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Border of Conscience

New Delhi, July 31 -- The images from Ceuta, Spain's tiny North African enclave, are a grim reminder that migration crises are never merely about borders. They are about desperation, governance, geopo... Read More


Beyond Anonymity

New Delhi, July 30 -- For much of the past decade, cryptocurrencies occupied a curious legal and regulatory space in India. They were neither recognised as legal tender nor prohibited outright. Invest... Read More


Beyond the Buzz

New Delhi, July 27 -- India's decision to prohibit beverage manufacturers from marketing high-caffeine products as "energy drinks", at first glance, may appear semantic. The Food Safety and Standards ... Read More


Legislative Prudence

New Delhi, July 16 -- As Parliament prepares for the Monsoon Session, the government's revised legislative agenda offers an important glimpse into its current governance priorities. The inclusion of f... Read More


Right of Way

Nepal, July 14 -- The agonising death after self-immolation of ride hailing driver Ganesh Nepali in Kathmandu last week was triggered by repeated traffic violation fines that added to his financial st... Read More


A Fragile Framework

New Delhi, July 10 -- Diplomacy often begins with agreements, but lasting peace depends on whether societies can sustain them. Lebanon's latest US-brokered framework with Israel has highlighted this r... Read More


Don't fix what ain't broke

Nepal, July 9 -- Four political parties - the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), the Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP), the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and the Rastriya Janamorcha -- have withdrawn from th... Read More


Resource Race

New Delhi, July 9 -- The Arctic is no longer a distant, frozen frontier at the edge of global politics. It has become one of the world's most consequential strategic theatres, where climate change, gr... Read More


Waters of Discord

New Delhi, July 8 -- The Indus Waters Treaty has long been celebrated as one of the world's most durable international water-sharing agreements. Signed in 1960 after years of painstaking negotiations ... Read More


Power Enters the Pitch

New Delhi, July 6 -- The World Cup has always claimed to be more than a sporting tournament. It is a celebration of fair competition, shared rules and the belief that, for 90 minutes, every nation com... Read More