In the annals of failed diplomacy, the Islamabad talks may come to be remembered not merely as a missed opportunity, but as a turning point — the moment when the …
Opinion
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For all those getting bent out of shape that Vice President of the United States, J.D. Vance is returning empty handed from Islamabad after a marathon 21 hours of direct …
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Opinion: Need For Restraint in Actions and Words
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readIt is pretty much anybody’s guess if one of the world’s oldest civilizations would have ended on Tuesday had it not been for the last-minute two-week ceasefire in the Middle …
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The Simplification Temptation: Modi’s Grand Wager on Uniformity in an Unruly Democracy
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 8 minutes readThere is a particular kind of political courage — or audacity, depending on where you stand — in proposing to simplify what has resisted simplification for seventy-five years. Narendra Modi, …
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Trump’s Iran Miscalculation: A Warning for a Fragile Global Order
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 3 minutes read“Wars may be started at will, but they are ended by necessity.” The old insight, often attributed to Machiavelli, has taken on renewed relevance in the unfolding crisis involving Donald …
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Strengthening India’s Cultural Diplomacy in a Changing World
by Amit Deshmukh 6 minutes readAs the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) celebrates its Foundation Day in 2026, it presents an important moment to reflect on the organization’s historic role in shaping India’s cultural …
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The Gulf in the Ballot Box: How a Distant War Is Reshaping India’s Five-State Election
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 8 minutes readIndia is heading into its most consequential sub-national electoral cycle in a decade — and the campaign trail smells, unexpectedly, of kerosene. A war in West Asia, now entering its …
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Opinion: Sifting Through Noise and Clutter
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readThere are a lot of developments in the Middle East pertaining to the American-Israeli war on Iran; but none that speaks or even point in any positive direction as to …
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Capital Latitude: The Indo-Pacific Now Begins in the Gulf
by Rasita Vishnuram 5 minutes read“The rule of the sea is indeed a great matter.” – Thucydides For years, the Indo-Pacific was drawn as an eastern theater of power, with most attention fixed on the …