Editorials

UK-Mauritius Treaty, Diego Garcia and India’s Role in the Indian Ocean

Strategic Ties and Territorial Shifts The recent decision of the United Kingdom to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to...

Role and Importance of Classical Languages in India.

  The article “Which are India’s 5 New ‘Classical Languages’” by A. Divya and Arjun Sengupta (The Indian Express, Oct...

Impact of Middle Eastern Conflicts on Global Oil Prices and Supply

This essay, based on S. Dinakar’s article “War and Price” in Business Standard (Oct. 04, 2024), examines how the ongoing...

The Invisible War: Cognitive Warfare and China’s Role

Inspired by Abhishek Kumar Darbey’s September 27, 2024, article titled “China and Cognitive Warfare: An Overview” on the MP-IDSA website,...

Ripple Effect of the Iran-Israel and Hezbollah-Israel Conflicts: Impact on the Middle East and Beyond

This analysis, based on reports from Mint (October 3, 2024), focuses on the conflicts between Iran and Israel and Hezbollah...

Ladakh’s Political Journey and the Path to Autonomy

This essay, inspired by Rangarajan’s article “What Special Status is Ladakh Seeking?” from The Hindu (October 3, 2024), talks about...

Gandhi’s Relevance in the 21st Century: A Pathway to Achieving the SDGs

This essay is based on an article by Ban Ki-Moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, titled “Gandhi Embodied Principles...

La Niña and Its Impact on North India’s Winter Air Quality

This analysis of Gufran Beig’s article titled “The La Niña’s Shadow” in The Indian Express (October 1, 2024), explains how...

Caste-Based Oppression and Sanitation in India: The Persistent Burden of Manual Scavenging

This essay, based on The Hindu’s front-page story titled “92% of Workers Cleaning Urban Sewers, Septic Tanks Belong to SC,...

Redefining Global Governance at the Summit of the Future: Empowering the Global South

This analysis of Mukul Sanwal’s op-ed titled “Bridging the Chasm of Global Inequality” in The Hindu (September 30, 2024) highlights...

India’s Fight Against Food Waste: Strategies, Challenges, and the Path Forward

This essay critically examines the article “Food That Doesn’t Feed” by Ashok Gulati and Raya Das, published in The Indian...

Russia’s Strategic Pivot to Asia: The Emerging India Partnership

This essay, inspired by Ivan Shchedrov’s article “Russia’s Geopolitical Pivot to Asia, a New India Chapter” (The Hindu, September 28,...

Periyar’s Self-Respect Movement: A Legacy of Social Transformation

Inspired by the centenary article “Keep the Fire of the Self-Respect Movement Going” (The Hindu, September 28, 2024) by Manuraj...

The Living Constitution: A Dynamic Framework for India’s Evolving Society

This essay critically analyses the September 26 New Delhi news story in The Hindu (September 27, 2024) titled “Constitutional Doctrine...

Escalating Tensions in the South China Sea and India’s Expanding Role

This analysis of Sankalp Gurjar’s article, “Storms Brewing in East, South China Seas” (The Hindu, September 27, 2024), highlights the...