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This Independence Day, let’s fix India’s broken ladder

India’s broken ladder Every 15 August, India celebrates freedom. The flags go up, the tricolour flies from balconies, schoolchildren sing Vande Mataram and political leaders...

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The dance of democracy, reprised

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Bengal Elections 2026 For fifteen years, West Bengal operated under a political arrangement that gradually hollowed out the idea of public life. Not through a...

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NZ‑India free trade deal: were early fears about immigration and investment justified?

Depending on which side of the argument you listen to, the recently signed New Zealand-India free trade agreement represents either a huge economic opportunity...

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Middle East war: Uncertainty today, strength tomorrow

The war in the Middle East has dominated attention in recent weeks. Debate will continue over its causes and consequences, but events like these...

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Trump Australia impact Just over a year ago, in the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, I wrote that the world...

India: A major collateral victim of Netanyahu and Trump’s reckless war

US-Israel-Iran war India stands at a precarious crossroads as the US-Israel-Iran war; now grinding into its third week in March 2026, it threatens to upend...

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