ANALYSIS

Poonam Sharma The political unrest in Nepal has again highlighted the way in which the global powers, Western institutions, and international social media platforms are influencing South Asian politics. Following the dramatic demonstrations…

Standfirst In a flurry of remarks, President Donald Trump and his aides portrayed U.S.–India trade as a “one-sided disaster” and labeled India a “laundromat for the Kremlin.” The rhetoric is punchy—but much of it leaves out context on how…

Poonam Sharma The Indian Ocean and its surrounding Southeast Asian region have long been the battleground for competing global powers. Today, this contest is growing more intense as the United States and China extend their influence deeper…

Poonam Sharma The Odisha government has embarked on one of the largest religious land recovery campaigns in modern India, seeking to reclaim nearly 58,000 acres of land belonging to Lord Jagannath that had, over the centuries, slipped into…

Harshita Rai A wave of anti-US sentiment has erupted across India after US President Donald Trump slapped an unprecedented 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods, citing New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian crude oil. The penalty — among…

Poonam Sharma The Congress party is again in the eye of the storm — this time for meddling with the cultural and religious conscience of Karnataka's world-famous Mysuru Dussehra. What has traditionally been commemorated as an emblem of…

Poonam Sharma September 1, 2025, again brought word that the Taliban regime has resumed its vicious campaign against Afghan women through an attack on one of their few remaining clandestine sources of sustenance and solidarity — beauty…

Poonam Sharma China these days is like an egg cooker about to burst. President Xi Jinping, who was once painted as an immoveable "core leader," is now largely becoming figure one of the domestic public enemy list. Domestic opposition is not…

Poonam Sharma Indian policymakers and the public have been presented a uniform narrative for years—that Sheikh Hasina, the veteran Prime Minister of Bangladesh and daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is India's best friend in Dhaka. Right…

Poonam Sharma The Supreme Court of India, in a significant move, has granted relief to hundreds of Hindu refugees from Pakistan living at Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila. These displaced families, numbering around 800, have been battling uncertainty…