India’s strategic autonomy narrows as US presses for alignment in Iran war
India claims strategic autonomy in the US-Israeli war on Iran. Yet its deepening defence ties with Washington point to quiet…
Modi’s Iran policy faces test as conflict reshapes India’s West Asia strategy
India’s approach to Iran is under growing strain as the US–Israeli conflict reshapes power dynamics in West Asia.
India’s China fixation: Wrong lessons from Strait of Hormuz
While a former Indian air marshal highlighted the need for a choke point, learning from the Iranian experience in the…
India’s Shia Muslims raise fists after Khamenei’s killing in Iran
The killing of Iran’s supreme leader has stirred grief and anger among Shia communities in India, while prompting warnings from…
Modi’s Israel visit: Prelude to India’s divorce from West Asia
Is India not sawing off the branch on which it sits by drawing West Asia's most controversial state into its…
Israel prepares Iran attack after Modi departs
Israel and the United States are poised to strike Iran after Narendra Modi leaves Tel Aviv, reshaping a volatile regional…
Pomp before power: India’s AI Impact Summit highlights embarrassing gaps
India wants to lead the AI race. First, it may need to build the engine.
India’s labour laws collide with trade union anger in new trade deals
India's trade union leaders oppose the US trade deal terms while calling the EU's FTA labour rights clause hogwash.
India-US trade deal tightens Washington’s grip on New Delhi
A controversial trade deal takes shape amid the Epstein files hullabaloo and before the Indian prime minister heads for Israel.
India’s Union Budget 2026-27 offers fiscal discipline, sidesteps jobs crisis
India's Union Budget 2026-27 looks disciplined on paper. With US tariffs on India now exceeding those on China, opportunity slips…
