Swimming Against the Tide

The Weight of Stone

The $600 million quartz industry is shutting production lines and chasing new markets

Fraying at the Edges

The textile hubs of Tiruppur and Noida are grappling with revenue shocks and imminent mass layoffs

The Resistance

As India-US ties cool, a huddle in Tianjin, carpooling with Putin, and a shinkansen ride in Japan signal Modi’s bold response to Trump’s tariff offensive

The New Confederacy of Unfreedom

Emperor Xi launches a new culture war

An India-China Complete Re-set? Desirable but Unlikely

The greatest obstacle to a re-set in India-China relations is the hard-wired historical legacy of anti-Chinese sentiment among Indians at large

How Trump is Making America Weak Again

False God

First As Farce, Then As Tragedy

Chinese Hand in New York |  Comrade Kim Goes Multilateral

How Netanyahu Legitimised Hamas

Rewriting the India Story

Modi launches the blueprint for national resurgence emphasising self-reliance and wider global cooperation