By Bhabani Shankar Nayak*  The current Indian government's foreign policy orientation raises questions about continuity and change in the country's international positioning. Under the present administration, India has increasingly aligned itself with the United States, Israel, and Western European nations through strategic partnerships and trade agreements, marking a departure from previous foreign policy approaches.

By Mohd Ziyaullah Khan*  The recent escalation against Iran, initiated under US President Donald Trump, has elicited two distinct responses from New Delhi. The Ministry of External Affairs issued a calibrated official statement expressing “deep concern” and urging dialogue, restraint, and respect for sovereignty. Concurrently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a phone call to the leadership of the United Arab Emirates, strongly condemning attacks on Emirati soil and expressing solidarity. 

By Nava Thakuria*  As Nepal holds an early national election on Thursday (5 March 2026), the people of northeast India, along with other regional observers, are watching the proceedings closely. The vote was necessitated after the government of Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli collapsed in September 2025 following widespread anti-government protests. The election will determine the composition of the 275-member House of Representatives, originally scheduled for 2027, under the stewardship of an interim government led by former Supreme Court justice Sushila Karki.

By Syed Ali Mujtaba*  Incidents of communal tension and violence have increasingly shaped India’s public discourse in recent years. Allegations of attacks in the name of cow protection, so-called “love jihad,” religious identity disputes, and sporadic communal clashes have raised concerns among civil society groups about minority security and the health of India’s plural traditions. 

By Ravi Ranjan*  Ranjana Mishra's poem "Rāga Gauḍa Sāraṅga" stands as a luminous testament to the possibility of creating what the German composer Richard Wagner termed a Gesamtkunstwerk—a total work of art—within the intimate confines of an Indian domestic courtyard. This remarkable poem weaves together the intricate grammar of Hindustani classical music, the philosophical depth of structuralist thought, and the quiet, affirmative feminism that characterises Mishra's distinctive poetic voice, transforming everyday domestic objects into vessels of transcendent meaning. 

By Harsh Thakor* This is my all-time best XI chosen for ODI (One Day International) cricket:  1. Adam Gilchrist (W) – The absolute master blaster who could create the impact of exploding gunpowder with his electrifying strokeplay. No batsman was more intimidating in his era. Often his knocks decided the fate of games as though the result were premeditated. He escalated batting strike rates to surreal realms.

By Jag Jivan*  A consensus statement authored by a distinguished group of twenty-eight public health and nutrition experts, including Arun Gupta , Chandrakant Lahariya, and Banshi Saboo, underscores a critical public health crisis in India where non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular illnesses now contribute to roughly 60% of annual deaths.

By A Representative   In a significant development for public health, the Supreme Court of India has directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to seriously consider implementing mandatory front-of-pack warning labels on pre-packaged food products. The order, passed by a bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan on February 10, 2026, comes as the Court expressed dissatisfaction with the regulatory body's progress on the issue.

By Bharat Dogra When Tamli Bai, an elderly woman of Sandukon Ka Guda village fell down sometime back, stumbling over a protruding stone just outside her home, her family members thought that this injury would heal soon. So they gave her some home based treatment. However Tamli just could not get up and with added complications, died in a few days.