Sri Lanka Is Richer on Paper. But Is It Really?
Sri Lanka’s new income status looks like progress. Its debt burden tells a different story.
The new Iran deal is a monumental gamble. But Trump has earned the right...
The U.S. and Iran will sign a landmark agreement in Geneva, pivoting from military containment to economic and diplomatic engagement.
Where Borders Connect: Challenges and Opportunities Along the India–Nepal Frontier
The India–Nepal border is often celebrated as one of the most unique frontiers in the world. Stretching nearly 1,850 kilometres from Uttarakhand in the...
Samrat Upadhyay: ‘I Simply Follow an Image or a Character’
Samrat Upadhyay is the first Nepali-born fiction writer to be published in the West. He is the author of seven books of fiction that...
MT: Trump’s Beijing Trip: Pageantry Over Progress
US President Trump landed in China for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Jinping on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-profile business delegation. This trip...
Asian and Pacific Countries Are Helping Lead the Way to a Nuclear Free World
The international journey towards the abolition of nuclear weapons is well underway. With more than half the world’s countries having already joined the United Nations...
Religious Communities Cannot Claim Immunity From Human Rights Obligations
The title of this piece unfortunately does not reflect reality, but rather constitutes an ethically justifiable demand. From an ethical perspective, it is essential...
A Republic Under Strain: Institutional Erosion and the Challenge to Indian Democracy
Two months ago, citing state-specific issues on the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Rolls and raising legal concerns regarding...
How Process Reforms Transformed India’s Investor Protection Fund
Public discourse on economic reforms often focuses on large interventions—new tax laws, major institutional restructuring, major privatization or other sweeping policy changes. While such...
Businesses Must Lead the Way to Climate Neutrality
The EU’s ambition to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 stands as one of the most significant societal undertakings of our time.
It is a challenge...