Pakistan’s War of Its Own Making: Durand Line, Pashtun Identity,

How a colonial boundary drawn in 1893 planted the seeds of war that now threatens to engulf the entire region

Trump, Tariffs & Tumult

Uncertainty in global trade got new lease of life with US President Trump insisting on weaponising tariffs with no signs

Denials Versus Corrective Action

On this world social justice day, industrialised economies should pledge to take affirmative action to assuage indigenous communities that were

Client State or Regional Player?

BNP’s huge victory puts a big responsibility on Tarique Rahman to reshape Bangladesh’s politics, re-balance power equations globally and rejig

Europe Between US Unpredictability and Chinese Dependence

In a world where tariffs, export controls, and supply-chain restrictions are instruments of statecraft, Europe’s new realism is simple: it

Canada’s Separatism Hypocrisy Knocked Out by Trump

By N. C. Bipindra For years, India has accused Canada of sheltering Khalistani separatist networks that openly call for the

The Atlantic Umbrella Is Folding, and Europe Is Relearning Power

A Europe that wants to survive Trump-proofing will have to spend more, produce more, and de-risk more. An India that

Union Budget 2026–27: India’s Fiscal Moment in a Re-Shaped Europe Partnership

Arun Anand When the Union Finance Minister rises to present the Budget for 2026–27, the speech will be heard not

EXPLAINER: India-EU Free Trade Agreement

After roughly 18 years of intermittent negotiations, the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), also referred to as a Broad-based

India-EU ‘Mother of All Deals’ Achieved Biggest Global Trade Shake-Up

By N. C. Bipindra India and the European Union (EU), on January 27, 2026, signed what leaders are calling the