In a democracy, the lead of any multilateral agency is expected to work like a clerk looking after constituents. It is not that the President does not have the power to push reforms,...

In one of the iconic scenes of legal drama “Suits”, Jessica Pearson asks Harvey about his internal sufferings. Quote, “For God’s sake, what the hell happened to you? What kind of damage was...

Caste system of India, religion, and development are the three main pillars of modern-day Indian politics. While the word "development" traces its relevance to the early 2010s, the other two have been the...

The biggest elite fight in politically independent Indian history has been that of the judiciary and legislature. It did not stop after the Kesavananda Bharati case. Indira Gandhi had almost turned it into...

Take your mind back to the pre-2014 era. When someone used the word ‘Northeast,’ what came to your mind? Terrorism? Civil war? Secessionism? Rebel groups? Irom Sharmila? All of these were negatively correlated...

3,560 companies in India have Chinese directors: It is futile to trust China for anything. Jawahar Lal Nehru did, and we saw the 1962 war. More recently, we saw how our distrust of...

Tawang clash: Borders are the most protected of human inventions. These artificial lines require heavy deployment because organisations like the Chinese PLA do not miss a chance to humiliate their neighbours. It is...

In the last chapter of the series, we saw how the crusaders largely lost track due to unspecified goals. Fortunately, the next Crusade was not mired by this problem. The final aim of...

G7 oil price cap: Until the renewable energy dream comes to fruition, oil is going to remain the key driver of our foreign policy. Time and again the Modi Cabinet has made it...

Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala case: There are a lot of things in the public domain which are taken as an archetypal truth. Primary reason behind it is that the phenomenon is...

It's been more than a decade since Diplomat Shashi Tharoor decided to focus on domestic politics and contest elections. For a while he found his mojo and looked settled to form his political...

There are underdogs and there are underrated performances. Neither Sir Anthony Hopkins, nor any of his performances fits into any of the aforementioned categories. One of his roles did come under the radar....