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OPINION | Strategic Autonomy In Action: Why Russia Still Matters to India’s Energy Security

OPINION | Strategic Autonomy In Action: Why Russia Still Matters to India’s Energy Security

As the global energy crisis intensifies amid geopolitical upheavals, particularly the fallout of the Iran war, a familiar refrain has returned to...

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Dr Prosenjit Nath

Opinion | Is Raghav Chadha Joining PM Modi's Party? Decoding The Growing Rift With Kejriwal

Opinion | Is Raghav Chadha Joining PM Modi's Party? Decoding The Growing Rift With Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party, which rose on the wave of anti-corruption protests and promises of clean governance, is confronting one of its most visible...

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Sayantan Ghosh

OPINION | Engaging With 16 Navies — India’s Unique Naval Diplomacy

OPINION | Engaging With 16 Navies — India’s Unique Naval Diplomacy

On April 2nd, the Indian Naval Ship INS Sunayna was launched, accompanied by personnel from 17 navies, including India, marking the commencement of...

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Ranjit Kumar

“ OPINION | Reading The Signals: Modi, The BJP And A Return To The Margins

“ OPINION | Reading The Signals: Modi, The BJP And A Return To The Margins

Recent outreach by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sidelined leaders such as Vasundhara Raje and Varun Gandhi signals more than reconciliation. It...

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Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

OPINION | Petrodollar At Crossroads: War, Oil, And Quiet Reordering Of Global Power

OPINION | Petrodollar At Crossroads: War, Oil, And Quiet Reordering Of Global Power

For half a century, a deceptively simple arrangement has held the global economy together: oil would be priced in US dollars, and the dollar would...

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Dr rohit yadav

The Boardrooms Of Influence: Scrutinising International Crisis Group And India’s Strategic Past

The Boardrooms Of Influence: Scrutinising International Crisis Group And India’s Strategic Past

The International Crisis Group (ICG) presents itself as one of the world’s foremost conflict-prevention organisations, an elite network of...

03.04.2026 10

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Dr Prosenjit Nath

OPINION | India's Lipulekh Trade Challenge With Nepal's Balen Shah Government

OPINION | India's Lipulekh Trade Challenge With Nepal's Balen Shah Government

After a prolonged period marked by significant political upheaval, Nepal has embarked on a transformative journey, culminating in what many are...

02.04.2026 10

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Nayanima Basu

Protecting Children In The Digital Age: The Legal Case For Regulating Social Media Access

Protecting Children In The Digital Age: The Legal Case For Regulating Social Media Access

Social media has transformed the texture of modern life. Platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and WhatsApp have become central to how people...

31.03.2026 10

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Abhinav Mehrotra

OPINION | America's Fickle Friendship: Why Strategic Autonomy Is India's Only Shield

OPINION | America's Fickle Friendship: Why Strategic Autonomy Is India's Only Shield

Recent revelations from senior American officials should serve as a wake-up call for New Delhi. According to a report in The Sunday Guardian, U.S....

30.03.2026 10

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Manan Bhatt

After SIR, A New Electoral Threat Emerges For Mamata: The Erosion Of Women Voters

After SIR, A New Electoral Threat Emerges For Mamata: The Erosion Of Women Voters

As the West Bengal Assembly elections approach, all attention remains fixed on Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress. While much of the debate...

29.03.2026 10

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Sayantan Ghosh

OPINION | The Myth Of 'Three Gogois' And Reality Of BJP’s Assam Model

OPINION | The Myth Of 'Three Gogois' And Reality Of BJP’s Assam Model

For decades, Tarun Gogoi stood as the Congress party’s tallest pillar in Assam politics. His 15-year tenure as Chief Minister created not just...

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Dr Prosenjit Nath

OPINION | How Kamikaze Drones Are Reshaping Modern Warfare And Why It Matters For India

OPINION | How Kamikaze Drones Are Reshaping Modern Warfare And Why It Matters For India

The ongoing conflict between Iran and the US-Israel alliance, following the Russia-Ukraine war, has underscored the significant threat posed by...

