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Prejudice Premium and Narrative Risk: What to read in Western media’s headlines
Prejudiced framing in the international media benefits the Western countries but inflicts real financial costs on the non-Western countries. Know how it works.
Whispers of the Rain: Traditional Monsoon Indicators Along India's Monsoon Path
From the first golden showers over Kerala to the cloud-burst valleys of Manipur — a journey through millennia of nature-reading wisdom.
Global fuel crunch becomes a catalyst for public transport growth
As the Hormuz crisis pushes India’s oil import bill, can the government’s public transport appeal, backed by the world’s 3rd-largest metro network, 10,000+ electric buses, and massive rail electrification, finally turn a fuel shock into lasting energy security?
How multipolarity is emerging in the world and how India's foreign policy makes sense in long term
While the US loses global trust, Russia bleeds in Ukraine, and China burns goodwill, India has quietly become the pragmatic bridge-builder and most trusted player in a new multipolar world—here’s how.
Great Nicobar project: Between environmental concerns and strategic cost
The Great Nicobar project is strategically important but widely opposed. Nearly 30% of global trade passes through the Strait of Malacca to the island’s east.
Katchatheevu: Why does this tiny island trigger big political battles?
The tiny Katchatheevu island is located in the Palk Strait between India’s Rameswaram coast and Sri Lanka. It has been at the centre of political and diplomatic tensions for decades.
Is India ‘wastefully splurging’ on metros?
India's metro expansion is often criticised for low ridership and poor profitability, but this misreads how infrastructure works. Every major metro system in history, from London to Tokyo, took decades to reach full utilisation, and India is simply in the early, essential phase of building capacity for a rapidly urbanising future.
Missing Link, Chenab Bridge, Sela Tunnel: Are these India’s true engineering marvels?
In recent years, India has taken up a series of ambitious projects across mountains, valleys, coastlines, and densely populated urban corridors. But beyond their engineering scale and visual impact, do these projects reflect true technical advancement?
From food security to global exports: The new story of Indian agriculture
Today, India is among top exporters of high value crops. The journey to this position saw dramatic ascent, catastrophic decline and challenging road to recovery.
Zorawar Singh: The legend who integrated J&K, Ladakh into India
General Zorawar Singh’s daring Himalayan campaigns secured Ladakh for India and reshaped the strategic geography of the northern frontier.
India’s railways turn the corner with modernisation and speed
From stalled plans to execution, India’s railways embrace speed, safety and self-reliance, reshaping everyday travel with modern, passenger-focused innovation.
Whose voice do they carry after retirement?
Bureaucrats are expected to be the steel frame of the Indian state: the steady hand that speaks for the government and, at times, shapes its thinking. But what happens when that voice starts sounding at odds with the country it once represented?