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Defense

Opinion: Getting Real with the Board of Peace 

It is not as though the Board of Peace (BOP) is in tatters or on the verge of collapse except that many nations who have been invited to join the…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 26, 2026

Africa

India-Africa: Reinforcing Partnerships

Discussing a partnership between India, a country, and Africa, a continent of 54 countries, may sound asymmetrical. Still, two factors justify doing so: empathy and support for Africa in India…

By Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia · January 26, 2026

Community

BRICS 2026 – Implications for a Multipolar World

Recently the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Noel Barrot, while meeting the Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, made an interesting observation that France was heading…

By Ambassador Anil Trigunayat · January 25, 2026

Community

Tamil Nadu 2026: When Silence Becomes a Verdict

Political earthquakes in Tamil Nadu don't arrive with thunder. They begin as whispers in tea shops, as knowing glances exchanged at bus stops, as conversations that trail off when strangers…

By TN Ashok · January 24, 2026

Economy

Opinion: Takaichi Calls for Snap Poll 

When Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of parliament and opted for snap polls on February 8, she must have been quite aware of the fact that the…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 24, 2026

Community

Diplomacy: India’s Global and Cultural Heritage 

India’s cultural and civilizational heritage is her gift to the world. An understanding of what is our culture and civilization would take us into a historical journey into our past. …

By Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee · January 22, 2026

Europe

Opinion: Taking on Too Much 

Few would have imagined that America’s backyard could be as far away as ten thousand miles away. But in a sudden shift of attention President Donald Trump turned to Diego…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 21, 2026

Diaspora

The Mountain Where Power Goes to Be Seen

Snow is falling on Davos again, the way it does every January, turning a Swiss ski town into something between a fortress and a film set. Police checkpoints appear overnight.…

By Farzana Baduel · January 19, 2026