28.03.2026 10

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Ranjit Kumar

OPINION | Hormuz Crisis Shows Power Lies In Geography, Not Just Guns And Wealth

OPINION | Hormuz Crisis Shows Power Lies In Geography, Not Just Guns And Wealth

In The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, John J. Mearsheimer reminds us that the international system does not reward virtue. It rewards power, and the...

27.03.2026 10

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Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

OPINION | Nepal’s Gen Z Wave, Balen Shah’s Rise And India’s Diplomatic Test

Over the past few months, Nepal has witnessed a political shift that few observers had fully anticipated. What seemed like a familiar contest among...

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Dr kunwar pushpendra pratap singh

OPINION | India's QUAD And BRICS Dilemma Amid Intensifying Iran War

India is once again finding itself in a paradox of sorts with the war in Iran nearing almost a month ransacking the global energy landscape even as...

26.03.2026 10

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Nayanima Basu

OPINION | West Bengal 2026: Cracks In Mamata’s Minority Fortress?

Changing ground realities, identity politics fatigue, and governance aspirations may reshape Muslim voting patterns. As Mamata Banerjee heads into the...

26.03.2026 10

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Dr Prosenjit Nath

OPINION | Iran War Turning Into Long Conflict: What It Means For India And Why It Matters

In the first week of March, the world stood on edge. A sudden escalation between the United States and Iran triggered widespread fears of a possible...

26.03.2026 10

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Dr kunwar pushpendra pratap singh

OPINION | Why Assam’s 2026 Election Is Not Just Another Poll

Beyond slogans, the politics of security reflects a deeper assertion of identity, sovereignty, and state legitimacy in Assam The ongoing discourse...

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Dr Prosenjit Nath

OPINION | Balen Shah’s Rise Marks Political Shift In Nepal With Implications For India

The recent general elections in Nepal have emerged as a historic turning point in the country’s political landscape. The reported absolute majority...

22.03.2026 20

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OPINION | Whither India’s Energy Security: India Needs To Speedup Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program

The ongoing conflict in the West Asian region has revealed significant weaknesses in India's energy security strategy. The surge in oil  prices has...

22.03.2026 20

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Ranjit Kumar

OPINION | Mamata Vs Suvendu Showdown: EC Shake-Up, SIR Row, And BJP Push Define Banerjee’s Toughest Test

West Bengal’s 2026 Assembly elections have become Mamata Banerjee’s most severe political test yet, transforming a routine state contest into a...

19.03.2026 20

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Sayantan Ghosh

“ A Hard Lesson from 2021’s Eight-Phase Election: Why Bengal BJP Wants a Single-Phase Election In 2026

The 2021 West Bengal assembly election, spanning eight phases from March 27 to April 29, marked the longest such process in India's history for a...

13.03.2026 20

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Sayantan Ghosh

OPINION | After Nitish The Question Bihar Must Now Face

The Silence Breaks Politics often moves through moments that appear quiet on the surface but carry the weight of deeper transitions. Bihar is living...

13.03.2026 20

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Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

OPINION | Iran War Persists, India Allows Chinese Investments, U.S. Pressures Delhi

While the war in Iran that was initiated by the United States and Israel rages on even as the world is staring at a massive potential energy crisis,...

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Nayanima Basu

OPINION | Mahua Moitra’s Remarks Reveal Dangerous Politics Of Exclusion In West Bengal

The recent remarks by Mahua Moitra, a Member of Parliament from the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), have triggered a major political controversy...

11.03.2026 20

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Dr Prosenjit Nath

OPINION | India’s High Stakes In West Asia Demand Strategic Diplomacy

The intensifying conflict in West Asia has once again exposed the fragile geopolitical architecture of one of the world’s most volatile regions....

07.03.2026 20

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Dr Prosenjit Nath

“ OPINION | Nitish Kumar To Rajya Sabha: A Cruel Political Play That May Reshape NDA Dynamics Forever

Less than four months after the NDA's landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections of November 2025, where the coalition secured over 200 seats...

06.03.2026 20

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Sayantan Ghosh

OPINION | Bihar After Nitish: The Silence Before The Question

Politics in Bihar has rarely been silent. It thrives on theatre, rhetoric, and personality. Yet the most consequential political story of the last two...

