A foiled ricin attack raises fundamental questions about where India situates biological threats within its wider counter-terrorism and nuclear-deterrence architecture ...
What began as emergency financial assistance during the economic crisis has evolved into a more dynamic partnership encompassing digital payments, banking linkages, and digital infrastructure ...
The Nag-II ATGM adds useful lethality to the Zorawar Light Battle Tank, but it remains only an incremental upgrade ...
Winning in an AI world requires mastering both fronts—developing AI for warfare and defending against warfare in a world run by AI ...
As naval power becomes central to great-power competition, India must build a renaissance navy capable of deterring China and shaping the future balance of power across the Indo-Pacific ...
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High US tariffs have pushed India and Brazil towards deeper engagement, prompting both countries to expand their trade, energy, and defence partnerships. ...
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By blending openness with calibrated safeguards, the UK-India FTA demonstrates how Adam Smith’s principles can be adapted to today’s complex global trade landscape ...
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The low turnout signals to President Muizzu, the PNC, and other parties that voter sentiment goes beyond manifestos and populist promises ...
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As cross-strait tensions intensify, Japan’s pacifist constraints collide with the hard geography of its security environment ...
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NCRB must prioritise timely reporting, adopt clearer counting methods, ensure fuller urban coverage, and undertake its own analytical research to strengthen the credibility of India’s crime statistics ...
At the Fourth Plenum, China’s leadership reaffirmed Xi’s push for innovation-led, secure, and sustainable growth as the cornerstone of its 15th Five-Year Plan ...
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Sudan’s war crimes crisis deepens as chemical weapon use allegations surface, challenging the global community’s commitment to the Chemical Weapons Convention ...
With the shift from aid to security, AFRICOM may deliver tactical wins but cannot fill the gap left by reduced civilian and diplomatic efforts ...
Myanmar’s raid on KK Park exposes the nexus of cyber fraud, trafficking, and militarised patronage—and the urgent need for India-led regional cooperation. ...
To make the Implementation COP effective, climate finance must shift from fragmented pledges to predictable, equitable flows reaching cities and communities ...
JeM’s women-centric online jihad course reveals how Pakistan’s digital and ideological ecosystems continue to enable extremism under the cloak of religious education. ...
Experiences from Afghanistan to Gaza show that expecting ‘moderates’ to anchor post-conflict politics overlooks the deeper power struggles and ideological rifts that shape these theatres ...
The US–China rare-earth truce offers a brief opening. India, long exporting raw minerals, now has a chance to build processing power and strategic leverage. ...
COP30 offers a pivotal moment to strengthen gender-responsive climate governance, bridging structural, financial, and policy gaps to ensure that global commitments translate into equitable and effective outcomes. ...
COP30 must strengthen transparency and cooperation to help the Global South build capacity and turn climate ambition into action ...
As melting glaciers and erratic weather displace vulnerable Himalayan communities, Nepal’s climate crisis is fast becoming South Asia’s next major migration challenge, demanding urgent regional cooperation and policy action ...
COP30 must deliver on the Paris Agreement’s core promise by securing predictable finance and effective technology transfer to enable equitable climate action in the Global South ...
Trump’s return has deepened European doubts about US security guarantees, prompting fresh interest in France’s nuclear deterrent ...
The US plan to restart nuclear testing signals a shift in strategic posture with potential ripple effects for India’s deterrent choices. ...
The EU-Ukraine trade pact marks a careful balancing act—binding Kyiv closer to Europe’s economic fabric while taking into account concerns of member states ...
Precision strikes weakened LeT and JeM, yet both are regenerating capacity through dispersed bases, digital fundraising, and ideological mobilisation led by covert state support. ...
Mitu Sengupta is a Full Professor with the Department of Politics and Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is also a Visiting Professor at the Council for Social Development (CSD) and Senior Adjunct Fellow at Research andInformation Systems for Developing ...
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Mitu Sengupta is a Full Professor with the Department of Politics and Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is also a Visiting Professor at the Council for Social Development (CSD) and Senior Adjunct Fellow at Research andInformation Systems for Developing ...
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