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Cryptocurrency and the Emergence of a Parallel Financial Architecture in South Asia

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- South Asia's economic stability is increasingly intertwined with cross-border financial flows, particularly migrant remittances, which form a critical pillar of external sector r... Read More


Who Will Govern AI? Its Consequences Will Shape Global Order

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The other day my grandson sent me a video of himself soaring through the sky like Superman, cape fluttering, skyscrapers shrinking below him, banking smoothly between clouds as t... Read More


Modi's Israel Visit and India's Expanding Role in West Asia

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- At a time when West Asia is witnessing rapid geopolitical shifts and intense strategic recalibrations, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel assumes profound dipl... Read More


Pakistan's Afghan Blowback: Strategic Depth Turns Strategic Liability

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- After nearly six months of uneasy calm, the fragile silence along the Af-Pak border has shattered. Pakistan's recent airstrikes inside Afghanistan, reportedly killing around a do... Read More


Why South Asian Diasporas are Rejecting Far-Right Politics: Embracing the Need for Collective Action

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- With 2026 already underway, the South Asian diaspora in the United States and United Kingdom stands at a pivotal crossroads. Rising far-right populism, economic anxieties, imperi... Read More


To Become Better AI Designers, Engineers Should Learn Biology

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Engineers are supposed to design new machines and systems. For that they go deeper into the subject and come up with better designs. However, I feel they are limited by the knowl... Read More


India's Global Power Trajectory: Strategic Implications for Bangladesh and Region

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- India, as a regional power in South Asia, exercises significant political, economic, and strategic influence over its neighboring countries such as Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. ... Read More


Breaking the Silence: Child Sexual Abuse Inside Indian Homes

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- In India, the greatest threat to many children does not come from strangers or unsafe public spaces but from within their own homes. Public discussions on child safety frequently... Read More


Bangladesh at the Crossroads: Economic Reckoning and the Fragile Promise of Reform

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- As Bangladesh went to the polls for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election, it did so under the shadow of a political and economic rupture that had been years in the making. The road t... Read More


India's Emergence as a Global HealthTech and BioInnovation Powerhouse: Development of Global Significance

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Having closely observed India's economic and technological transformation over the last decade, I believe that one of the most significant and strategically consequential develop... Read More