produce a…
Diplomacy
The Art of Being Pakistan
Days after celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relationship with China, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif participated in an event in Islamabad marking America’s 250th anniversary and “a true and special…
Diplomacy
Opinion: Xi Visits A Changing North Korea
The visit of President Xi Jinping to North Korea has to be seen beyond a fact that it is taking place after seven years or in being the first overseas…
Aviation
AI-171, ONE YEAR ON…
One year is a long time in a nation’s memory, yet it is a blink of an eye in an airline’s life, especially one that is recovering from such a…
US News
When Honesty Becomes a Strategy
The goal in most PR crises is not to win everyone back. It is to find the people still willing to listen, earn their attention, and trust in truth. Truth…
Bangladesh
Why Bangladesh’s Pivot Toward Türkiye Could Redefine South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape
There is a particular kind of diplomatic moment that historians recognize only in retrospect a quiet turning point that, at the time, appears modest in ambition but proves, in the…
White House
Opinion: Spying on Close Friends is Serious Business
It is the last thing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted or even expected more than a reported steamy expletive laced call from President Donald Trump last week. The Pentagon…
Diaspora
The Many Manifestations of Lord Ganesh
So, you thought that Lord Ganesh was always venerated for being a Siddhi-data (One who grants success) and Vighna-harta (Remover of obstacles)? Apparently, he was not. Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi,…
Diaspora
Beyond Balance Sheets: The Case for “Geopoeconomic” Literacy
For much of the post-Cold War era, business leaders could focus primarily on markets, consumers, competition, finance, and technology. The global economy appeared to move steadily towards greater integration. Supply…
East Asia
Capital Latitude: BrahMos Goes East
“One tree alone cannot make a hill; three trees together make a high mountain.” – Vietnamese proverb Walk through Da Nang or Hanoi today, and it is not unusual to…
Diaspora
Soul Talk: Most Marriages End Years Before the Divorce
Mira, 37, a software engineer thriving in her career, had been consulting me for over two years on her professional decisions. In one session, almost in passing, she said she…
Myanmar
South Asia Notes: India Rolls Out Red Carpet for Min Aung Hlaing
India welcomed a rather unusual guest this week. Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing’s four-day visit began on May 30. It comes about two months after he successfully changed his military…
Diaspora
Oman-India CEPA to Boost Bilateral Trade
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the Sultanate of Oman came into force on June 1, marking a significant milestone in the economic relationship between the two…