By any measure, war is a catastrophe. But for two nations where the average citizen earns less than $3,000 a year — India’s per capita income stands at $2,610, and Pakistan’s at $1,568 (World Bank, 2024 figures) — a full-scale military conflict is not just tragic, it is reckless self-harm. The 2025 India–Pakistan conflict, ignited […]
In a world where diplomacy is often mired in delay and indecision, former President Donald Trump has once again demonstrated his ability to intervene effectively in global crises, this time playing a key role in brokering a cease-fire between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Announced Saturday, the cease-fire followed four days of escalating drone strikes […]
The deadly attack near Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, in which militants killed 26 people after segregating men from women and children, highlights a broader pattern of worsening violence and deep-rooted discontent in the region. While the attack is widely condemned, the incident also raises questions about the effectiveness of the Indian government’s current […]
India’s abrupt decision to suspend multiple cross-border railway projects in Bangladesh, citing political unrest and worker safety concerns, risks undermining its own long-term strategic and economic interests in the region. With nearly $600 million in infrastructure now on pause, New Delhi is walking away from a corridor that has never been more critical for connecting […]
India may be positioned to benefit from growing trade tensions between the United States and China, as American companies look to diversify their supply chains, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Zetwerk, a Bangalore-based manufacturing network, has expanded rapidly since the U.S. imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in 2018. The company now […]
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus stirred controversy during his recent visit to China by stating the obvious: India’s northeastern states, often referred to as the “Seven Sisters,” are landlocked, with no direct access to the ocean. Yunus described Bangladesh as “the only guardian of the ocean” for the region. Though India responded with alarm, painting […]
India’s central government is facing growing criticism for failing to acknowledge or adequately respond to the country’s escalating middle-class debt crisis, which economists warn is undermining consumer demand and threatening the nation’s broader economic growth. The crisis is particularly visible among urban, salaried workers who make up India’s aspirational middle class. A Financial Times investigation […]
As India launches its largest-ever naval exercise with African nations, its ambitions on the global stage are on full display. The six-day operation, co-hosted by Tanzania and featuring ships from nine African nations, marks a bold attempt to elevate India’s maritime profile in the Indian Ocean and assert its presence on a continent where China, […]
India’s top diplomat made headlines this week by declaring that no other nation “wishes Bangladesh well” more than India does. Yet, within days of that heartfelt sentiment, New Delhi pulled the plug on a critical transshipment facility — one that supported Bangladesh’s struggling export economy. At the Rising Bharat Summit, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar […]
President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hike against India—an across-the-board 27 percent levy on nearly all Indian imports—exposes the deep disconnect between rhetoric and reality in the so-called friendship between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Despite public declarations of camaraderie, Trump’s trade war tactics reveal a calculated maneuver: he is leveraging India’s economic vulnerabilities […]
