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Pakistan's "Collapsed" System: Military Power Cannot Substitute for Political Legitimacy or Economic Development

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Pakistan's present predicament is becoming increasingly difficult to conceal. Inflation remains painful, economic growth modest and the government heavily dependent on external s... Read More


Beijing's Subtle Power Play in South Asia: Is China's Governance Model Influencing Democratic Nations?

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- China today represents not only a strategic challenge to the US-led, rules-based international order but also a profound test for democracy itself. For many smaller nations, Beij... Read More


Prolonged West Asia Conflict: US Loss of Credibility, Enormous Cost to the World

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has recently said that it would be better if the war ended now, while Iran is still in a position of strength. Does this indicate that Iran is ... Read More


Dhaka's Delhi Test: Firmness Without Rigidity

Strategic Firmness, Aug. 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's possible visit to India is fast becoming a defining test of Bangladesh's foreign policy. Days after taking office in February, he receive... Read More


Are Neoliberal Policies Slowing Down Sri Lanka's Growth?

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Sri Lankan economy is slowing down as indicated by declining Velocity of Money. There is convincing evidence higher Velocity of Money is associated with healthy GDP growth in Sri... Read More


Every Pakistani General's Familiar Survival Playbook: Will Shifting Geopolitical Currents Presage Repeat of History for Munir?

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Pakistan is in a state of poly-crises and is hardly managing them, or rather, crushing and diverting attention by playing survival geopolitics with slim substance. On the economi... Read More


Gen Z Should Guard Against Political Hijacking of Their Movement and Concerns

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- I studied in a Jesuit school in the coastal town of Kannur - then, Cannanore - in North Malabar, Kerala. The education system in Kerala was then heavily influenced by student pol... Read More


India's A.I. Future Requires a New Approach to Groundwater Governance

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- According to the UN Report on Global Water Bankruptcy 2026, "long-term water use has exceeded renewable inflows and safe depletion limits" such that previous water supply levels ... Read More


From God's Own Country to the World's Investment Destination: Kerala Wins Tourists But Why Not Investors?

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Every year, millions of travellers make their way to Kerala in search of something that has become increasingly scarce in an anxious world: serenity. They come for the backwaters... Read More


AI and Us: Decision Making Should Not Be Outsourced to AI

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- When I started trading - not investing - in the stock market in 2016, there were a plethora of YouTubers, mostly self-appointed experts, advising all and sundry on what to trade ... Read More