Beyond the Visit: Why the India–Russia Alliance Remains ‘Special and Privileged’
Hridbina Chatterjee The “Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership” between India and Russia reflects an extraordinary degree of mutual trust, aligns…
From Empire to Modernity: The Unfinished Struggle Against Forced Labour in Central Asian Cotton Fields
Dr Lakshmi Karlekar & Tanishaa Pandey Despite rules, local governments nevertheless employ coercive methods, recruiting civil workers, educators, and medical professionals to assist in…
Navigating the Communication Tapestry: How Communication Shapes Order in a Fragmented World
Amit Dasgupta & Uma Sudhindra Communication narrative enforces strategic imperatives, including, if required, by resorting to imaginative, exaggerated and alarmist falsehoods.
Realising the Human Rights of 4 Billion Women & Girls: A Stocktake at UDHR 77 and Beyond
Prof. Dr. Bharat H. Desai Eighty years on, 4 billion women and girls still struggle to realise their fundamental rights to a gender-equal…
India’s Constrained Autonomy: Economic Dependencies and Foreign Policy — A Data-Driven Analysis
Divyanka Tandon The data from 2014 to 2025 presents a paradox whereby, despite significantly expanding the GDP, with a near…
Inside the Alleged U.S.-Backed Playbook Behind Bangladesh’s Political Meltdown
Tejashree P V Former Bangladeshi minister and close aide to Sheikh Hasina, Mohibul Hasan Chaudhary, alleges that U.S.-linked NGOs and political…
Reconstituting Political Ethics: A Decolonial Reading of PM Modi’s Duty-Centric Governance Paradigm
Dr Nanda Kishor The shift from Rajpath to Kartavya Path represents a decisive symbolic break from colonial glorifications of power, restoring…
From Proxy Dreams to Strategic Rupture: Why Pakistan’s Policy of Islamism Collapsed in Afghanistan
Mohmmad Rizwan The ongoing conflict signifies not only a deterioration of bilateral relations between the two Muslim nations but also…
From Defence Buyer to Deep-Tech Partner: How India–Israel Ties Are Shifting Toward Co-Development
Israel's strength as a Startup Nation and how leveraging it will enable India's Digital & Tech Sector to…
UNCTAD’s Call for a New Multilateralism: Rebuilding Global Cooperation in an Age of Fragmentation
UNCTAD's vision is to create a digital future in which technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence, becomes a tool for…