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The Gen Z Revolt: Youth-led Political Upheavals in South Asia

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- In recent years, parts of South Asia have witnessed a series of political upheavals that have significantly altered the region's political landscape. The Sri Lankan movement in 2... Read More


How Vivid Illustrations Shaped Bengali Folklore Down The Ages: Creative Process Began 175 Years Ago

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The world of folklore, otherwise an integral part of oral literature, took an interesting route with printed volumes in India with vivid illustrations bringing to life images fro... Read More


Journey Of A Celebrated Pakistani Architect: Balancing Between Modernity And Tradition

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- In the late 1950s, a young man from Lahore, fired by Marxist ideology, landed in London to study architecture and politics. The time of building then was dominated by modernism, ... Read More


Sri Lanka's Delicate Tightrope Walk Between Asian Powers

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- PM Harini Amarasuriya met Xi Jinping Oct 14 and plans to meet Modi on Oct 17 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya returned to Colombo from China on October 15 and left f... Read More


Engaging With The Taliban: India's Soft Power Offers An Alternative Template For Cooperation

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- It was a scene few could have imagined just a few years ago. Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in New Delhi for a week-long visit - the highest-level Tali... Read More


India's Taliban Gamble: Why Keeping Americans out of Bagram Is Critical For Regional Stability

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- When Afghanistan's Foreign Minister from the Taliban government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, landed in New Delhi, the visit drew global attention. Yet behind the quiet diplomacy and polit... Read More


Theatreisation Of Military In India: No Need To Copy Foreign Models

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Interestingly, though the theme for the just concluded Combined Commanders' Conference was "Year of Reforms - Transforming for the Future", in the Indian Ministry of Defence pres... Read More


Sri Lanka gets two-year respite at UNHRC; Colombo calls resolution intrusive, damaging to South Asia

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Western powers tightened their hold over Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva by passing a resolution with the backing of 22 countries. The posi... Read More


Should India be seen deferring to the Taliban?

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The US handed back Afghanistan to the Taliban on a platter after 20 years on August 26, 2021 when the last US troops left Afghanistan, suffering 19 killed while exiting. In these... Read More


A Reset in the Making? Modi, Trump Reboot India-US Trade Ties

New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- When Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted about his "good progress achieved in trade negotiations" after a call with President Donald Trump, it was more than diplomatic choreogra... Read More