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India’s Free Trade Dilemma

India is accelerating free trade negotiations at a time of growing global protectionism and mounting tariff pressures, especially from the United States. While the country has signed multiple...

 December 16, 2025

Antibiotics, AMR and India’s Policy Gap

India’s struggle with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) often appears abstract, buried in reports and statistics. Yet, sometimes, a personal episode captures the problem more sharply than any dataset. A...

 December 16, 2025

Insurance Law Overhaul and Its Trade-offs

The Union Cabinet’s approval of the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 marks the most ambitious attempt in decades to recalibrate India’s insurance framework....

 December 16, 2025

India–Russia Ties at a Crossroads

The 23rd India–Russia annual summit held on December 5 projected continuity and resilience in a relationship often described as “time-tested”. Yet, beyond symbolism and reaffirmation, the summit produced...

 December 16, 2025

India’s FTA Sprint and Strategic Logic

India appears set to conclude a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand, while negotiations continue with Oman, Chile, Israel, Canada, the EU, the UK and others. The...

 December 16, 2025

OBC Exclusions and Constitutional Faultlines

The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has recommended the removal of 35 communities — most of them Muslim — from West Bengal’s Central list of Other Backward...

 December 16, 2025

India–Ethiopia Partnership at a Turning Point

Ethiopia, one of Africa’s most populous nations and fastest-growing economies, is re-emerging as a key strategic and economic partner for India. With its central role in the Horn...

 December 16, 2025

Courts and the Limits of Free Speech

Freedom of speech is a foundational pillar of constitutional democracy. In India, threats to this freedom are conventionally associated with executive overreach or legislative excess. However, recent proceedings...

 December 16, 2025

Legacy of Suvaran Maran

The release of a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II, also known as Suvaran Maran, has brought renewed national attention to a powerful but relatively...

 December 16, 2025

China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus

China crossing the $1 trillion trade surplus mark within just eleven months of 2025 is unprecedented in global trade history. While the headline number signals export strength and...

 December 13, 2025

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