A peace plan with all the accompanying fanfare has been rolled out in Washington, with key participants, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressing, and perhaps …
Opinion
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Dharma Vs Dhandha: India’s Conundrum
by Gopal Khanna & Rasita Vishnuram 6 minutes readDharmasya Mulam Artha (The Basis of Righteousness is Wealth) — Chanakya Long before globalization became common parlance, India was already its beating heart. The scent of pepper and cardamom drifted …
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Opinion: The Biggest Challenge for Democrats
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readFor a party that still seems totally devastated at what went on in the November 2024 election and giving the impression that it is yet to come to term with …
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The Axis of Autonomy: India’s Inadvertent Graduation to Global Provocateur
by Pratik Bhatnagar, Special to South Asian Herald 11 minutes readWhen my Gen Z teenager advised me to stop overthinking a career decision and just “go do some ‘main character stuff,” I initially dismissed it as social media vernacular. But …
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India at the Core: Why Secretary Marco Rubio Framed the Century Around the Indo-Pacific
by Anand Patelby Anand Patel 5 minutes readOn September 11, 2025, when the Secretary of State Marco Rubio introduced Sergio Gor as the U.S. envoy-designate to India at his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing, he called …
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Opinion: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and New Calculations
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readGood times or luck would seem to be raining on Pakistan, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Chief of Defense Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir. Out of nowhere, and from …
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United Nations@80: Legacy, Challenges, and Future Directions
by Sanjay Upadhya 5 minutes readAs the United Nations commemorates its 80th anniversary, its dual nature becomes increasingly apparent. Established in 1945 following two devastating global conflicts, the organization was conceived as a safeguard against …
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The AI and Robotics Revolution: Promise and Peril for Emerging Markets Like India
by Yee Carter, Special to South Asian Herald 10 minutes readArtificial Intelligence (AI) has become the ubiquitous buzzword in the business world, especially in equity markets – almost every financial news story seems to have a mandatory inclusion about AI. …
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Opinion: Look Ahead, Not in The Rear View Mirror
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readTo read too much into what is happening in Washington, D.C., vis-à-vis what President Donald Trump is saying on Russia sanctions would be as wrong as not seeing the rather …
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Opinion: Pinching the Baby and Rocking the Cradle
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readIt takes a simple mind to read too much into what is happening in the realm of India–United States relations—a tendency to take at face value all that is being …