Bihar’s long struggle with poverty, weak governance, and out-migration reflects deep structural challenges. This article examines the issues holding the state back—from law and order gaps to poor infrastructure and limited industrialization—and offers a practical roadmap for the next administration. It also highlights the key questions voters should ask to ensure accountability and real development.
The article examines the factors that drove coups in Pakistan,Bangladesh,Srilanka and Nepal, the historical playbook of external meddling, and explains why India has remained remarkably resilient and why attempts to destabilise it are unlikely to succeed.
India and the U.S. share one of the most symbiotic services trade relationships in the world. From IT outsourcing to co-innovation in Silicon Valley, Indian talent has powered U.S. industry for decades. This article explains why high tariffs on Indian services would be catastrophic for America’s competitiveness, with data, history, expert views, and the risks of backlash in India.
Project Nicobar anchors a deep-water transshipment hub at Great Nicobar Island—minutes from the Malacca Strait—to capture logistics value, lower export costs, and strengthen India’s maritime posture. This article explains the economics, strategic logic, environmental and tribal safeguards, and the public debate around the project.
Calls for a BRICS trading currency reflect both frustration with the dollar’s dominance and aspirations for multipolar finance. This essay traces the history of global currencies—from Bretton Woods and petrodollars to America’s use of finance as a weapon—then examines the feasibility of a BRICS currency, possible architectures, and the implications for BRICS+, the U.S. and allies, and the wider world.
India’s merchandise trade deficit stood at US$282.8 billion in FY2024-25, driven by crude oil, electronics, and gold imports. Despite record exports of US$437.4 billion, imports surged to US$720.2 billion, keeping the gap wide. This article explores the historical roots, key products behind the imbalance, government initiatives like PLI and FTAs, and a roadmap to achieving a potential merchandise trade surplus within a decade.
Europe rebuilt under U.S. aid but became economically and militarily dependent on Washington. Today, U.S. bases, dollar dominance, and sanctions still bind Europe, raising questions about its autonomy. This essay explores the costs of vassalage and opportunities for India in a shifting world order.
The American empire is in decline, accelerated by Trump’s policies of retreat, trade wars, and alliance erosion. This article traces the history of U.S. rise and decline, with facts and figures, and explores how India can navigate both risks and opportunities in a multipolar world.
India is building fabs and OSAT facilities for the first time, alongside strong chip design and RISC-V initiatives. This article explores the history, challenges, and opportunities of India’s semiconductor ecosystem, and lays out a 7-pillar playbook to build a full-stack industry quickly.
With terrorists admitting heavy losses, Operation Sindhoor cements itself as a resounding Success in India’s War on Terror
Operation Sindhoor marked one of India’s most significant counter-terror strikes in recent years. By targeting Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba hubs deep inside Pakistan and PoK, the operation delivered a devastating blow to terror networks. With over 70 terrorists killed—including family members of JeM chief Masood Azhar, as confirmed by the group itself—the strike underscored India’s zero-tolerance approach. This article reviews Op Sindhoor, its impact on Pakistan’s proxy strategy, and why terrorism inside India has declined sharply since 2014.