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The Global Gold Rush: Central Banks Turn Their Backs on the Dollar
Poonam Sharma
The Financial Nerves of the World
If we pay attention to the financial headlines of the world, something historic is going on. From France to Sweden to India, central banks are quietly, urgently bringing home their…
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ Meets a DUSU Reality Check
The sharpest question after the DUSU results is not whether Rahul Gandhi can draw students to an event, but whether his politics can translate into votes, organisation and sustained campus support.
At a time when Gandhi was…
Talaq Economy: The secret loophole draining Karnataka’s welfare schemes
By Poonam Sharma
Stories often emerge from the labyrinth of India’s welfare structure of not only human ingenuity but also deep flaws in governance. Karim’s recent story, a man who has to pay alimony to multiple ex-wives, while his current…
A Changing World Order
Poonam Sharma
The world of economics is in for a seismic shift as countries like India contend with the US sanctions on Russia, the might of the US dollar and the changes underway within the BRICS bloc. The central question of this…
Nandigram Bypoll: A Contest Caught in a Political-Legal Storm
GG News Bureau
Kolkata, 21st Sept: Nandigram has once again become the centre of West Bengal’s political contest, but this time the drama is unfolding even before the ballot is cast. Within hours on Friday, the constituency witnessed a…
The Global Power Game: RAC Axis, BRICS Fractures and India’s Strategic Chessboard RAC and the…
Poonam Sharma
In the shadowy hallways of world diplomacy, a new axis is forming: RAC - Russia, America, China. The traditional power balance is in flux, and the three giants are re-adjusting their strategies, seeking to carve the world…
Narendra Modi at 76: A Journey That Changed Indian Politics
Every birthday is a moment to look back. For Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who turns 76 on September 17, 2026, the journey stretches from a small town in Gujarat to the centre of India's political and diplomatic landscape.
But Modi's…
A question the world can no longer afford to treat as science fiction
POONAM SHARMA
What if artificial intelligence becomes more powerful than our ability to understand and control it?
The question has become more urgent since AI safety researchers resigned from some of the world’s top artificial…
BRICS at a Turning Point: PM Modi’s Vision for a New Global Order
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi has presented an opportunity to look beyond the traditional vocabulary of geopolitics and ask a more fundamental question: what kind of global order can respond to the challenges of an increasingly…
BRICS 2026: The Global Moment for India and the Rise of the Global South
By Poonam Sharma
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi has provided an important opportunity for India to go beyond the traditional language of emerging economies and ask a question that is much larger before the world: Who gets to make the…