If the US pressures China to free-float the yuan, increase market access for its companies and go for full capital account convertibility, a trade deal is unlikely

Indo-Pakistani tensions mirrored a chilling mix of nationalism, miscalculations, and political games that pushed both countries dangerously close to war

Given the challenges the Indus Basin faces, India needs to weave geo-strategy with geo-ecology

The terrorist attack of April 22, 2025, in the Baisaran Valley has reignited this geopolitical powder keg.

Surge in research misconduct, ranging from plagiarism to data falsification, is posing a serious challenge to India’s academic credibility

The US president’s disruptive policies reveal a superpower unsettled by its waning dominance

India’s worries in its neighbourhood have deepened after Muhammad Yunus’ Beijing visit last month

Military conflict without defined objectives risks strategic failure, strengthens Pakistan’s narrative of resilience, and may escalate into a nuclear war

Rising contractual employment in sanitation work draws upon and reproduces historical inequalities of caste and class in urban India

A multidimensional geopolitical struggle. The US-China clash is the 21st century’s geopolitical fulcrum, a systemic rivalry across economies, militaries, technologies, and ideologies, with global supremacy at stake

Germany may have survived the extreme right wing political onslaught of AfD, but the world looks a dangerous place with rearmament of Europe

China is sending critical geoeconomic signals that it will resist US bullying and economic hegemonism

The forthcoming negotiations for renewing the treaty must make water-sharing climate resilient, equitable and account for extreme weather conditions

Trade wars have no winners. Having learnt no lessons from his first term on trade protectionism, this unfortunate reality is again staring Trump in the face

Europe’s Rearm Europe initiative faces hurdles in achieving its military goals but signals a clear political message to the US and Russia