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Power Sharing For Sri Lanka's Tamils: Does The JVP Have The Chinese System In Mind?

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- As Sri Lanka grapples with uncertainty over the long-delayed provincial council elections, a fresh argument has surfaced in the political arena. Former Member of Parliament and Ge... Read More


India-EU Free Trade Agreement: When Regulatory Engagement Becomes A Strategic Hedge

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In a landmark diplomatic move, top European Union leaders visited India to attend the 77th Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2026 as chief guests, and subsequently finalize... Read More


When Cricket Stops Being 'Just Cricket': South Asian Sporting Diplomacy in Retreat

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Cricket has remained one of the few arenas of sustained regional interaction in South Asia, even as formal institutions weakened. It survived wars, regime changes, border crises,... Read More


With India-EU Trade Deal, It's Time To Recast India's Foreign Policy

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- President Donald Trump is unpredictable and recently managed to surprise himself for pulling off the historic India-EU trade deal, albeit unintentionally. While India's pro-US lo... Read More


Snowfall in Kashmir: Beauty, Burden And The Test Of Our Humanity

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Snowfall in Kashmir is never just weather. It is now an emotion, memory, poetry, and identity wrapped in white.For the last few years, each winter people wait eagerly for the fir... Read More


India's 77th Republic Day Parade: Blend Of Tradition And Modernisation

New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- India's 77th Republic Day Parade on January 26, 2026 turned out to be one with distinct differences and historic firsts compared to previous years. Designed to blend the 150th an... Read More


Capturing The South Asian Reality: The Shelter And Storm Of Arundhati Roy's 'Mother Mary'

New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- On an otherwise unremarkable afternoon, I learned that Arundhati Roy was at Ekta Books in Kathmandu, Nepal, for the book signing event of her memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me, rel... Read More


Bangladesh Drifting Into A Nexus Of Military Dependency And Proxy Competition? Ominous Consequences For India, South Asia

New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- At a time when Bangladesh should be preparing for a democratic handover of power, the interim Yunus regime has instead unveiled a decision that could redraw the country's strateg... Read More


Between Treaty And Truth: Sri Lanka's Conflict-Related Sexual Violence And Limits Of International Law

New Delhi, Jan. 25 -- The January 13, 2026, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report documenting Sri Lanka's conflict-related sexual violence marks not merely another chroniclin... Read More


Davos: Noise, Narratives, And The Reality Beneath

New Delhi, Jan. 25 -- As world leaders and business executives departed Davos after the annual World Economic Forum, the prevailing perception was that the meeting had been dominated by U.S. President... Read More