06.03.2026 20

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Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

OPINION | International Year Of The Woman Farmer: Moving Women Up The Value Chain

By: Shoba Suri and Sharon Sarah Thawaney Across much of the Global South, agriculture has become increasingly woman-intensive. Women make up 36 per...

06.03.2026 20

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OPINION | Mamata Must Worry About Deleted Muslim Votes In West Bengal SIR, BJP Faces Matua Backlash

The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has redrawn West Bengal’s political battlefield ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Roughly...

04.03.2026 30

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Sayantan Ghosh

OPINION | War, Power And Fracturing Of Order, The Iran-Israel Confrontation And India’s Strategic Test

The ongoing war between Iran and Israel marks one of the most consequential geopolitical ruptures in West Asia in decades. It is not merely another...

03.03.2026 20

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Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

OPINION | Iran-Israel Strikes Highlight Risks In Gulf’s US Security Dependence

The escalation that began on February 28-with coordinated US-Israeli strikes on-Iranian targets followed by Iranian missile retaliation across parts...

01.03.2026 20

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Aryan Kumar

OPINION | What’s Happening In Sri Lanka Should Also Concern India

The month of February in 2026 will go down in the geopolitical history of South Asia for several factors. It will be remembered not just for the most...

26.02.2026 30

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Nayanima Basu

“ OPINION | Bengal's Muslim Ballot: Will A Quadruple Contest Shatter TMC's Fortress

As West Bengal braces for its 2026 assembly elections, the political landscape is charged with anticipation. Two pivotal voter demographics-women and...

24.02.2026 20

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Sayantan Ghosh

OPINION | A Watershed Moment In Bangladesh: Elections, Reform And Regional Implications

Bangladesh is at a significant political juncture since the July 2024 uprising that ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. For many citizens, the...

24.02.2026 20

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Abhinav Mehrotra

OPINION | Assam Congress At Crossroads Amid Identity Crisis And Leadership Challenges

When the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were declared,  the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance emerged as...

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Sagarneel Sinha

“ OPINION | Partners Or Rivals? The Calculated Choreography Of China-India Strategic Dialogue

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Dr Prosenjit Nath

Northeast Narrative OPINION: Poll Season’s A Good Time For Party Hopping

Bhupen Borah’s decision to jump ship from Congress to the BJP was not exactly a thunderclap, but certainly a headline-grabber. But why now, you ask?...

19.02.2026 20

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Rifa Deka

“ OPINION | When Words Become Commitments: Politics Behind The ‘Quiet’ Revision In The India-US Trade Deal

The White House’s February 9, 2026 factsheet on the interim India-US trade framework was presented as a factual précis. What it actually...

15.02.2026 10

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Aryan Kumar

Opinion | Jamaat’s Borderland Breakthrough: Why Polarisation In West Bengal Will Intensify Before & After 2026 Assembly Poll

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Sayantan Ghosh

OPINION | India, US Interim Trade Pact Slips On Russian Oil

12.02.2026 10

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Nayanima Basu

OPINION | India, US Interim Trade Pact Slips On Russian Oil

12.02.2026 10

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Nayanima Basu

“ OPINION | The 'Resume' Was Never Built For 'Bharat'

10.02.2026 20

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Krishna Khandelwal

OPINION | Northeast Narrative | ‘Point Blank Shot’

10.02.2026 20

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Rifa Deka

“ OPINION | The Rare-Earth War: China’s Economic Weapon Against The World

09.02.2026 10

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Ranjit Kumar

OPINION | Budget 2026 Talks POSHAN, But India’s Nutrition Crisis Still Goes Hungry

09.02.2026 30

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Shoba Suri

OPINION | From Lakshmi Bhandar To Unemployment Doles: Mamata’s High-Stakes Bid To Lock Women & Woo Angry Youth

08.02.2026 20

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Sayantan Ghosh

OPINION | Budget 2026: A Missed Opportunity For BJP's Bengal Ambitions Ahead Of Polls

03.02.2026 10

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Sayantan Ghosh

“ OPINION | Indian Military In Quantum Technology Era

01.02.2026 20

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Ranjit Kumar

Northeast Narrative | Union Budget 2026: So Much For 'Acting East'

01.02.2026 10

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Rifa Deka