India’s remarkable transformation has been reflected in its ascent from being labeled one of the “Fragile Five” economies to becoming one of the top five economies worldwide in less than a decade.

After 15 months, the Israel–Hamas war that decimated the Gaza Strip and destabilized the Middle East has come to a ceasefire with a three-phase peace deal. The deal seeks to put a permanent end to the ...

Following the well-known strategy of evoking questions on which agreement can be easily established before broaching the more controversial issues, I began with the following prompt. “I would like to ...

Some trade economists argue that moderate tariffs, when carefully calibrated, can enhance national welfare within specific limits. Tariffs increase domestic prices of imported goods and potentially ...

With US debt at an all-time high, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates drastically to reduce debt pressure. However, if the Fed continues to cut rates, the dollar’s power in global trade will take a ...

This country, once a haven for immigrants, is now on the verge of turning into a first-class nightmare for them. US President Donald Trump often speaks of his plan to deport some 11.7 million ...

Patience, humor, and dogged determination: three qualities required to travel well in India. All three were necessary simply to mail a package. It used to take an entire day for such an endeavor.

In the latest news from the AI frontier, the townspeople appear to agree there’s a new sheriff in town. No one is sure whether the former sheriff, OpenAI, who has been enforcing the law of the state ...

Syria’s plight echoes Iraq’s experience under Saddam Hussein. The collapse of the Assad regime has exposed the vulnerabilities of an overextended state, drawing clear parallels to Iraq’s rapid ...

We are directly appealing to you through this public letter to proactively address the unending torment of Hindus and other religious minorities in Bangladesh based on a policy of Peace Through ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations. Neither ...

Centralization was pervasive in colonial Iberian America, with Spanish America experiencing it longer and more intensely than Brazil. Endless rules, norms and regulations within an overwhelming ...