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Between the Melody Moment and the Hard Work Ahead: Modi's Europe Tour Outcome Will Depend on Delivery in Coming Years

New Delhi, June 6 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's five-nation tour of Europe last month, covering the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy between May 15 and May 20, generated the ... Read More


Non-Material 'Presence' in the Age of AI: A South Asian Reclamation of the Spirit Against the Machine

New Delhi, June 5 -- How the author of Framing South Asian Transformation (1994) was inspired to write TiME FLiES - a novel featuring a 22nd-century 'presence' in the 17th-century court of Kandy - is ... Read More


Reforming Higher Education: A Reset Moment for Kerala Universities After Years of Drift

New Delhi, June 5 -- For decades, Kerala - one of India's most literate states with a 95.3% literacy rate - took justifiable pride in its educational achievements. Schools reached the remotest corners... Read More


The Splinternet and Fractured Digital World: Will Sovereignty Serve People, or the State, or Whoever Owns the Server?

New Delhi, June 5 -- For 88 days in the Iran War, Iran did not simply restrict the internet; it pushed an entire society of 96 million into digital darkness. Digital businesses collapsed, dissents fro... Read More


Ganga Water Treaty Renewal: A National Priority for Bangladesh, a Strategic Opportunity for India

New Delhi, June 4 -- Bangladesh shares 54 transboundary rivers with India. Since its independence, the two countries have negotiated several agreements on the management of shared water resources. Amo... Read More


The Race for Strategic Minerals: South Asia's Geopolitical Moment

New Delhi, June 4 -- The global race for strategic minerals is rapidly reshaping international politics, trade and industrial policy. Once regarded as obscure geological commodities, minerals such as ... Read More


Top EU Diplomatic Visit Signals Reassessment of Pakistan's Strategic Value

New Delhi, June 3 -- A common criticism of European foreign policy is that the European bloc often follows the United States on major geopolitical issues, including its engagement with Pakistan. No do... Read More


Regional Geopolitical Powerplay a Challenge for Improved India-Myanmar Relations

New Delhi, June 3 -- At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President U Min Aung Hlaing of Myanmar arrived on a four-day visit to India on May 30, accompanied by five cabinet ministers, th... Read More


Fighting Fire With Fire: How South Asia Can Use AI to Fight Cybercrime

New Delhi, June 2 -- In March, SriLankan Airlines discovered that UAE Dirham (AED) 974,000, roughly 87 million rupees, had been wired to a fraudulent bank account. The method was not a sophisticated h... Read More


The Quad Is Here to Stay: It Survives Because It Is Not Over-Institutionalised

New Delhi, June 1 -- With eyes fixed on West Asia and Europe as they manage turbulence and conflicts, the capacity and relevance of the Quad have been called into question. The Quad Foreign Ministers'... Read More