With protests intensifying inside Iran and US President Donald Trump declaring that “help is on its way”, the possibility of a direct confrontation between Washington and Tehran has...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s first official visit to India, though brief, carried strong strategic intent. Against a backdrop of global instability and weakening multilateral norms, New Delhi and...
Nearly five decades after the 1979 Iranian Revolution promised independence, freedom, and social justice, a growing number of Iranians view its outcome as a profound historical failure. Recurrent...
India is beginning to look beyond land-based laboratories to some of the most extreme and underexplored environments on Earth and beyond. Marine and space biotechnology—once niche scientific domains—are...
India’s clean energy transition now hinges on assured access to critical minerals and rare earths—inputs that are indispensable for batteries, electric vehicles, renewable energy systems and advanced electronics....
India’s green energy transition is often projected as a story of rapid capacity addition and global leadership. Yet beneath the headline numbers lies a growing structural bottleneck. While...
The Forest Rights Act, 2006 was one of the rare legislations in India to enjoy near-unanimous political support. Conceived as a “healing touch”, it sought to correct historical...
India’s urban future is often narrated through the spectacle of megacities. Yet, beneath this dominant vocabulary, a quieter and far more consequential transformation is unfolding. Of nearly 9,000...
Recent reports suggesting that the Indian government is exploring rules requiring smartphone manufacturers to disclose their source code to third-party testing agencies have sparked intense debate. The report,...
The recent civic unrest in Iran has unfolded amid dense media noise and sharply polarised narratives, complicating any objective reading. Yet such an exercise is necessary. Iran’s geopolitical...
