New Delhi must play the role of an enabler in ethical governance of AI to shape the new humane order. R K Raina Artificial Intelligence is no longer merely a technological tool, nor simply a factor influencing economic growth or military capabilities. It has evolved into a transformative force that intervene governance, security, finance, culture, … Continue reading AI & Three-Layer Diplomacy: India’s Strategic Moment
BNP’s huge victory puts a big responsibility on Tarique Rahman to reshape Bangladesh’s politics, re-balance power equations globally and rejig economic policy formulation. N. C. Bipindra The outcome of February 12, 2026, general elections marked a watershed moment in Bangladesh’s political history. It has dramatically altered balance of power and set the stage for a … Continue reading Client State or Regional Player?
In a world where tariffs, export controls, and supply-chain restrictions are instruments of statecraft, Europe's new realism is simple: it isn't choosing a side; it is buying room to manoeuvre. Rahul PAWA | x - iamrahulpawa Mario Draghi sketched Europe's predicament in blunt, unsentimental terms. The economist and former Prime Minister of Italy argued that … Continue reading Europe Between US Unpredictability and Chinese Dependence
Balochistan remains a place where the promises of 1947 are still argued, remembered and resisted. Rahul PAWA | X @imrahulpawa In the vast, rugged expanses stretching from the Arabian Sea to the deserts bordering Iran and Afghanistan lies Balochistan, land rich in minerals, memory and unresolved history. Today, it is Pakistan's largest province by territory, … Continue reading Baloch Question in Pakistan’s Army State
By N. C. Bipindra For years, India has accused Canada of sheltering Khalistani separatist networks that openly call for the dismemberment of the Indian state, often through rallies, illegal referendums and fundraising activities conducted on Canadian soil. Ottawa’s standard response has been predictable: these activities, however offensive to India, fall under the protection of free … Continue reading Canada’s Separatism Hypocrisy Knocked Out by Trump
Arun Anand When the Union Finance Minister rises to present the Budget for 2026–27, the speech will be heard not merely as an annual fiscal statement but as a strategic signal of how India intends to position itself in a rapidly re-ordering global economy. This Budget arrives at a moment when trade, geopolitics, and industrial … Continue reading Union Budget 2026–27: India’s Fiscal Moment in a Re-Shaped Europe Partnership
After roughly 18 years of intermittent negotiations, the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), also referred to as a Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), was affirmed as concluded on January 27, 2026. Branded as the "mother of all trade deals," the agreement seeks to increase investment, liberalise trade in goods and services and strengthen … Continue reading EXPLAINER: India-EU Free Trade Agreement
By N. C. Bipindra India and the European Union (EU), on January 27, 2026, signed what leaders are calling the “mother of all trade deals,” a sweeping Free Trade Agreement (FTA) two decades in the making. The pact, agreed during a summit in New Delhi, links two of the world’s largest democratic powers, India with … Continue reading India-EU ‘Mother of All Deals’ Achieved Biggest Global Trade Shake-Up That Redefined Power
Ethnic Cleansing of Bangladeshi Hindus A Nobel Peace Prize is not a shield against scrutiny. Bangladesh’s post-August 2024 reality demands a hard, evidence-led assessment: violence against Hindus has escalated into a pattern that aligns with internationally recognised elements of ethnic cleansing. This is not a claim made lightly, nor is it built on rhetoric. It … Continue reading Hindu Pogrom Under a Nobel Laureate’s Watch in Bangladesh
The brief argues that the removal of Kashmiri Hindus from the Valley must be read through the law of atrocity crimes, not through the language of “fear,” “sporadic violence,” or “voluntary migration.” Where civilians flee under targeted killings, sexual violence, intimidation, and the collapse of any real safety, the law treats the outcome as coerced … Continue reading Kashmiri Hindus and Atrocity Crimes: A Legal Brief on Persecution and Forced Displacement
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