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India's Indo-Pacific Assertion: Act East Policy in Action in Modi Visit

New Delhi, July 8 -- India's Act East Policy, launched in 2014 as an upgrade to the earlier Look East approach, has steadily matured into a strategic framework that anchors New Delhi's engagement with... Read More


The Ahmedabad Terror Verdict: A Strategic Milestone in the Evolution of the Indian State

New Delhi, July 8 -- The Gujarat High Court's judgment of 7 July 2026 is far more than the confirmation of 38 death sentences and 11 life sentences in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bombing case. It is a s... Read More


From Muziris to Modern Shipbuilding, a Reassertion of India's Maritime Identity

Muziris, July 6 -- India is today, for all practical purposes, almost an island nation for trade. With negligible commerce moving across its western, northern and much of its eastern land borders, the... Read More


China at the Core of the India-Japan Strategic Partnership

New Delhi, July 6 -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first official visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi from 1-3 July 2026 for the 16th Japan-India Annual Summit and to di... Read More


How the Money Moves: The Velocity Challenge in South Asia's Growth Story

New Delhi, July 4 -- South Asia - a region of over two billion people - is projected to remain one of the world's fastest-growing regions over the coming decade. India continues to rank among the fast... Read More


Closing South Asia's Mental Health Gap With AI: It can Improve Access, Reduce Delay and Connect More People

New Delhi, July 4 -- South Asia, with over two billion people and a quarter of the world's population, faces a mental health crisis that current systems are not equipped to absorb. Millions of people ... Read More


Green AI? The Global South Cannot Afford the Wrong Kind of Digital Growth

New Delhi, July 4 -- For the Global South, it is not only about utilizing more technology; rather, it involves designing technologies that use less energy and are climate-aware and relevant to local c... Read More


AI for Every Nepali: Jobs, Prosperity and Nepal's Next Development Leap

New Delhi, July 2 -- Nepal has spent decades discussing roads, hydropower, airports and physical infrastructure. These investments remain essential. But the next stage of national development will not... Read More


Name Change and Memory Archives: Striking Divergence Between India and Pakistan

New Delhi, July 2 -- In 2001, during peacetime, for two full days, a Pakistani journalist wandered the bustling lanes of Delhi, searching for Shradhanand Marg. Locals shrugged, rickshaw drivers feigne... Read More


Why the NATO summit in Ankara matters for South Asia

New Delhi, July 2 -- The upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on 7-8 July does matter for South Asia and although NATO is not directly active there, it does shape the wider strategic environment ar... Read More