Latest News & Analysis
View All
India in a Time of Global Energy Uncertainty: Confidence, Caution, and Course Correction
The global economy today stands at a critical inflection point. Geopolitical tensions, particularly in keyenergy-producing regions, have once again exposed the fragility of global supply chains and the deep interlinkages between politics and economics. Oil prices remain volatile—hovering in the range of $75–95 per barrel in recent periods—while inflationary pressures persist across continents and growth forecasts continue to be revised downward. For energy-importing nations, the situation is especially complex, demanding not only resilience but strategic foresight. India, as one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies and the third-largest oil importer globally, finds itself at the centre of this unfolding global energy crisis. The country imports nearly 85% of its crude oil requirements, from around 41 countries making it inherently vulnerable to global price shocks. Yet, what distinguishes India in this…
A Strategic Conversation Amid Rising Tensions
Two days after the collapse of direct negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, President Donald Trump held a nearly 40-minute telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14. The call, the third between the two leaders this year, focused on the volatile situation in West Asia and the critical need to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and secure for global shipping. It came as Washington announced a naval blockade of Iranian ports and amid speculation about possible further talks between the two adversaries. The timing was telling. The Islamabad talks, which stretched over 21 hours on April 11-12, broke down without agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme, control of the strait, or sanctions relief. With a fragile two-week ceasefire due to expire around April…
Top Stories
View All
From Rap Battles to the Prime Minister’s Office: Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution Delivers a 35-Year-Old Rapper as Leader
In the shadow of the Himalayas, a remarkable political earthquake has shaken Nepal. On March 27, 2026 Balendra Shah –…
Nigerian Forces Brace for Militant Assault on Capital Infrastructure
Nigerian authorities have placed security forces on high alert following intelligence warnings of a planned large-scale assault by Islamist militants…
Editor's Choice
View All
Desire, Diversity and Distortion: India’s Enduring Gender Stereotypes
In offices, universities and political corridors across India, an unspoken belief continues to influence how people perceive and judge women:…
Is India Moving from an Assembly Hub to a Value-Added Manufacturing Economy – Can AI accelerate the shift
For decades, the narrative of Indian manufacturing followed a predictable, albeit limited, script. We were the "back office of the…
Economics of Demographic Change: Can India Turn Its Youth into Wealth
Where the world economies are struggling with declining birth rates, tight labour markets and an ageing population, India is standing…
Politics & Governance
View All
India’s parliamentary revolution
In the world’s largest democracy, where women make up half the electorate but have long been sidelined in the halls of power, a quiet constitutional…
India launches its largest-ever census, reopening a century-old debate over caste and equity
More than three million enumerators fanned out across India this week to begin the monumental task of counting the country’s roughly 1.4 billion people, launching…
Indonesia launches gradual ban on social media access for children under 16
Indonesia began phased implementation on Saturday of a new government regulation that bars children under 16 from creating or maintaining accounts on major social media…
Hindu Seers Escalate Battle Against ‘Forced Conversions’ with Supreme Court Intervention, Igniting Clash Over Faith and Fundamental Rights
In a move that underscores deepening fault lines in India's fractious debate over religious freedom, the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti, a powerful Hindu saints' body…
India & Neighbourhood
View All
India and Bhutan restart work on troubled mega-dam, signalling renewed push in Himalayan energy partnership
After seven years of suspension caused by unstable Himalayan geology, concrete began pouring once more this week at Bhutan’s long-delayed Punatsangchhu-I hydropower project, a symbolic…
Political Theatre
View All
Trends
View All
India in a Time of Global Energy Uncertainty: Confidence, Caution, and Course Correction
The global economy today stands at a critical inflection point. Geopolitical tensions, particularly in keyenergy-producing regions, have once again exposed the fragility of global supply…
States & Cities
View All
From Bangkok to a Delhi courtroom: How CBI brought back a notorious Haryana hitman
When Sahil Chauhan stepped off a flight at Indira Gandhi International Airport on 10 April 2026, the most wanted hitman…
A Roadside Birth in India’s Uttar Pradesh
In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where boasts of gleaming new infrastructure and “world-class” public services echo from…
Fresh Violence in Manipur, two children among four killed
Violence erupted in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Tuesday when two children were killed in a bomb attack on their family…
Delhi Reverberates with the Essence of Mitti: Music, Culture and Special Talents Shine at ‘Mitti Ke Dharohar’
The lawns of the Press Club of India were filled on Saturday with the evocative fragrance of 'mitti' and the…
Life & Culture
View All
Business & Economy
View All
India’s Resilience in an Age of Crisis: Navigating Oil, Energy, and Economic Pressures
In an era defined by overlapping global crises—volatile oil prices, energy insecurity, and economic uncertainty—India stands at a critical juncture. As one of the world’s…
