Why Putin’s Visit Reinforces India’s Strategic Independence
Putin’s India visit signals New Delhi’s refusal to bow to US pressure, focusing instead on defence, technology, and geopolitical advantage.
TK Arun
TK Arun is a Senior Journalist and Columnist based in Delhi.
Redefining the Aravallis: Who Decides What a Mountain Is?
TK Arun When mountains are measured by committees and metres, what’s under threat is not just geology but the idea of environmental protection itself. A rose, we have been told, is a rose. Mountains are different. Mountains tower over the…
US Strategy: When Self-Interest Replaces Stewardship
TK Arun In a world without rules and rule-enforcers, India must build the strength to retain strategicautonomy. The US National Security Strategy 2025 document, released earlier this month, is more philosophy than strategy. That philosophy has no place for a…
Revisiting Macaulay and the Introduction of English Education in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets it wrong on Macaulay. Give the devil his due. His introduction of English language education in India is one of the good thingS colonialism did for India.
Beyond Slogans: Unions in the Age of Labour Codes
TK Arun Work within parameters of globalised growth, instead of ranting and raving against it. The four labour codes long in the making have finally been notified. The good thing is that a legal framework now exists for a company…
India IPO Surge, US Political Headlines & Bihar Polls
The stock market indices in India continue to be below their record high reached in September 2024. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) frenzy in the US keeps its market indices elevated and buoyant. Other markets rise in sympathy, or, at least, avoid sharp falls. In any case, an IPO boom continues in India.