The renewed ambition to acquire Greenland reflects an intriguing blend of geopolitics, national aspiration, and economic strategy. Championed now by US President-elect Donald Trump, this idea has resurfaced with remarkable seriousness, raising questions about sovereignty, international relations, and global security.
The world was already in the VUCA phase with a lot of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. The war in Ukraine that started in the year 2022 added to these upheavals and impacted worldwide trade especially bringing volatile shifts in the food commodity market.
As the world enters 2025, former U.S. President Donald Trump, now preparing for his second term, has reignited the flames of territorial ambition with rhetoric that harks back to America’s imperial past.
The prevalence of misogyny in Indian politics reflects a troubling reality that undermines the progress of women in public life.
India's economic trajectory, once celebrated for its resilience and rapid growth, is now encountering significant headwinds.
Way back in 2012, Zbigniew Brezezzinski wrote about “the receding West” in his book Strategic Vision and argued that “the long-lasting political domination of the world by the West has been fading for some decades.”
In her recent budget statement, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lauded the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), celebrating it as a new-age miracle. With over 1,000 companies resolved and a whopping Rs. 3.3 trillion recovered, it seems the IBC is finally hitting its stride – or at least that is the optimistic narrative.
India’s position in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) research landscape underscores a critical gap that needs urgent attention.
India's trade figures for July 2024 underscore some concerning trends that reflect deeper structural issues within the economy.
In the annual budget declared for this fiscal, Rs 30,170.61 crore has been allotted to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Urban,a 36.5 per cent higher provision compared to the expenditure incurred in the previous fiscal. These provisions aim to incur a spending of Rs 2.2 lakh crore in the next five years.
