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South Asia's Literary Stages Need to Give Recognition to Translators

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- A reader may travel across several languages before meeting a book's author on a festival stage. The translator who made that encounter possible can still be missing from the conv... Read More


Progress of Education in Jammu and Kashmir: It's not Mere Enrolment That Matters but Learning and Skills

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The correct understanding of Jammu and Kashmir's educational scenario lies between the official claims and the public criticism. Of course there are achievements, but there is als... Read More


South Asia's Green Transition: Need for Regional Cooperation to Capture Value

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- India's ambitions in electric vehicles, critical minerals and semiconductors reflect a search for industrial strength and strategic autonomy. Yet the region's experience raises a... Read More


India Growing Rapidly, Yet Youth Restlessness and General Pessimism Remains a Paradox

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- An Uber driver says he works longer hours than before, yet takes home less money. After fuel, maintenance, loan instalments and the platform's deductions, little remains. His exp... Read More


Mumbai's Civic Engagement Initiative: Who is it Meant to Serve?

New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Geographically, Mumbai is a peninsular city that faces significant environmental challenges throughout the year such as urban flooding, deteriorating air quality index, and now t... Read More


Can South Asia Build a Microfinance System That Protects the Poor?

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- e cycle, or when the lender's incentives favour disbursement over suitability. The fourth group, households genuinely ready for investment may need not only capital but training... Read More


Divided Growth in South Asia: Need for Regional Economic Architecture

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The projections in the October 2026 World Economic Outlook (WEO), published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), indicate differing economic growth prospects among South Asi... Read More


Beyond GDP: Economic Growth, Social Wellbeing, and Lessons From the Bhutan Model

Https, Oct. 29 -- I recently came across a simple yet psychologically challenging film, The Lunchbox (2013), in which Ila, a married woman disillusioned with the complexities of her life and her husba... Read More


India's Strongarm Government Faces its Toughest Challenge From the Street

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- It is interesting that the Indian government is choosing to raise the bogey of Bangladesh "regime change," and not, for example, last year's Nepal narrative, to caution against w... Read More


Muizzu's Pakistan Visit: From Diplomatic Promises to Strategic Outcomes

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's three-day visit to Pakistan in October 2026 marks an important development in the evolving diplomatic landscape of the Indian Ocean Region. T... Read More