Narendra Modi

The Rediscovery of India

Rajeev Deshpande

The lesson from Trump’s tariff wars is that while multipolarity may not be dead yet, it is time for India to pursue the more ambitious goal of becoming a pole on its own strength

Trump’s Tariff Tantrum Spurs India-Brazil-Argentina Football League

Short Post

Playing in the league will be the international stars including Lionel Messi, Neymar - representing Argentina, Brazil respectively and, even Europe

The Fraying of a partnership

Rajeev Deshpande

The turbulence in India-US relations can be temporary or long-lasting depending on how Donald Trump’s tariff war impacts India’s core interests beyond trade

India must expand the Production-Linked Incentives scheme along with much-needed reforms to ensure that private investment is not stymied. Much of the heavy lifting on increasing capital expenditure has been done by the Centre

Opposition sticks to SIR, but some feel Trump tariffs needs priority

Rajeev Deshpande

The INDIA bloc seems likely to stay with the SIR issue as per views emerging from discussions among parties on Thursday

Reclaiming the Chola Legacy

V Shoba

Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a pivot in BJP’s campaign to recast the Chola empire in an Indic civilisational frame

A Model Deal

Rajeev Deshpande

The India-UK trade agreement shows how developed and developing economies can get around commercial barriers for mutual benefit

The Malé Turnaround

Harsh V Pant

India won back the Maldives by being a steadfast partner

Friends with Differences

Siddharth Singh

The US is a major export destination for Indian pharmaceuticals, textiles, gems and jewellery. Trump’s tariffs will hit these sectors. What saves India is its relatively low exposure to exports as a source of growth