Union Budget 2026–27
Recasting the Northeast’s Growth Story Beyond DoNER
By Dipak Kurmi
The Union Budget for 2026–27 marks a significant moment for India’s Northeastern region, positioning it not...
T20 World Cup Under Political Shadow
By Satyabrat Borah
The Twenty20 World Cup was born as cricket’s great experiment, a format meant to be short, sharp, noisy and joyful. It was...
The UGC Fiasco and the BJP’s Missing Intellectual Core
By Dipak Kurmi
The controversy surrounding the UGC guidelines may, for the moment, have been placed in abeyance following the Supreme Court’s sharp reprimand, but...
Kerala’s “Literacy” Cannot Coexist With Political Butchery
By Manoranjana Gupta
When a man who lost both legs to political violence places his artificial limbs on the table of the Rajya Sabha, and...
UGC’s Equity Rules and the Future of Inclusion
By Satyabrat Borah
The University Grants Commission’s rules on the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions emerge from a long and often contested history...
Budget 2026–27: Laying the Infrastructure for a Developed India
By Dipak Kurmi
The Union Budget 2026–27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, signals a clear inflection point in India’s economic narrative, marking a transition...
India’s Steady Hand in EU Trade Talks
By Satyabrat Borah
The idea of a comprehensive free trade agreement between India and the European Union has always carried a certain weight. It is...
Budget Under Constraint: Growth, Revenues and the Limits of Choice
By Dipak Kurmi
When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rises to present the Union Budget for the financial year stretching from April 2026 to March 2027,...
A Strategic Silence in U.S. Defence Policy
By Satyabrat Borah
When the Pentagon released its latest U.S. defence blueprint, the most striking feature was not a dramatic new doctrine or an unexpected...
Malaria on the decline, but Garo Hills still vulnerable: Study
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, Jan 27: Malaria infection has witnessed a gradual decline in Meghalaya in the past decade although some parts of the state, particularly...
Trump and the Economics of Power Politics
By Dipak Kurmi
Donald Trump remains one of the most confounding figures of contemporary global politics, a man who blurs the line between statesman and...
China’s High Command Scandal
BY Satyabrat Borah
The news that China’s top general has been accused of passing nuclear secrets to the United States has sent shockwaves through strategic...
