AI
Shaping a Human-Centric Future for AI – AI Impact Summit 2026
At a defining moment in human history, the world gathered at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. For us in India, it was a moment of immense pride…
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Opinion
Opinion: Getting Ready for War in the Middle East
It is a conflict that no one really needs at this point in the international system. And some of it has to do with the question of what really it…
AI
Franco-Indian AI Collaboration in Health: A New Strategic Axis Beyond Washington and Beijing
Artificial intelligence is reshaping nearly every sector of modern life, but nowhere is its potential more profound than in healthcare. At a recent summit, India and France inaugurated the Franco-Indian…
Bangladesh
Why PM Modi Is Reaching Out to PM Rahman: A Calculated Reset in Dhaka
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent outreach to Tarique Rahman Prime Minister of Bangladesh, marks a notable shift in New Delhi’s political calculus. For years, India has been seen as…
Community
Opinion: Re-Start is the Problem Now
Even before the expiration of the New START Treaty on February 5, there were problems aplenty, starting with the thinking that perhaps the international order was slowly slipping into anarchy,…
Bangladesh
The Bangladesh February 12 Election: A Societal Verdict Beyond Power
The national election held on 12 February marks a consequential moment in Bangladesh’s political trajectory. More than a transition of power, the vote has prompted a reassessment of long-standing assumptions…
Community
Opinion: The Fascination with the Number 500
It is not an exaggeration to say that not all are math geniuses especially having moved from tens, hundreds and thousands to millions, billions, trillions and perhaps even zillions. In…
Economy
Opinion: Riding on “Sania-Mania” Will be Challenging
It is sometimes difficult to believe what is in front. And that is what could have been the feeling of Japan’s Sanae Takaichi seeing the Liberal Democratic Party and her…
Diaspora
First Lady Melania Trump’s Film Deal: Gender Pay Breakthrough or Power-Driven Branding?
With a reported total investment of around $75 million, including $28 million said to have gone directly into the First Lady’s coffers and a further $35 million spent on promotion,…
Artisans
Rae Dunn’s Quiet Revolution
On a kitchen shelf in suburban America, a cream-colored mug sits without ceremony. Its message is spare, almost shy: sip. There is no logo, no flourish, no color beyond off-white…
Community
Is the Grass Greener in the United Arab Emirates?
The Middle Eastern oasis has been attracting my fellow Brits in droves. I went to see what the fuss is all about. I have been coming to the UAE for…
Community
Turkey’s Growing Engagement in Bangladesh Adds a New Layer to South Asia’s Strategic Balancing
Turkey’s quiet but accelerating outreach to Bangladesh is no longer a bilateral curiosity. It is emerging as a new variable in South Asia’s already crowded strategic equation. As Dhaka explores…
AI
Why U.S.–India Cooperation Is More Powerful When Aligned with the UAE and Israel
At a moment of mounting global instability from attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea to rising tensions across the Indo-Pacific the question facing American policymakers is no longer…
Community
A Nation of Storytellers: Why Sri Lanka’s New PR Body Signals a Country Reclaiming its Narrative
Travel teaches you things no classroom can. Not just about countries, but about yourself. When I arrived at the Sheraton in Colombo to speak on risk, resilience, and crisis communications,…
Agriculture
Opinion: Resetting Ties is Now the Challenge
Between a best deal and a sellout, people of India are a witness to an ongoing shouting match between the government and the opposition on what exactly the deliverables are…
Community
Capital Latitude: Deals Not Diktats
“Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agree than to disagree.” — Dean Acheson In early August last year, President Donald Trump, in his usual…