Utpal Kumar

The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has reignited an old debate: did the treaty fail Bharat, or did the Indian state fail to use it in the hope of an elusive peace with Pakistan?

Xi Jinping’s sweeping military purges in China reveal not the confidence of an unchallenged ruler, but the insecurity of a dictator haunted by the fear of betrayal

In the age of artificial intelligence, the gravest threat to human civilisation is not the destruction of books, but the quiet disappearance of their readers

China’s enduring vulnerability is geography, which is Bharat’s enduring advantage. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent three-nation tour signals that Delhi increasingly understands this reality, and is prepared to exploit it in the strategic contest with Beijing

From Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to POK, Pakistan’s deepening internal turmoil could once again make Bharat the target of cross-border terrorism

Taslima Nasrin’s planned return to Kolkata after nearly two decades of forced exile is more than a homecoming; it is Bengal’s chance to atone for a profound moral, constitutional and intellectual failure

The US President has merely stripped away the diplomatic language: that Delhi may rise, but only enough to act as a counterweight to Beijing

Did Delhi miss an opportunity to alter the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir equation before Islamabad went nuclear? As PoK burns, Operation Brasstacks and General Krishnaswamy Sundarji’s legacy demand a fresh look

Beginning with a tribal ritual in Bastar, Rajiv Dogra’s ‘How Nations Fail’ offers a sweeping analysis of a fractured world marked by great-power rivalry, weakening institutions and the decline of unquestioned American dominance. So, should we judge our global leaders the way Bastar’s tribal communities judge their gods?

The ugliness of this week’s Delhi protests was not an isolated outburst; it offered a glimpse into how algorithms — and the shadowy hands exploiting them — are reshaping protests and normalising abuse as authenticity