Another week, another shrill headline about the decline and fall of India. This time surprisingly from the Guardian oddly enough. The irony of it. 

The title to Willam Dalrymple’s latest book to be released this week is “The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World”. Since I have no advance copy, here is what I think he will write.

The recent gesture by India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who embraced Russian President Vladimir Putin and then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has sparked significant discussion on the global stage. 

While any act of mass violence is inherently tragic, I propose a theoretical formula that predicts the likelihood of a mass killing making the news in a given country and apply it to compare the media coverage of Hindu deaths in Bangladesh with...

As I write from India, I am struck by the enduring vibrancy and stability of its democracy, especially when compared to its South Asian neighbors, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Let alone that India is sending a warship to London following...

So Trump’s supporters are claiming Kamalabhen has emphasised her black heritage for political gain and thereby downplayed her Indian roots. My response (inspired by a comedian on TikTok who has gone viral).

If the new Labour government encounters a budget black hole, they have several policy options to address the fiscal gap, particularly focusing on pensions. Here are some potential measures:

As the urgency of climate change becomes more pronounced, understanding and mitigating its impacts are critical for sustaining our planet. That was the essence of the Asian Voice event with the Royal Airforce and the Loomba Trust.

First, Labour’s dispersion of voters is such that they can at merely one in five eligible voters voting for them still win an election.

In one week, both the leaders of the US and UK went head to head with those who seek to replace them. The French are voting in a new Prime Minister. Political leadership has been studied for centuries. Since so many leaders will take up office...