India in Global Turbulence: Risks and Resilience
“The preservation of the republic is no less than governing- what a thankless task it is!” Cicero, Speech, 9 November 63 BC India finds itself in a relatively stronger position than many ...
Insightful Book
Shakti: Tales of Power and Promise by Ritu Sharma. Published by Kitabwale. 2026. Hardcover. Pages 224. Price Rs. 950. Let me start with a disclaimer: I have known Ritu Sharma as a ...
The Nalanda Approach: India’s civilisational pathway to the Global South
The Nalanda Approach must become part of India’s larger diplomatic and cultural imagination India’s rise in the twenty-first century is often discussed through the frameworks of economics, technology, military capability and geopolitics ...
The Real National Shame: From Vinesh Phogat to the Deep Crisis in Governance
Vinesh Phogat and the Cruel Irony When Vinesh Phogat stepped onto the mat at the 2024 Summer Olympics and defeated Yui Susaki, the world witnessed one of the greatest upsets in Olympic ...
Rising India: Too Complex: Rethinking Global Ratings in the Age of India’s Rise
The Country The World Still Misunderstands Recently, the leading Norwegian newspaper chose to depict the visiting Prime Minister of India – the elected leader of the world’s largest democracy and representative of ...
When Clubs Must Change: The Delhi Gymkhana and the Logic of Institutional Reinvention
The government’s notice to the Delhi Gymkhana Club — that it faces closure and repossession of its premises by early June — should not be read merely as a legal or administrative ...
Domestic Tourism is Becoming the Force Multiplier
India’s domestic tourism has been largely growing on its own steam. It is the growing desire of Indians to travel more, spend more, create memories. Especially after the covid lockdown, when we ...
More British Than the British? India’s Elite Clubs and the Democratic Question
The recent debate around Delhi Gymkhana Club, Jaipur Polo Ground and The Race Club has triggered a larger national conversation that goes far beyond questions of land ownership. At one level, these ...
Smart Fences & Smart Fusion: Reimagining Borders through Integrated Sovereign Security Architecture
Fences, floodlights, bunkers, and patrol routes have long shaped the image of border security in South Asia. For decades, India’s frontier management rested on the logic of physical denial: build barriers, deploy ...
Petrol and Diesel: The Architecture of Consumer Protection
Three years of cuts during Ukraine, seventy-six days of absorption during Hormuz, and the contrast with the rest of the world. The government has done well to create an architecture that while ...
The Soldier Who Built Roads: A Tribute to Maj Gen B C Khanduri
There are some men whose achievements can be measured in offices held, ranks attained, or projects completed. And then there are rarer men whose true legacy lies in the trust they inspire ...
Why Rising Oil Prices are India’s Biggest Economic Headache?
Oil is never just about fuel; it is the ultimate economic wildcard. For a country like India, which imports a whopping 85% to 90% of its crude oil, global energy markets are ...
