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Rubio's India Visit: Convergence of Strategic Interests and Shared Concerns over China

New Delhi, May 27 -- The four-day visit of U.S. Secretary of State (also officiating NSA) Marco Rubio was significant in many ways. Apart from participating in the QUAD Foreign Ministers' meeting, Rub... Read More


Two May Deaths That Left Deep Political Imprint on India and Sri Lanka

New Delhi, May 26 -- Two commemorations of death anniversaries took place in India and Sri Lanka in the third week of May 2026 - one of a political leader and prime minister and the other of a militan... Read More


Anti-Taliban Front Growing: Former Afghan National Army Soldiers Mount Armed Resistance to Repressive Rule

New Delhi, May 26 -- In the evening of May 24, 2026, an assault on Taliban logistics vehicles was launched in the Surobi district of capital Kabul. One Taliban fighter died, and three sustained injuri... Read More


China's Soft Power Test in South Asia: It has Growing Influence and Dependency, but can it Build Trust?

New Delhi, May 25 -- China's rise is no longer measured only by the size of its economy, army, or exports. It is also measured by roads, ports, bridges, power plants, scholarships, digital platforms, ... Read More


India's Gen Z Cockroach Revolt: Ignoring Youthspeak can be at Democracy's Own Peril

New Delhi, May 25 -- When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Oslo recently, it was not an Indian reporter who put him on the spot. It was a Norwegian journalist. The question itself was direct and u... Read More


India's Balance-of-Payments Challenge: Need for Structural Transformation in Uncertain Times

New Delhi, May 25 -- A balance-of-payments problem arises when a country consistently spends more foreign exchange than it earns through exports, services, remittances, and investments. The resulting ... Read More


India's Fast Breeder Reactor Success Strengthens Energy Security Vision

New Delhi, May 24 -- At a time when the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict is disrupting global energy shipping routes and adding uncertainty to international oil markets, India has quietly achieved a ma... Read More


US Immigration Policy Change Could Adversely Affect Indians, South Asians Seeking Employment-Based Green Cards

New Delhi, May 23 -- The pathway to permanent residency in the United States or Green Cards could become significantly more difficult for thousands of South Asian and other immigrants currently living... Read More


What Trade Patterns Reveal About South Asia's Economic Future

New Delhi, May 21 -- India's evolving trade relationship with China, the United States, the European Union and Russia offers a revealing window into the deeper structure of the South Asian economy. Th... Read More


The West Asia Conflict: Challenging Times for Indian Economy

New Delhi, May 20 -- Well over three months since the launch of hostilities, which keep threatening to flare up in West Asia, the world is watching how those who fuelled the aggression appear to be ca... Read More