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The writer served as a cabinet-level advisor to Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
June 15,2026 19:31:55 PM
Proximity is not leverage, access is not influence and the visibility that you or others have does not translate into strength if the country that needs to heed that visibility is not also willing to use it.
Mon, Jun 15, 2026May 27,2026 06:23:36 AM
Machines may increasingly answer questions. Universities must still teach which questions are worth asking
Wed, May 27, 2026February 28,2026 16:00:58 PM
This Ranji victory is not merely about runs scored or wickets taken. It is about a region recognising itself differently, and, hopefully, being recognised differently
Thu, Mar 05, 2026February 14,2026 07:06:55 AM
Bangladesh will determine its own future. But India cannot afford strategic complacency. Stability in Dhaka is integral to India’s eastern security architecture. In a region where influence accumulates incrementally and leverage compounds quietly, vigilance is not intrusion — it is prudence
Sat, Feb 14, 2026January 05,2026 17:20:08 PM
New Delhi’s current approach, restrained, careful, and measured, may be the right one. Silence in international politics is not always hesitation; it can be a strategy
Tue, Jan 06, 2026December 15,2025 15:13:01 PM
From Australia to India, terrorism’s most lasting damage lies in the normalisation of fear in ordinary life
Tue, Dec 16, 2025November 03,2025 06:22:17 AM
India’s restraint after tests in 1998 demonstrated maturity. Its willingness to re-examine that restraint today, in light of Trump's announcement that the US will resume testing, would demonstrate confidence.
Mon, Nov 03, 2025October 03,2025 05:58:40 AM
Integration must be accompanied by development and dignity, not by coercion or neglect.
Fri, Oct 03, 2025September 25,2025 14:38:01 PM
Ladakh has always stood by India. Today, India, through Delhi, must demonstrate that it will always stand by Ladakh
Fri, Sep 26, 2025September 09,2025 18:03:37 PM
India must demonstrate that it is listening to Nepal’s young voices. It should also support governance reform discreetly
Wed, Sep 10, 2025August 30,2025 07:10:37 AM
Sergio Gor is not a detached official; he is a confidant. That makes his appointment unconventional, but also consequential
Sat, Aug 30, 2025July 31,2025 06:16:26 AM
In the final reckoning, Sindoor may come to symbolise many things: Tactical audacity, calibrated resolve, and the emergence of a more assertive India
Thu, Jul 31, 2025July 04,2025 06:00:03 AM
The least India and the world can do is ensure that his legacy is not buried under the rubble of silence. We must say, clearly and collectively: The Dalai Lama’s reincarnation will not be decided in Zhongnanhai
Fri, Jul 04, 2025June 11,2025 08:14:14 AM
Kashmir is not only about its grand narratives; it is about its quiet continuities. It is time policy recognised this reality
Wed, Jun 11, 2025May 22,2025 06:50:30 AM
Pakistan’s internal crises and Operation Sindoor should have made it look inward. Rawalpindi’s response is not reform, but a ritual – a baton
Thu, May 22, 2025May 05,2025 17:19:00 PM
Across the world, electorates are signalling fatigue with extreme ideologies and chaotic governance. From Brazil to Poland, and now Australia, voters have shown a preference for centrist, constructive leadership; leaders who do not seek to inflame, but to build
Wed, May 07, 2025April 23,2025 13:58:32 PM
He approached religious difference not with defensiveness or triumphalism but with humility and reverence. He understood what Indian thinkers such as Swami Vivekananda understood long ago: That the deepest expressions of faith are not competitive but collaborative. That religions, in their truest form, are not bunkers of identity but bridges of ethical encounter
Wed, Apr 23, 2025October 18,2024 03:53:07 AM
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Islamabad has reignited optimism — about the possibilities and potential of a departure from adversarial postures
Fri, Oct 18, 2024July 14,2024 15:05:58 PM
This is the moment for the US to address the root causes of violence and reaffirm democratic values so that American democracy can become a beacon of light again
Mon, Jul 15, 2024June 18,2024 08:00:30 AM
In a precarious international system, the self-declared ‘enlightened world’, is looking East with trepidation and expectation. Xi Jinping’s China poses the greatest threat to values, Western way of living — but in India, there is hope for the future
Tue, Jun 18, 2024May 10,2024 14:37:28 PM
From Vishwabandhu to Non-Alignment to Nehruvian consensus: Here’s what the Lok Sabha election manifestos of the BJP, Congress, and other major parties say on India’s international relations, in the neighbourhood and around the world
Mon, May 13, 2024March 29,2024 16:08:50 PM
It is critical that the forthcoming elections are completely free and fair. Recall that it was rigged elections, in the past, including the infamous 1987 election, that contributed to the alienation on the ground
Sat, Mar 30, 2024November 28,2023 12:00:34 PM
The bonhomie on display at the recent 2+2 ministerial dialogue is a refreshing change from the past. But like all tempestuous relationships that can be subject to mood swings, this bilateral relationship can easily go south unless it is protected and nurtured
Tue, Nov 28, 2023September 11,2023 07:50:14 AM
India’s convening power, ability to generate a consensus at G20 summit has set a benchmark difficult to emulate
Mon, Sep 11, 2023August 09,2023 16:36:08 PM
Much more needs to be done to ensure that justice is done and seen to be done to all those who are innocent victims, from all sides, including Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus of the three decades of violence
Thu, Aug 10, 2023
