Opinion

The war in West Asia, perhaps the most debilitating in over two decades, has reached its second month on an aggressive and dangerous pitch with both sides, Israel-USA and Iran, fighting an asymmetric war whose objectives have seen rapid swings with no coherence. Amidst this...

In a rambling address to the American people on 1 April, US President Donald Trump claimed that the US war against Iran has been a success, vowing to “finish the job ... very fast.” It was a statement in obvious conflict with the facts. Trump...

Melvin Durai While conducting research on insurance online, I came across a LinkedIn article by the insurance platform BimaPay. The article is titled, “5 Insurances Every Indian Should Have, Including You.” By “every Indian,” they do not actually mean “every Indian.” In their second paragraph,...

Ian Buruma Perhaps Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sincerely believed that Israeli bombs would prompt the Iranians to topple their theocratic dictatorship and establish a democratic state. It seemed for a moment that US President Donald Trump did, too. But given Trump's capriciousness about most...

By Ákos Tóth There is now a distinct pos sibility that Hungary’s main opposition party, Tisza, will defeat Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party in the country's parliamentary elections on 12 April. This has prompted Tisza’s leader, Péter Magyar, to promise that if his party wins,...

By Jagdish Rattanani A new report by Oxfam has brought to focus unaccounted wealth stashed away by the world’s super-rich in tax havens and called on governments to strengthen taxation systems, increase financial transparency and move towards creating a global asset register to identify, track...

Nikunja BIhari Sahu As the world's most powerful Space Launch System rocket carrying atop the Orion capsule roared off the launch pad of Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on 1 April on its way to the moon, the moon race was back again. NASA is going...

Shivaji Sarkar Every crisis in India is fast becoming a pretext for profit masquerading as reform. The Strait of Hormuz crisis has now been repurposed to justify 20% ethanol blending (E20)—pitched as green and strategic, but structurally unsound. It threatens food, water, and land security...

  Odisha’s handloom heritage is often celebrated, but rarely sustained. The story of Habaspuri hand loom from Kalahandi exposes this gap between recognition and reality. Despite its cultural value and official acknowledgment, this traditional craft is now struggling for survival. Originating in the 19th century...

The strain in the relationship that lasted for a year between Bangladesh and India seems to have finally been put behind us. As the Tarique Rah man cabinet was sworn in, this direction seemed quite clear. The recent celebration of Bangladesh Independence Day at the...