The European Union’s decision to indefinitely freeze $246 billion worth of Russian assets marks a quiet but consequential pushback against the United States under President Donald Trump. Far...
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has moved from a technical exercise into the heart of India’s political contestation. Statements in Parliament framing the exercise as...
The Reserve Bank of India’s surprise policy rate cut on December 6, coming soon after official data showed GDP growth of 8.2 per cent, has sparked debate on...
The Madhya Pradesh government’s declaration in December 2024 that the state is “Maoist-free” marks a significant moment in India’s long-running battle against Left-Wing Extremism (LWE). Behind the announcement...
The attack during a Hanukkah gathering at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in mid-December jolted Australia out of a long-held sense of everyday security. More than a terror incident, it...
Advances in biotechnology have dramatically expanded humanity’s ability to understand, manipulate, and deploy biological systems. While these advances promise breakthroughs in health, agriculture, and industry, they also lower...
In early December, IndiGo — India’s largest airline by market share — witnessed an unprecedented operational breakdown, cancelling over 5,000 flights in just ten days. What initially appeared...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Oman in December 2025, as part of a three-nation tour, comes at a moment of heightened geopolitical churn in West Asia and...
India’s long-running constitutional friction over Governors delaying assent to State Bills took a dramatic turn in 2025. In April, the Supreme Court appeared to decisively curb gubernatorial obstructionism....
The World Inequality Report (WIR) 2026, released this week, paints a stark picture of a world where prosperity is increasingly concentrated at the top — not only within...
