Op-Ed

Tommy Robinson Is Not the Problem. He Is the Reckoning.

The parties Europe once called fringe are no longer fringe. Europe is shifting to the right, as voters who feel their leaders stopped listening increasingly make their frustration clear at the ballot box

Why India Needs a Social Media Platform of Its Own

From Guatemala’s CIA-run radio broadcasts to the Twitter Files and political upheavals across India’s neighbourhood, this is a story about information, influence, and a question India may soon have to answer: who controls the platforms on which a nation understands itself?

Daood Gilani Aka David Headley

David Headley helped map the targets of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks while already known to U.S. authorities. Years later, the unanswered question remains: how was he allowed to operate for so long, and why has he never faced an Indian court?

There Was a Time India Only Issued Statements

At the SCO summit in Bishkek, India forced terrorism to the top and got a declaration Pakistan itself had to sign. How New Delhi learned to set the terms.

The Women of Chittor Did Not Ask for Your Permission

We are endlessly comfortable with our women as victims, and uneasy the moment they become warriors. A reflection on Swara Bhaskar, the jauhar of Padmaavat, and the courage we keep mistaking for a wound.

Nepal Can't Have It Both Ways on Climate Blame

Nepal wants climate compensation from the very economies whose industrial products it depends on. Can it blame the fire while still warming itself by it?

India's Real AI Advantage Isn't the GPU Count. It's What Comes Next

The IndiaAI Mission's numbers make good headlines, but the more interesting story is what India is uniquely placed to build next, from its own chip fabs to AI trained for a billion different tongues.

We Keep Winning the Plaque and Losing the Point

India under-monetises its UNESCO heritage while China and the Gulf turn theirs into tourism and diplomacy. Recognition was never the finish line.

India demands tariff edge over Vietnam, China before finalizing US trade deal

India puts US trade deal on hold until Washington grants tariff terms exceeding those for Vietnam and China, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says.