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UN and the great power retreat
As the United Nations turns 80, its founding principles are being weakened not by institutional failure, but by the retreat of political will, particularly among the powers that once upheld them.
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Bangladesh adrift in violent transition
Bangladesh’s post-Hasina transition is being shaped less by elections than by violence, uncertainty and a dangerous absence of political authority, with consequences that now extend beyond its borders.
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Parliament’s debate is shrinking
Impressive productivity figures and legislative throughput now coexist with a steady contraction of Parliament’s deliberative space. What is shrinking is not sitting hours, but the range, depth, and consequence of debate.
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India rewrites its trade playbook
India’s new generation of free trade agreements reflects a strategic recalibration, with the New Zealand pact showing how market access, services mobility, and regulatory cooperation are being prioritised over headline tariff cuts.
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A more unsettled global order
As the United States recalibrates its global role, countries are adapting to a thinner, more transactional order, testing India’s capacity to balance autonomy with responsibility.
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The infrastructure behind misinformation
Misinformation is often treated as a problem of speech and individual behaviour. But in an age of algorithmic amplification and engagement-driven platforms, falsehoods spread less because of what people say and more because of how information systems are designed, governed, and incentivised.
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Traditional medicine faces a test of trust
With traditional medicine in most countries still struggling for scientific acceptance, the debate is whether it can meet the standards required of contemporary healthcare. As India positions itself at the centre of this global conversation, the path ahead will depend on evidence, regulation and responsible integration, not belief alone.
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Without ecological sense, growth kills
The death of eight elephants on a railway track in Assam is not an isolated tragedy but a warning. As India accelerates infrastructure expansion across forests and wildlife corridors, failures in planning and governance are turning development projects into sites of recurring human and animal loss.
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A new deal for rural work
The new rural jobs law promises better planning and stronger infrastructure outcomes, but also transfers greater responsibility to states and leaves long-standing wage concerns unresolved. As Parliament redefines the role of rural employment in India’s development strategy, the challenge will be to modernise the system without weakening the protections that have long underpinned rural livelihoods.
