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When the Machinery of Terror Becomes Television Spectacle: Taliban's War Museum Reporting Needs Broader Contextualisation

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Sky News published a video this month that opens on a rigged explosive device and a pickaxe under a stark title card: "Inside the Taliban's Museum of Death". Three seconds pass... Read More


South Asia's Carbon Opportunity Is Bigger Than Credits

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Carbon markets are usually discussed in South Asia as a new source of climate finance: restore a forest, change an agricultural practice, capture methane or install cleaner tech... Read More


America Has the Brain, China Has the Body: The Next US-China Tech War Will Determine Who Wins the Race for Global Dominance

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- The increased tech rivalry and the race for dominance in artificial intelligence, robotics and critical technology between the United States and China have already redefined the... Read More


Is India's Return to Regional Hegemony in South Asia a Strategic Necessity?

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Global politics is once again at a crossroads. The Trump 2.0 era has unsettled the international stage, with Washington appearing to shift toward a hemispheric focus reminiscent... Read More


India's Housing Challenge: Bridging the Gap Between Macro Development and Basic Needs

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Satya Niketan tragedy in Delhi is an extraordinary calamity, which calls for an extraordinary response. In September 2026, five college students lost their lives in a buildi... Read More


The Mecca Pact: A Mirage of Islamic Unity, A Pact on Paper?

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- From the outset, the Mecca Pact carried the burden of scepticism. Announced with much fanfare by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan in August 2026, it was projected as a historic... Read More


Diplomacy Cannot Wait: The Case for an Immediate Bangladesh-India Bilateral Visit

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Whether it is politics or the economy, neither Bangladesh nor India can ignore their dependence on each other. After Bangladesh's mass uprising in 2024, bilateral relations rema... Read More


Digital Public Infrastructure in South Asia: A Bridge or a New Divide?

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- One of the defining development models of the decade has been the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). In the past, infrastructure was limited to roads, ports, and electrical ne... Read More


The Indus Waters Treaty: What Comes After The Hague Ruling?

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- For 65 years, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) survived what diplomacy between India and Pakistan could not. Wars, terrorism, political upheavals and repeated crises failed to disl... Read More


India Through a Different Lens: Post BRICS Summit, a Nuanced Change in Outlook Towards India in Chinese Media and Policy Circles

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- News is never only what is said. It is also what appears first, what is repeated, what recedes, and what future a report invites readers to imagine. Read that way, Chinese cover... Read More