Category Governance and Law

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Making Space for the Radical: Savitribai Phule’s Satyashodhak Modernity

Aditi Narayani Nikhil Adsule The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of ‘modern’ Marathi literature. In the Marathi play Trutiya Ratna, written by Jotirao Phule, two…

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How Trump’s 2025 Foreign Policy Shift Reorders the Indo-Pacific

The regional order is witnessing a shift as Asian countries hedge their geo-strategic interests against mixed signals from the US on its role as a security assurer by forging new deterrents and ties. India has also deepened its engagement with Southeast Asia, reflecting a proactive approach.

What’s wrong with the SHANTI Act and how it can be fixed

What’s wrong with the SHANTI Act and how it can be fixed

The government should have referred the Bill to a parliamentary committee to iron out differences, instead of using its legislative majority to pass it as introduced.

Trump’s Venezuela gambit revives naked American imperialism

Trump’s Venezuela gambit revives naked American imperialism

TK Arun Washington’s intervention undermines sovereignty norms, destabilises Latin America, weakens Europe’s moral case on Ukraine; it’s high time India spoke up Watch out, Denmark and Greenland! Imperialism rides again! That might have sounded facetious or as an exaggeration till…

The Global Impact of Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda

The Global Impact of Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda

The coming year will be moulded by the continuing unilateral efforts by the Trump administration to register reasonably robust growth, as projected — two per cent is reasonable growth for a $31 trillion economy — but the Chinese economy is likely to grow faster than most official projections, and register a growth rate of five per cent or more. India’s growth is likely to gasp for breath in 2026, and not just because of air pollution, although the release of a new series of GDP numbers could flatter to deceive.

Financial Risk and Power Politics: The Yen Carry Trade in Trump’s Worldview

The Yen Carry Trade, a Piano and Trump’s World View

When the Bank of Japan raises its policy rate to 0.75%, that unsettles global finance, accustomed as the world is to borrowing ultra-cheap in yen and investing in assets denominated in other currencies, the yields in whose economies are significantly higher than in Japan.

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