Every winter, North India slips into a familiar grey haze. This year, confusion briefly deepened when ash plumes from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano — erupting after nearly 12,000...
In diplomacy, timing often speaks louder than intent, and optics frequently outweigh formal assurances. The United States’ recent decision to approve a $686 million deal to upgrade Pakistan’s...
Tensions between China and Japan have intensified sharply, bringing Northeast Asia to a precarious moment where miscalculation could have grave consequences. What began as a political statement has...
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...
