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Yearender 2025: How India managed tariffs, conflicts, and diplomatic wins

December 25, 2025 12:39 pm

As the year draws to a close, prospects for an India-US trade pact appear strong, while efforts to consolidate Delhi’s strategic footprint in West Asia and the Horn of Africa are intensified. But the year also saw a military confrontation with Pakistan and a further dip in ties with Bangladesh. What other developments shaped the arena of international relations from India’s perspective?

How rapid growth of AI data centres reflects on India’s energy governance

December 25, 2025 12:18 pm

As India focuses on data localisation and digital public infrastructure, meeting energy demand will require round-the-clock and low-carbon energy sources. How does this push reshape its energy-security priorities?

Amid marital rape debate, what the trajectory of anti-rape laws reveals

December 23, 2025 10:59 am

Since the law on rape was first introduced by the British in 1860, the anti-rape laws in India underwent significant changes, including the redefinition of ‘consent’ and protection of survivors of sexual violence. But how might survivor-centered justice be prioritised?

Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Why lotus remains India’s simplest yet most profound symbol

December 20, 2025 12:04 pm

Lotus permeates India’s religious traditions, architectural legacy, art and anatomy. How does this sacred and auspicious symbol invite every generation to look beyond the surface and seek the hidden spring from which life unfolds?

Beyond Trending: What is honour?

December 20, 2025 12:06 pm

The mindset that treats women as property permeates almost all aspects of their lives: from their behaviour, appearances, to life choices. But how is it inextricably tied to the patriarchal ideology of honour?

Why gender justice needs to be woven into the fabric of everyday life

December 22, 2025 3:03 pm

India has seen landmark judgments and constitutional promises aimed at protecting individual rights, dignity, and choices, irrespective of their sex, religion, caste, class, or ethnicity. However, justice is not always experienced through court orders; it unfolds in everyday spaces. Have landmark judgments and constitutional guarantees been effectively translated into safety and dignity for women in everyday spaces?

Why formalisation of economy is central to India’s growth structure

December 18, 2025 4:52 pm

Formalisation is associated with access to social security benefits, greater economic stability, and reduced precarity for workers. The new labour codes are seen as a continuous effort towards formalising India’s large informal economy. But does legal recognition of gig workers truly offer them social security?

How new quake map seeks to minimise India’s seismic risk

December 17, 2025 3:32 pm

India has unveiled an updated seismic zonation map as part of the revised Earthquake Design Code by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). But how does the revised map mark a significant shift in the country’s seismic hazard assessment in decades? How does it seek to reduce vulnerabilities?

Significance of SIR and BLOs for free and fair elections

December 16, 2025 12:18 pm

As the Lok Sabha debated the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and electoral reforms, let’s examine the constitutional mandate empowering the Election Commission of India for special revision and the role of BLOs in India’s electoral system. See infographics for key insights.

Feminism, women, violence, class, race, identities

How third-wave feminism attacks essentialist view of women, emphasises fluid identities

December 20, 2025 11:15 pm

How did the third-wave feminists oppose the essentialist view of women? How did they encourage women of colour to express their own unique values? How did they challenge male-female, nature-culture, mind-body and other such fixed binaries? Explore infographics for key insights.