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The Opposition’s Borrowed Momentum: Rahul Gandhi’s Political Ascent is Built on Narendra Modi’s Missteps
## India’s principal opposition leader is gaining ground, but largely because Narendra Modi’s political armor has begun to crack For more than a decade, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) operated on a comforting electoral equation.
Trouble at Bombay House: N. Chandrasekaran’s Early Exit Exposes Deep Fractures at Tata
After a decade at the helm of India’s largest conglomerate, Natarajan Chandrasekaran signals his exit amidst deep strategic fractures over new-age bets, Air India, and the battle over public listing ## MUMBAI When Natarajan Chandrasekaran stepped into the top office at Bombay House in 2017, his appointment was hailed as a quiet revolution.
A phantom flight over Ankara: Donald Trump’s secretive jet swap exposes the limits of Middle Eastern deterrence.
## Donald Trump’s secretive jet swap in Turkey reveals the surprising durability of Iranian intelligence and the fragility of American security guarantees When the commander-in-chief of the world's premier military superpower is forced to slip out of a decoy aircraft to evade foreign tracking, the symbolic weight is impossible to ignore.
India’s Golden Crutch: A Massive Surge in Gold Loans Exposes Household Vulnerabilities
By the end of March 2026, the total outstanding volume of gold loans in India crossed 19.4 trillion rupees.
The sequencing deadlock: Netanyahu turns down Donald Trump’s Gaza plan
An elusive truce in Gaza has run into a familiar obstacle: the divergent political survival tactics of its architects. the White House presented a framework designed to bring an end to the fighting.
The Gen-Z Wildcard: Why a surging opposition and restive students are not yet enough to unseat the BJP
## A youth-driven protest movement and a by-election setback have shaken Narendra Modi’s ruling party.
Growth Without Grace: The Deep Roots of India’s Discontent
In the glittering boardrooms of Mumbai and the high-rise tech parks of Bengaluru, India’s economic narrative seems unequivocally triumphant.
The Mecca Accord: Military pact among Sunni states signals the twilight of American security guarantees
When diplomats gathered in Mecca to formalise a defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey, the chosen setting was hardly accidental.
Reclaiming the Conqueror’s Tongue: How India Domesticated English
Language policy in developing post-colonial democracies rarely escapes the pull of romantic nationalism.
Kremlin Tracks, Asian Station: Moscow’s Railway Ambitions Run into Realpolitik
## A Russian proposal to link Eurasia by rail promises energy security for India, but transit through Pakistan makes the route a geopolitical non-starter In the contested arena of Eurasian energy trade, choke points dictate national destinies.
Heavy Robes, Restless Halls: Why students protest against the Chief Justice of India
## A student protest against the Chief Justice of India exposes a growing rift between the country's highest court and its elite legal academies At the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) in Hyderabad, convocation is rarely a routine affair.
Young Blood, Old Math: A Generation Z Uprising Menaces the BJP in Uttar Pradesh
## Restless young voters are disrupting the ruling party's carefully crafted calculations in India's most decisive state In the dense arithmetic of Indian statecraft, few rules are as durable as the supremacy of Uttar Pradesh.
Stuck in the strait: Donald Trump scales back his Iranian nuclear demands
WHEN military campaigns are launched on grand promises, their collapse is rarely dignified.
Sidelined in West Asia: India Pay the Price for Abandoning Strategic Autonomy
For decades, the bedrock of Indian foreign policy was a calibrated, non-aligned pragmatism.
India’s Credit Binge: How Easy Money and Digital Lenders Are Trapping Households
Across urban and semi-urban India, a subtle shift in household finance has quietly mutated into a systemic vulnerability.
An Imploding State and a Surging Foreign Policy Create a Dangerous Cocktail for India
An Imploding State and a Surging Foreign Policy Create a Dangerous Cocktail for India At first glance, Pakistan presents a study in structural collapse.
Pragmatism from the Sangh: Why RSS Is Re-evaluating Pakistan
Pragmatism from the Sangh: Why RSS Is Re-evaluating Pakistan Political orthodoxies in New Delhi rarely shift without warning, yet a recent intervention from the ideological core of ruling BJP has caught observers off guard.
Unlocking the Blue Frontier: India turns to offshore reserves to power its growing economy
For a nation boasting 7,500 kilometers of coastline and an Exclusive Economic Zone spanning roughly two million square kilometers, India has long treated its surrounding waters as little more than a highway.
The Mecca Accord: A New Islamic Defense Axis and the Challenge for India
A shift of tectonic proportions has occurred in Mecca.
The Great Indian Numbers Game
Politics in India often feels like a puzzle where the pieces are deliberately reshaped to fit a specific narrative.