A battle of mandates, leadership, and legacy
The upcoming 2025 Bihar Assembly election is expected to be fiercely competitive, with significant implications for all parties involved. While opinion polls favour the ruling NDA (National Democratic Alliance), they obscure strong anti-incumbency sentiments against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. BJP leaders are already claiming victory. Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared...
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Their win redefined what it means to be strong
05 November 2025 | Asha Iyer Kumar -
A flood of promises as stage is set for Bihar polls
05 November 2025 | PNS -
Disaster management: Human-centered design, the missing link
04 November 2025 | Satendra Singh/Kanishk Singh -
India-ASEAN Ties: A steady partnership anchoring stability in an era of uncertainty
04 November 2025 | Abhishek Pratap Singh -
Unity over political division
04 November 2025 | A Ashvathaman -
India’s soft power needs a reset
04 November 2025 | Bhopinder Singh -
When the tap taught me the meaning of enough
04 November 2025 | APS Malhotra
Indian women’s cricket team scripts history
It was a ‘chak de’ moment for the Indian women's cricket team. When Indian girls won the final match in the ICC Women’s World Cup, they Indian girls achieved a remarkable success against all odds. The women’s cricket team scripted history by lifting their first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup trophy,...
India Has Opportunity To Recalibrate Its Afghan Strategy
The guns have fallen silent—at least for now—along the volatile Afghanistan-Pakistan border after a series of deadly clashes between Taliban fighters and Pakistani forces. The fragile ceasefire holding this uneasy calm together conceals a far deeper fracture: the unravelling of Pakistan’s decades-old doctrine of “strategic depth.” What was once the...
Towards Dignified Work: Why India Must Implement Its Labour Codes Now
India's world of work stands at an inflexion point. India's workforce must increasingly find a place in formal employment, supported by written contracts, adequate wages, and comprehensive social protection, so that the gains of growth translate into secure and dignified livelihoods for all. The persistence of older regulatory frameworks has,...
Nature-Based Solutions for Delhi's Pollution Crisis
Delhi’s annual struggle with toxic air has become an unfortunate ritual. Each winter, the Air Quality Index (AQI) spikes to hazardous levels, schools shut down, masks return, and public outrage erupts—only to fade until the next smog season. Decades of bans, restrictions, and blame games have done little to clear...
Strategic reinvention of North Korea
On October 10, 2025, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea marked the 80th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea — an institution that has evolved into both an ideological monolith and a geopolitical instrument. The celebrations were more than a show of loyalty; they were a deliberate assertion of...
The silent burnout behind passionate teaching today
Once upon a time, passion was the holy grail of teaching. “Love your subject,” they said. “Pour your heart into it,” they urged. And so, teachers did. They adored their subjects, lived and breathed them — until that very love began to suffocate their creativity, flexibility, and sometimes, their sanity....
India’s war on terror: Triumph and vigilance
When National Security Adviser Ajit Doval declared that terrorism has been effectively countered in India, his statement reflected both an undeniable truth and a cautionary challenge. “Facts are facts,” he said, noting that since 2013, there has been no major terror attack in the Indian hinterland. Indeed, a nation once...
