The Red Dawn at JNU: Left Front’s Sweep Marks a Shift in Campus and National Mood
Global Tariffs and the Fractured Horizon: A Critical Examination of Escalating Trade Tensions
In the ever-shifting sands of global economics, the United States’ latest tariff proposals emerge as a stark reminder of how quickly protectionism can eclipse collaboration. Dubbed the “America First Trade Shield Act,” these measures propose duties up to 60% on critical ...Read More
Zohran Mamdani’s Triumph: A Deserving Progressive Takes the Helm in New York City
In a night that pulsed with the energy of a city on the cusp of reinvention, Zohran Mamdani emerged victorious in the 2025 New York City mayoral election, securing a mandate to lead the world’s most iconic metropolis into a bolder, more equitable future. The 34-year-old demo...Read More
War, Peace, and the New World Disorder – Post-Ukraine, Post-Gaza, Post-Truth Geopolitics
The twenty-first century began with dreams of globalization, free trade, and collective security. Two decades later, the world stands at a crossroads marked not by cooperation but by conflict, confusion, and the collapse of credibility. The old world order that once rested on ...Read More
Trump Drops a Verbal Bomb: ‘Russia, China, Pakistan Are Testing Nukes — Why Can’t We?
In a wide-ranging interview aired on Sunday, President Trump made public a startling assertion: that rival nuclear-armed states such as Russia, China,
North Korea and even Pakistan are currently testing nuclear weapons, and that the United States must likewise restart...Read More
Pariah Prince: The Banishment, the Posh Pension, and the Scandal That Won't Go Away
Of all the crises to buffet the British monarchy in recent years, the saga of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, represents one of the most profound and damaging. It is a story of stark contradictions: a man stripped of his royal destiny yet clinging to its privileges, exiled fr...Read More
Gaza’s Endless Cycle: 104 Lives Lost in Israeli Strikes Amid Fragile Truce—What Path to peace
In the dim corridors of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the air hangs heavy with the scent of antiseptic and grief. On October 29, 2025, the hospital received the bodies of two more victims from an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza—adding to the toll from the previ...Read More
The Pan-American Highway: The Impossible Dream of a Road That Connects a Hemisphere
Stretching from the frozen extremes of the Arctic to the stormy waters near Antarctica, the Pan-American Highway is not so much a single road as it is a legendary concept—a monumental network of highways that forms the longest motorable route in the world. It is a testament ...Read More
India’s Pragmatic Pivot: Engaging the Taliban for a Stable South Asia
In a diplomatic landscape long scarred by mistrust and ideological clashes, India’s recent high-level outreach to the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan marks a seismic shift. On October 9, 2025, Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s Acting Foreign Minister, touched down in ...Read More
Writers Unite in Boycott: Over 300 Voices Silence Themselves in Protest Against The New York Times’ Gaza Coverage
In a seismic act of defiance against what they call “complicity in genocide,” more than 300 writers, scholars, and public figures have pledged to boycott The New York Times’ Opinion section. Announced on October 28, 2025, the collective action—backed by nearly 150 form...Read More
India’s Strategic Gamble: Goyal in Brussels as India-EU FTA Enters Final Stretch
When Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal travels to Brussels on 27-28 October 2025, he will carry more than briefcases and spreadsheets. His mission encapsulates India’s ambition to recalibrate its trade architecture, deepen global supply-chain linkages and rewrite t...Read More
Palestinian Factions Say They Will Cede Gaza Administration to Technocratic Interim Body
In a notable turn of events, the main Palestinian factions—including Hamas—have declared that they will hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a temporary committee made up of independent technocrats.
