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A Nightmare Dressed in Daydream

New Delhi, April 26 -- The first 90 days of the Trump 2.0 administration can be described as a phase of 'uncertainty', 'inconsistency' and 'turmoil' for the global economy in general, and the USA in p... Read More


Essential Overhaul

New Delhi, April 22 -- India's trade deficit increased to USD 94.26 billion in 2024-25 from the previous year's deficit of USD 78.39 billion. The country's trade deficit with China reached USD 99 bill... Read More


Self-afflicting tariff tempest

New Delhi, April 19 -- The US dollar fell against major currencies on April 10, hitting a ten-year low against the safe-haven Swiss franc, as markets digested President Donald Trump's dramatic reversa... Read More


Battle for Regional Legitimacy

New Delhi, April 15 -- The 6th Summit of the Heads of State/Government of the member States of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) was held on Apri... Read More


Choosing the Right Allies

New Delhi, April 12 -- The trade war that the US President Donald Trump has started is getting more extreme every day. The World Trade Organisation on Wednesday estimated the US-China trade tensions c... Read More


Union or Illusion?

New Delhi, April 5 -- Any standard textbook on the Indian political system says, referring to article 1(1) of the Indian Constitution, "India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States". The Constitu... Read More


Feeding the Faultline

New Delhi, March 29 -- Tamil Nadu is leading the Southern states yet again in their fight against the political hegemony of the northern states. This time the Tamil Chief Minister has raised the issue... Read More


Between the Two Worlds

New Delhi, March 22 -- India and China, two of the world's oldest civilisations, stand at a crossroads of history, with their shared rich cultural heritage and complex relationship shaping the modern ... Read More


Rising from the Red Shadow

New Delhi, March 20 -- Mao still resonates in China. In 2024, the Chinese communist revolution exceeded the 74-year lifespan (1917-1991) of its Soviet brother. Now historians perceive October 1949, ra... Read More


A Dream Redux

New Delhi, March 1 -- The radical shift in US policy on the current Ukraine-Russia war has shocked the other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), and its ally Ukraine. The first m... Read More