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14 Apr 2026 · 6 min read

Voices from India

Trump Should Go By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The American President Donald John Trump is the leader of the most powerful economy and military of the world. The common refrain has been…

13 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

Indo-Arab relations: A new chapter?

By Inder Jit (Released on 8 April 1975) President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed‘s quiet initiative in attending King Faisal‘s funeral, could well help open a new chapter in friendship and mutual cooperation with Saudi Arabia and…

11 Apr 2026 · 5 min read

Build rail, not runways

High Fuel, No User Grounds UDAN By Shivaji Sarkar At a critical time of fuel scarcity, the push to the nearly a decade-old India’s Regional Connectivity Scheme—UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik)—is confronting a hard truth:…

10 Apr 2026 · 7 min read

New security architecture

Israel & Palestine By Jerzy Wójcik (Expert, Centre for International Relations, Poland) Contrary to optimistic vision of stabilisation and economic development in the Middle East contained in Trump administration’s US…

9 Apr 2026 · 6 min read

Perspectives from india

Political Tsunami in Nepal By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) Nepal is prone to earthquakes. And there has been a tsunami on 7 March 2016, the day of national elections in Nepal. A…

8 Apr 2026 · 10 min read

L’affaire deputy speaker

By Inder Jit (Released on 23 Aug 1983) L’affaire Deputy Speaker has become more and more intriguing. It continues to pit the Opposition in the Lok Sabha not only against Mr. Lakshmanan, the Deputy Speaker, but against…

7 Apr 2026 · 6 min read

Dubious intent & promises

Ensuing Elections By Dhurjati Mukherjee Lack of decency and morality are political trends reiterated by leaders. The clamour raised by some states and drama enacted specially by West Bengal, regarding SIR (special…

6 Apr 2026 · 6 min read

Tiptoeing stealthily

Uniform Civil Code By Poonam I Kaushish As the world lives a calamity amidst the ongoing destructive war between US-Israel vs Iran which spares no nation as thousands continue getting killed and billions of dollars…

4 Apr 2026 · 6 min read

Can it be replicated in Iran?

India In Korean War By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) The war in Iran has taken unanticipated turns. American President Donald Trump seems to have got stuck in a war that does not appear to…

2 Apr 2026 · 6 min read

Economy likely to be affected

Oil & Gas Crisis By Dhurjati Mukherjee Predictions and projections may not turn out to be accurate. While promises of politicians mostly are found to falter, this may not be the same in case of professional economists…

1 Apr 2026 · 5 min read

Cec in mps crosshairs

Impeachment Motion By Poonam I Kaushish Phew! Its electioneering season again as Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala go to polls next month with Parties rolling out a perfect electoral cake to the strains of ‘Vote…

31 Mar 2026 · 5 min read

Triggers stunning losses

The Great Miscommunication By Shivaji Sarkar It’s about miscommunication and unfathomed losses. Never has the Gulf wars jolted India so hard. India’s recent anxiety over a supposed petroleum and LPG “shortage” is less a…

30 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

Somaliland in new middle east balance of power

By Janusz Bylinski (Expert, Centre for International Relations, Poland) Since December last, Somaliland has been at the centre of a cyclone that has gripped the Middle East and Horn of Africa. Israel’s recognition of…

23 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

Gulf crisis seeks strategy

Towards Green Energy By Dhurjati Mukherjee In the wake of the Middle East crisis, the need for acceleration of green energy in India assumes great significance more so because the country has committed to net-zero…

16 Mar 2026 · 8 min read

India Disappoints on Gulf Crisis

By Inder Jit (Released on 1 September 1990) Free India’s foreign policy and its conduct has suffered from one grave failing over the years. Its Foreign Office has mostly reacted to developments, seldom anticipated and,…

12 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

Will sc order make a dent?

Private Universities By Dhurjati Mukherjee Just at the end of the year, the Supre Court gave a landmark judgment whereby it has ordered nationwide audit of all private and deemed universities, transforming a student’s…

10 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

Bureau of connivance

CBI: His Master’s Voice By Poonam I Kaushish With the world in a tailspin thanks to US-Israel war against Iran with Middle East caught in the crossfire, in India BJP-AAP are trading charges over a CBI special court…

7 Mar 2026 · 5 min read

Enough is enough, says n-e

Delhi’s Racism By Insaf Three cheers to social media! Notwithstanding the fears of it playing mischief, the recent incident of racism in the nation’s national capital, Delhi, going viral and sparking outrage has served…

6 Mar 2026 · 6 min read

What is the controversy?

Modi’s Visit to Israel By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel has sparked geo-political controversy in addition to criticism from the Opposition at…

4 Mar 2026 · 11 min read

Right men in right places

By Inder Jit (Released on 20 April 1982) Lusty cheers greeted the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the controversial West Bengal poll. This is as it should have been. The Supreme Court’s verdict is of fundamental…