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West Bengal’s decision to form its own selection committee to appoint the Director General of Police (DGP) is more than just another bureaucratic tweak — it’s a subtle political power play. By sidestepping the Centre’s approval (and the UPSC shortlist), Bengal joins Punjab and Uttar...

US President Donald Trump has created chaos in international trade and economic order through his skewed and short-sighted tariff war. But, out of the chaos a new order is slowly emerging in which China is positioning itself as the pivot. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ongoing...

The Supreme Court judgement settling the dispute between Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and the ruling DMK government over the clearing of Bills speaks volumes about the courage demonstrated by the apex Court. It has thwarted the Governor’s patently political intent of keeping Bills way...

The Government of India is testing a new Aadhaar app that combines face ID authentication with artificial intelligence (AI), enabling citizens to access digital Aadhaar services on their mobile devices. Developed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the app features QR code-based instant...

Commerce ministries around the world are, according to Donald Trump, lining up to plead their case with the United States. Are we among them? Apparently we are not. A headline from the weekend quoted commerce minister Piyush Goyal saying: “We don’t negotiate at gunpoint.” This...

The way babus handle crises has a distinct rhythm, and the recent events at Vanijya Bhawan exemplify this perfectly. The Ministry of Commerce was abuzz with activity as the tariff threats from the Trump administration regained public attention. Negotiators put in hours that would make...

The Supreme Court ruling on 8 April declaring as erroneous and illegal the action of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, a former Intelligence Bureau and Central Bureau of Investigation officer, in reserving 10 Bills for the consideration of the President in November last year after...

Of all the problems that India faces in its neighbourhood, the most pressing one seems to be emerging from Bangladesh which is going all out to woo China in its blatant disregard for India’s strategic concerns. During his recent trip to China, Muhammad Yunus, the...

One American – a poet (TS Eliot) – wrote many years ago, “April is the cruellest month.” Another American – President Donald Trump – has now in a different context proved the poet right. For, after weeks of threats and backtracking, Trump has finally unveiled...

How do trade wars end? To answer that, we have to ask ourselves, how do wars end? The answer is that once begun, they are not easy to end. Most of the time, trade and diplomacy are conducted outside of the public view. This is...