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When it comes to Bibek Debroy, two words, ‘polyglot’ and ‘polymath’, promptly come to mind. Post-Independence, India has been graced with numerous scholars and some ideologues masquerading as scholars, as well as propagandists masquerading as intellectuals. Unfortunately, very few of the lot have consistently kept an open mind and studied issues and contemporary events with…
All eyes have been on Iran for more than a year. Naturally, the first BRICS summit with Tehran’s membership is bound to breed speculation about what the prospective new world order would look like. At home, there needs to be an examination of India’s bilateral ties with a country that is seen firmly anti-West in…
All eyes have been on Iran for more than a year. Naturally, the first BRICS summit with Tehran’s membership is bound to breed speculation about what the prospective new world order would look like. At home, there needs to be an examination of India’s bilateral ties with a country that is seen firmly anti-West in…
It is 15 years since its first summit. Back then. BRICS was BRIC. And now, it’s not just BRICS but BRICS+. The summit in Kazan is seeing the member nations go up from five to nine, with one more, Saudi Arabia, having been invited to join. According to Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, there are…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the United States, which took place at a time when the world is confronting critical geopolitical, economic, technological, and climate challenges, marked yet another milestone in the relationship between the world’s two largest democracies. At a time of a swift global shift towards plurilateral approaches, the visit sought…
The situation around the Ukraine conflict is becoming more complicated. The US is in an election mode, and that means that any step that might disadvantage the Democratic presidential candidate cannot be taken. After supporting a proxy war in Ukraine against Russia all this while, any step to de-escalate or open the doors to negotiation…
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The situation around the Ukraine conflict is becoming more complicated. The US is in an election mode, and that means that any step that might disadvantage the Democratic presidential candidate cannot be taken. After supporting a proxy war in Ukraine against Russia all this while, any step to de-escalate or open the doors to negotiation…
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It’s not a thaw yet, but there are certainly signs of some warming in the India-China relationship. Of late, there has been an uptick in dialogue to resolve outstanding issues along two friction points in Eastern Ladakh. At the same time, there is a fresh debate underway within India on economic engagement with China. July…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Poland and Ukraine this week. Both visits are historic in their own ways: for Poland, this will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 45 years, while for Ukraine, Modi’s will be the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister. Where Modi has talked about…
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The Lok Sabha witnessed heated exchanges between the treasury benches and the opposition during the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address. The claims, counterclaims, and interjections all point towards a confrontational atmosphere in the 18th Lok Sabha, perhaps shaped by changes in its composition. From 2019 to 2024, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and…
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