Opinion

US President Donald Trump rose to power partly by positioning himself as a foil to global elites. But last week, he attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) – the quintessential gathering of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people – in Davos as the star...

By Suryabanshi Suraj On a crisp January morning, patriotism found a powerful voice across Odisha. At exactly 11am, lakhs of students rose in unison in schools, colleges and universities to sing Vande Mataram, transforming classrooms and campuses into spaces of collective pride, purpose and national...

By Satish Kumar Our planet Earth favours diversity. In the beginning of time, in the hours of the Big Bang, there was only energy and gas. Over the billions of years, evolution has created countless forms of life. It is a self-evident fact that the...

By Dhurjati Mukherjee German Chancellor Fredrich Merz’s recent visit to India resulted in promising economic discussions. He assured Prime Minister Modi of progress on the European Union trade deal, while Germany formalized 19 defence and technology agreements. Eight other announcements seek to boost cooperation in...

By Avilash Roul With a leadership vacuum, world governance is in severe crisis. Under the UN watch, the US attacked, captured and abducted the Venezuelan President on the pretext of a drug trial in the US. If that’s not a blatant violation of the so-called...

By Shaun Seow Long-term global stability depends heavily on what happens in the ocean. Nowhere is this more evident than in Asia, home to much of the Coral Triangle and vast mangrove and seagrass ecosystems that sustain fisheries, protect coastal communities, and store massive amounts...

By DK Giri India and Poland relations seem to have taken a nosedive in the last few months, especially since October 2025 when the Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, visited Pakistan. This visit happening a few months after...

By Yurdi Yasmi With the world struggling to feed eight billion people today, how will we feed ten billion by 2050? Meeting the nutritional needs of a growing population requires not just a radical increase in food production – almost all of it plant-based –...

By Santosh Kumar Mohapatra The Global Risks Report 2026, the 21st edition of the World Economic Forum’s flagship publication, arrives in the middle of what is shaping up to be one of the most volatile decades of the modern era. Its message is unmistakably sobering....

By Charudutta Panigrahi Odisha today stands at a dangerous crossroads. While policymakers and investors celebrate rising GDP figures and the promise of “smart cities,” a silent epidemic is eroding the very foundation of the state’s future: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The numbers are stark, the...