Opinion

Genius Plan vs Brain Drain: Why China is leading the tech war while India is falling behind

India, now the fourth-largest economy in the world, has much soul-searching to do. If talent abroad does not wish to return, and talent at home is desperate to leave, it is a damning commentary on how merit is treated within the system

How Bangladesh elections look like a fixed match for Jamaat and foreign interests

Regardless of the results of an election where one out of two major parties has been banned and a third, extreme one, has been raised to extreme influence, chaos shall reign until the balance is reset

Pakistan’s phantom arms boom: How domestic diplomacy is manufacturing a global lie

When Pakistan cannot deliver economic stability, it starts delivering narratives

Defence budget surge signals India’s push for capacity building, self-reliance

The pattern of budgetary allocation is a clear signal that the domestic industrial complex is being prioritised and will be encouraged to ensure Atmanirbharta and build capacity amid growing security challenges

How India and Arab world cement civilisational ties for today’s challenges

Several geopolitical, economic, and security challenges currently impact the partnership between India and the Arab League nations, but both sides want a 'strategic reset' aimed at transforming traditional ties into a modern, multi-sectoral partnership

Elite decadence documented in Epstein files marks the final stages of the decline of American empire

The Epstein files confirm that America’s decadent aristocracy is focused on its own survival and the protection of its lifestyle, and while America still remains the world’s most powerful nation, its soft power is eroding faster than Emperor Trump’s falling favourability at home

India’s defence budget push signals preference for hard deterrence

The hike in defence outlay is a recognition that India faces significant challenges to its fundamental sovereignty, and this needs hard power, not mere moral posturing

UGC episode exposes why Bharat must reclaim its history, decolonise civilisational narrative

The choice before Bharat is stark: either we reclaim our narrative, or we allow others — foreign as well as domestic — to write it against us. The society may not be as vigilant as it was this time

From scarcity to strategic advantage: India’s leap forward in shaping the global supply chain for critical minerals

India’s strategy signals a shift from transactional resource acquisition to long-term supply-chain partnerships. These partnerships increasingly emphasise sustainability, value addition, and shared development outcomes, aligning Indian economic interests with broader global governance norms

Beyond tariffs: How Budget 2026 re-engineers export competitiveness amid Trumpian disruptions

Budget 2026 internalises the logic of making our exports more competitive across the board

How Pakistan’s selective blindness has turned into a security nightmare

Pakistan still treats Islamist terrorism as a security issue rather than an ideological one, with little effort to dismantle radicalisation networks or challenge extremist narratives. At the same time, the Baloch insurgency—driven by political exclusion, economic marginalisation, and coercive governance—is addressed almost solely through force

Budget 2026: Hopes are high, but hard choices have to be made

Union Budget 2026 is expected to act as a unifying signal, aligning industrial policy with trade strategy, climate commitments with fiscal planning, and digital public infrastructure with social inclusion goals. It can reinforce confidence that India’s growth is not accidental or cyclical but designed

The EU-India FTA opens doors for textiles, but compliance could be the key

The India–EU free trade pact will be judged not only by tariff lines and market size but by whether India’s textile supply chains can show cleaner water, safer work and lower emissions at scale

America matters, but it’s not indispensable for the world

The world will move beyond the US, and Donald Trump would be solely responsible. Trump has failed to realise that despite America's power, there are alternatives available to those who seek them