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 ...
Reaching the Moon, Missing the Street Why India’s Greatest Challenge Lies in Everyday Life
In today’s India, the morning newspaper can simultaneously celebrate a successful Chandrayaan mission, report crores recovered from a judge’s residence, expose examination papers leaked by the system itself, describe horrific violence against ...
IAF Airlift Journey, Strategic Implications and 60 new MTAs.
Every institution has its founding moment a single act that defines, forever, what it is really for. For the Indian Air Force's transport fleet, that moment came on the morning of 27 ...
From Crises to Confidence: India’s Growth with Resilience
CII has long stood out as a trusted and influential platform for sustained engagement between policymakers, industry leaders and other key stakeholders. At the current juncture when the global economic landscape is ...
Counties and Corridors: China’s Blueprint for Control in the High Himalayas
Why India Must Respond Through Infrastructure, Posture, and Deterrence by Design A New County, An Old Strategy China’s creation of a new administrative county named Cenling in proximity to the Shaksgam Valley in April ...
Missiles, Not Men: Why India Needs an Integrated Rocket Force Right Now
When India launched Operation Sindoor in May 2025 following the horrific Pahalgam terror attacks, it wasn’t just a retaliation—it was a glimpse into the future of warfare. Over the course of 88 ...
