Opinion

Myanmar’s managed transition but war it cannot manage

Myanmar’s managed transition but war it cannot manage

The year 2026 marked a period of political transition in Myanmar with the elections held in December 2025-January 2026. The…

November 2, 2026

Hidden debt behind India’s consumption boom

India’s shoppers have never had more access to credit. Yet the growth of instalments, personal loans and unsecured borrowing raises…

November 2, 2026

The enduring legacy of ‘Iron man’ Sardar Patel

The birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is marked as ‘National Unity Day’ (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) every year on October…

October 31, 2026

Cash on Delivery scam: An emerging form of cybercrime

The rapid growth of e-commerce has transformed the way people purchase goods and services. Online shopping platforms allow consumers to…

October 30, 2026

Peace Without clarity: The limits of India– China Border management

India’s real task is to make sure diplomacy is supported by strength. That strength must be backed by a frontier…

October 30, 2026

The thief in our kitchen

If someone broke into your home tonight and stole your money, you would call the police. If an intruder contaminated…

October 30, 2026

India’s Defence-Tech Revolution and the AI advantage

In a very recent event on October 1, 2026, India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh confirmed that the Akash surface-to-air…

October 29, 2026

Deepfakes in India: Challenges, impacts and the way forward

The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed the way people create, share and consume digital content. Among the…

October 29, 2026

India’s AI Productivity trap: More output, little value

Artificial intelligence is creating a peculiar problem for business: the more efficiently a company works, the less it may earn…

October 28, 2026

India’s R&D ambition will be decided in state universities, not national rankings

Setting up research funds takes an executive notification. Freeing state faculty from bureaucratic inertia takes institutional reform. For nearly two…

October 28, 2026