Opinion
With Emphasis on National Security, Defence Budget Hiked Significantly
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earmarks a record ₹7.85 lakh crore budgetary allocation for the defence sector for FY 2026-27. This increase comes in the...
A Budget for Boardrooms, Not Breadlines
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman found a new ‘bakra’ to blame for the failure of economics. She blames millennials for the car sale slump, says...
Gaza, the Board of Peace, and Three New Colonial Fantasies
THE plans surrounding Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” reveal something far more sinister than a misguided attempt at conflict resolution. This is not...
Faith and Sectarianism Are Not the Two Sides of the Same Coin
Najmuddin A Farooqi
WITHOUT attempting to prove the existence of God, divine power, or any unseen force through argument or science and without any such...
From Strategic Autonomy to Submission: India, Oil, and the Politics of Obedience
INDIA’s foreign policy establishment loves grand phrases. “Strategic autonomy.” “Multipolar world.” “Independent decision-making.” These terms are repeated endlessly in speeches, summit declarations, and think-tank...