During talks held in Cairo, the factions release...Read More
Sanctions on Russian Oil and India’s Tightrope of Energy Security and Diplomacy
The latest wave of sanctions imposed on Russia’s oil sector has cast a spotlight on how deeply interconnected global energy supplies, geopolitics and national strategies are — and how India, a major importer, must navigate a complex path between energy security, economic i...Read More
The United Nations: Celebrating UN Day and Assessing Its Role in Global Peace
October 24 marks United Nations Day, commemorating the entry into force of the UN Charter in 1945. As we observe this day in 2025, it’s an opportune moment to reflect on the organization’s enduring legacy. Founded in the aftermath of World War II’s devastation, the Unite...Read More
Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s “Iron Lady” and the Turning Point in Japanese Politics
In a moment that has reshaped Japan’s political landscape, Sanae Takaichi has made history as the first female Prime Minister of Japan, marking a symbolic breakthrough in a country where politics has long been dominated by men and senior bureaucrats. Known for her conservati...Read More
The Emerging Geopolitical Blocs and India’s Strategic Balancing Act: A Critical Appraisal of Foreign Policy in 2025
The year 2025 marks a defining phase in the transformation of the global geopolitical order. The certainties of the post-Cold War world have given way to fragmentation, fluid alliances, and regional realignments. Power today is distributed, not concentrated. For India—aspiri...Read More
Madagascar: The Gen Z Uprising Against Poverty and Corruption – A Global Concern Past and Present
Madagascar, the island nation off Africa’s southeastern coast, has once again descended into political turmoil. On October 15, President Andry Rajoelina was ousted in a military coup, ending weeks of massive, youth-led demonstrations fueled by anger over poverty, corruption,...Read More
Ceasefire Under Strain: Israel–Hamas Dispute Over Hostage Remains and the Politics of Aid
The fragile ceasefire in Gaza, brokered through intense U.S. diplomacy under President Donald Trump’s mediation, is already showing cracks. Israel’s decision to restrict the flow of humanitarian aid and delay the reopening of the Rafah border crossing has drawn global conc...Read More
Gaza, Israel and Trump in Egypt: a fragile pause, a theatrical summit — and the price of unfinished justice
The past 48 hours have felt like a punctuation mark in a war that has already written too many tragedies. Under a ceasefire hammered out with heavy outside pressure, Hamas has handed over the last living Israeli hostages and Israel has begun releasing large numbers of Palestin...Read More
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand Arrives in India to Strengthen Trade and Security Ties
New Delhi, October 12, 2025 — In a significant diplomatic development, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for a two-day official visit aimed at revitalizing India-Canada relations, with a sharp focus on trade diversification, energy partne...Read More
Nobel Prizes: Prestige, Purpose, and Recent Highlights
The Nobel Prizes, established by the will of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel, are among the world’s most prestigious awards. They recognize outstanding contributions in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and (since 19...Read More
A Fragile Dawn: The Israel–Gaza Ceasefire and the Long Road to Peace
( This article is dedicated to millions of peace loving activists who voiced and protest on streets . I would like a special mention of Professor VK Tripathi from Sadbhav Mission for his campaign all over India popularly know as pamphlet man)
After months of unrelenting ...Read More
Taliban FM Amir Khan Muttaqi’s six-day India visit — what happened, what it means
Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, arrived in New Delhi on a six-day visit (9–16 October 2025) — the highest-level Taliban delegation to India since the group returned to power in 2021. The trip was made possible after the UN Security Counc...Read More
Barter Is Back: How Sanctions on Russia Are Rewiring Global Trade
The Russia–Ukraine conflict has not only redrawn political boundaries but also reshaped the map of global trade. With Moscow now one of the most heavily sanctioned nations in the world, the ripple effects of Western restrictions have triggered a quiet but powerful comeback o...Read More
India and China: The Frozen Conflict at the Roof of the World
A Clash Without Closure
Five years after the Galwan Valley clash of June 2020, the India–China border remains tense, militarized, and unresolved. The fighting that night — brutal, close-range combat with primitive weapons — ended decades of uneasy peace along the L...Read More
Ceasefire on the Brink: Gaza Awaits a Fragile Peace”
A U.S.-brokered plan offers hope of silence in the skies — but mistrust and ongoing strikes keep peace on uncertain ground.
What Netanyahu Says He Supports
• Public Endorsement: On September 29, 2025, Israeli Prime Minis...Read More
India — EFTA Trade & Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA): detailed explanation and analysis
On 10 March 2024 India and the four EFTA States (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) signed a comprehensive Trade & Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) after long negotiations that began in 2008. The agreement covers goods, services, investment, rules of origin,...Read More
