Tripura is set to host the second Prabashi Tripurabasi Summit 2025–26, marking a significant step in reconnecting with natives of the state residing outside its geographical boundaries. Scheduled...
The J-1 visa was conceived as a soft-power instrument — a way for the US to project its values through short-term cultural exchange. Young people would arrive, work...
Fairness in governmental action is the minimum expectation in a constitutional democracy. The legitimacy of the State rests not merely on authority, but on the reasonableness, transparency and...
On Christmas Day this year marks the 101st birth anniversary of “Atal Bihari Vajpayee”. In popular political memory, Vajpayee is recalled primarily as a prime minister — a...
In a recent speech, “Poonam Gupta”, Deputy Governor of the “Reserve Bank of India”, described the central bank as “not just an important source, but at times the...
India’s long and uneven experience with spatial industrial policy has made policymakers deeply sceptical of zoning as a development tool. Special Economic Zones (SEZs), rolled out under the...
The proposed higher education Bill, which seeks to establish the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishtan as a single, overarching regulator, marks one of the most consequential institutional reforms in...
Air pollution, measured through the Air Quality Index (AQI), is now one of India’s most persistent public health and economic challenges. While the severity varies across regions —...
Despite starting the 20th century from economic positions comparable to several East Asian economies, India’s development trajectory has diverged sharply. Countries such as China and South Korea built...
Cyclonic disturbances over the North Indian Ocean — covering the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and adjoining land areas — have undergone profound changes over the last...
