Opinion

By Ashok Lavasa & Roli Asthana For decades, global development efforts reflected the assumption that international cooperation, however imperfect, was ultimately guided by a shared commitment to helping poorer countries prosper. That era is over. We have entered a multi-polar age, defi ned by strategic...

By Sanjaya Mishra Recently, the Governor of Odisha, as the Chancellor of the Public Universities, appointed 14 Vice-Chancellors to various universities in the state. With this, the long-standing leadership vacuum at these universities has been filled. However, the Vice Chancellors need to immediately focus on...

By Ralph Regenvanu Last year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a legal opinion on climate change with a clarity of purpose not seen since the 2015 Paris agreement. It left no doubt that states have a legal obligation to prevent significant harm to...

For years, meditation was largely associated with monks, mountains, spiritual seekers, or yoga retreats. Today, the situation is changing rapidly. Meditation is quietly entering newsrooms, corporate offices, airports, design studios, startups, classrooms, and homes. Professionals from different fields are discovering its practical value in daily...

Jokes are aplenty about women taking forever to get ready and never having the right dress in their closet for any occasion. That’s despite the fact that their closet doors are practically waging a daily battle against gravity, struggling to stay shut under the sheer...

From the Iran war and nuclear weapons to tariffs and AI, the agenda for this week’s Beijing summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is packed. Xi will also almost certainly bring up Taiwan, if only to demonstrate his inflexibility on...

By Nicu Popescu & Fredrik Wesslau For decades, much of Europe viewed military engagement through the lens of NATO or the EU, since these structures have long shaped how Europeans thought about conflict, deterrence, and security. But the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East...

By Yasobant Das Most airports in India today resemble crowded railway junctions that have accidentally acquired glass walls, escalators, coffee chains, and duty-free stores. Guwaha ti airport is no exception. The growth of air travel has democratised flying, which in itself is a wonderful development....

Government debt in several advanced economies is now at its highest level outside wartime, and emerging-market debt has been steadily rising over the past decade. With interest rates no longer at record lows, concerns about fiscal sustainability are growing. The question of how to restore...

India is approaching a moment of historic significance for both national defence and the nation’s overall quality of life and economic well-being. Nearly 10,000 schoolchildren are close to reaching the critical threshold required to generate a powerful global field effect of national coherence and social...