Opinion

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...

By Keshab Das By around the late 19th century, there was a growing concern that due to its appended status, Odisha lagged far behind most other territories under direct British administration especially in terms of technological and industrial progress. Despite this realisation there was hardly...

India’s 2026 economic survey highlights the pivotal role of cities in driving economic growth and raising living standards, a priority now reflected in the government’s fiscal policy. To transform urbanisation into an engine of prosperity, the recently announced national budget introduces the government’s City Economic...

By Parakala Prabhakar The Opposition parties in India are either naive or we must conclude that they may not be really sincere when they shout about ‘vote chori’. If they indeed believe in what they say about ‘vote chori’ and massive targeted deletions, why are...

By Jasmine Meher For nearly a decade, the narrative of Odisha’s tourism was defi ned by a whisper: “India’s Best Kept Secret.” It was a moniker of intimacy, suggesting a hidden treasure trove—the sun-drenched silence of Konark, the intricate geometry of our handlooms, and the...

By Rajdeep Sardesai Soon after taking over as BJP president in 2014, Amit Shah spoke of his vision of a ‘Congress-mukt Bharat’. At the time, it sounded more like political bravado than a credible roadmap. Twelve years on, as Union home minister, Shah may well...