Editor’s note: The Economist is launching a new column on India. Ashoka is named after the first ruler whose empire stretched ...

When Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks about the racism and cultural suspicion he has encountered as an ...

N. S. Raja Subramani's appointment as India's third Chief of Defence Staff is being seen as a key moment for the country's ...

This biography by Probal Dasgupta traces the life and times of one of India’s most charismatic yet forgotten army chiefs.

Sri Lanka in 2026 finds itself at a dangerous crossroads. Its commanding position in the Indian Ocean should be a strategic asset, yet it remains a vulnerability. The civil war ended in 2009 and the ...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government’s decision to allow students to wear hijab and other religious symbols in schools and ...

Pursuant to my article “The escalating tensions within BRICS” (Politicsweb, 13 May 2026), the split in BRICS is now in the ...

In the recording, Shah calls herself “a pro Israel candidate” and expresses support for “unconditional aid,” adding that she is “the ONLY candidate” in the contest who backs Israel without conditions.

Sri Lanka in 2026 finds itself at a dangerous crossroads. Its commanding position in the Indian Ocean should be a strategic ...

It emphasises China’s intention to maintain BRICS as a symbolic entity while relegating it to a strategically subordinate ...

The 2026 BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi exposed the growing internal contradictions of an expanded BRICS at a ...

BRICS foreign ministers, including from Iran and Russia, met in New Delhi on Thursday, where India warned of "considerable ...