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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


South Asia's Renewable Transition: Energy Security, Geopolitics and the BRICS Factor

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Renewable energy has acquired an importance that extends well beyond climate policy. The Paris Agreement of 2015 established the long-term imperative of reducing greenhouse gas ... Read More


AI: The Race Without a Finish Line

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- One of the products in our company is a viscosity controller used in the printing process. The equipment continuously senses the viscosity of the ink and, depending on whether i... Read More


School Absenteeism and Growing Coaching Culture: Are we Compromising the Future of an Entire Generation?

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Recently, an interesting and rather disturbing anecdote unfolded in a rural higher secondary school in one of the corners of Kashmir Valley. With the examination notification i... Read More


AI Evolution and Consequences: Is Mankind Playing With Fire?

New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- There are reports published recently stating that in the coming decades there is a possibility that AI will become so powerful that it will annihilate mankind. This is very alar... Read More


India-China Eight-Point Agreement: A Tactical Thaw, but Trust Remains Elusive

New Dekhi, Sept. 14 -- The 25th round of Special Representatives (SR) talks, co-chaired by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing in August 2026, ended wi... Read More