India

How our domestic politics hobbles our foreign policy

Our selective silence on how minorities are treated is hurting our neighborhood policy

India’s proposed push for ancient maths risks loss of rigour, employability

The focus on Indian knowledge systems in the UGC’s proposed mathematics curriculum is a repetition of school-level content and better suited to disciplines such as astronomy and religious studies.

India could turn H1-B visa restrictions to its advantage

The tightening of the H-1B visa programme through fees and potential policy changes challenges the established model of global talent exchange

Gen-Z’s challenge to elite dominance in South Asia

Deadly protests by youths in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal show how lack of attention to inclusive development can fuel public anger

Beyond resumption of China-India dialogue, unresolved issues persist

Beyond resumption of China-India dialogue, unresolved issues persist

When Mom comes calling

Arundhati Roy’s “Mother Mary Comes to Me” are two parallel stories in a gripping memoir of two women and the times they lived in

Rational alignment in multipolar competition: India and Russia’s strategic pull toward China

In a world of shifting alliances, a game-theory model known as the “Truel” helps explain how weaker states band together when the strongest power loses credibility-and why that could spell danger for the United States

SCO’s power play: Can China rewrite the rules of global governance?

The SCO summit at Tianjin in China, followed by a spectacular military display in Beijing, signal a resolve to contest the vagaries of the Trump Administration and tweak the global and regional orders.

SSC Exams Expose a Broken System Failing Millions of Aspirants

SSC exams marred by gross mismanagement, faulty systems, and vendor scandals, leaving millions of aspirants betrayed and demanding urgent accountability

Trump’s tariff playbook: McKinley’s ghost in a globalised world

The US president’s tariff strategy is inspired by 19th-century isolationism. But in an interconnected economy, affected countries can adapt by shifting supply chains and depreciating currencies, leaving US consumers to foot the bill