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Reevaluating Shakti: Transforming Divine Energy into Powerful Social Capital in South Asia

New Delhi, March 17 -- The academia of gender and religion has been too inclined to believe that South Asian feminine spiritual expression was mostly sidelined or entirely devotional. However, as a st... Read More


Iran Is No Pushover: Lessons from a Troop-less War With Regional Ramifications

New Delhi, March 17 -- President Donald Trump reportedly chose the name "Operation Epic Fury" from a shortlist of around 20 options, saying it conveyed strength and resolve. Under this operation, the ... Read More


Strait of Hormuz: From Oil Chokepoint to Clean Energy Turning Point ?

New Delhi, March 17 -- The Strait of Hormuz is barely 21 nautical miles wide at its narrowest point. Yet, through this narrow corridor flows nearly 20 percent of the world's oil and gas supply, meetin... Read More


Nepal's Energy Dilemma: Hydropower Projects Run Into Citizen Protests

New Delhi, March 17 -- Nepal's hydropower sector is entering a defining moment. Once regarded primarily as a domestic development necessity, electricity has now emerged as the centrepiece of the count... Read More


AI and Children: Proper Teaching of AI in Schools a Must to Fire Creativity

New Delhi, March 16 -- Last month with great fanfare the AI Impact Summit was organized in New Delhi where the world's who's who in AI participated. Some very interesting issues were discussed but the... Read More


Argumentative Indian: Aiyar-Tharoor Debate Should Provoke Conversation Rather Than Separation

New Delhi, March 15 -- Two prominent political leaders, intellectual titans in fact of the Indian National Congress, but who have been virtually sidelined by the party, have clashed openly. Such disag... Read More


India's Strategic Autonomy And Lessons For World Politics

New Delhi, March 15 -- The Indian government has been facing pressure from the United States government to align with its strategic preferences for decades. To this end, the US has employed various me... Read More


Witch-Hunting Persists in South Asia Targeting Vulnerable Women: Needed Stronger Protection Mechanisms

New Delhi, March 14 -- Witch-hunting was once widespread in Europe and has also been reported in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East. A major influence behind ... Read More


Will Bangladesh's New Government Shelve the July Charter?

New Delhi, March 14 -- Ever since the overthrow of the Hasina regime that ruled Bangladesh for one and half a decade on 5 August 2024, a political debate regarding the reforms to be made to the existi... Read More


China Tightens a Strategic Arc Around India's Northeast - With Expanding Leverage in Myanmar and Bangladesh

New Delhi, March 12 -- In the first two months of 2026, India's eastern neighbourhood underwent two significant political transitions. In Dhaka, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Tarique Rahman ... Read More