Opinion

By Angela Huyue Zhang Hardly a week goes by without news of another American town or city pushing back against a proposed AI data centre in its backyard. Residents worry about the rising electricity costs, excessive water consumption, noise pollution, and other burdens their communities will...

By Ajit Ranade The latest Sample Registration System data should worry every policymaker. In 2024, nearly half of all recorded deaths in India occurred without medical attention from a trained professional. This is up from 18% in 2020. The proportion was even higher in rural...

The unfolding Rajesh Exports controversy is about far more than allegations of inflated revenues exceeding Rs 15 lakh crore. It arrives at a moment when India is witnessing a profound shift in household savings behaviour, driven by rising economic uncertainty, soaring gold prices and weakening...

By Ashyashree Praharaj As the world experiences rapid technological advances, humanity seems to drift from peace, compassion, and morality. Despite instant global connectivity, societies are divided by hatred, violence, intolerance, and greed. Wars devastate innocents, political polarisation widens social gaps, and environmental destruction endangers civilisation....

By Ranajoy Sen Confabulations during the latest meeting between designated Indian and Chinese authorities to endeavour toward peace and stability along the Indo-Chinese border – known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC) - concluded in Beijing. This was the 24th round of talks between...

By DK Giri Why Min Aung Hlaing, President of Myanmar chose Delhi as his first visit and what India must do next? Admittedly, in diplomacy, the first visit of a Head of State matters. It tells you who a leader trusts, fears or needs. On...

By Bruhaspati Samal  Every month, millions of Indians silently fight a battle that never makes headlines. A pensioner worries whether his monthly pension will cover rising medical expenses. A government employee struggles to balance school fees, rent and household bills. A worker discovers that the...

By Paula Carvalho Pereda As wars reshape global energy markets, short-term priorities—from securing fossil-fuel supplies to subsidising energy consumption are increasingly clashing with long-term decarbonization goals. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Europe scrambled to find alternative sources of liquefied natural gas, boosting investment in...

By Brahma Chellaney On his recent visit to India, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio predictably touted India as one of America’s “most important strategic partners,” citing the two countries’ shared values, “people-to-people ties,” and strategic alignment on “all of the key issues that will define...

Ibiza is known as the ‘Island of Fragrance’, ‘Balsam Island’, ‘Island of Pines’, Island of Pleasure’, and ‘Island of Endless Parties’. These titles derive from the island’s aromatic plants and flowers, pine trees, and nightlife. It is the third largest Balearic Island in the Mediterranean...