Author: Dr. Jaimine Vaishnav

There is a particular kind of threat that does not announce itself. It does not rattle sabres or send diplomatic cables. It moves quietly through bond markets and central bank balance sheets, accumulating positions over years,...
Every year, roughly 2.5 million Indians pack their bags and leave. Some go for a graduate degree. Some go for a job offer they simply could not refuse. Some go because their spouse already left years...
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The Islands India Ignored for 70 Years Are Now Its Most Strategic Asset

There is a string of islands sitting roughly 1,200 kilometres southeast of the Indian mainland, deep in the Bay of Bengal. They are Indian...

The Island in the Crosshairs: Is the US Coming for Cuba, After Iran

90 miles. That is the distance between the Florida Keys and the Cuban coastline. In geopolitical terms, it is almost nothing — a puddle...

Elections as Auctions: How India’s Subsidy Culture is Bankrupting the Middle Class

Every 5 years, something remarkable happens across India's half a billion voting constituencies. Politicians stop pretending to govern and begin, openly and without embarrassment,...

The Day the Taxi Cartel Lost Control of the Road

There is a famous idea in economics called the seen and the unseen. When you look at a kaali peeli taxi refusing to run...

The Strait That Prints Money: Inside the Hidden Economics of Hormuz

There is a version of the Strait of Hormuz story that you have already been told. It goes something like this: Iran, a belligerent...

The Unfinished Republic: B.R. Ambedkar at 135

There are anniversaries that demand more than commemoration. The 135th birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is one of them. Across India today, his...

Why 70,000 Mental Health Professionals Signed a Letter Warning the World About Donald Trump

There has never been a political figure in modern history who has kept psychiatrists, psychologists, and mental health professionals quite so busy — and...

Why married people cheat, and why we’ve been lying to ourselves about why they shouldn’t

We built a moral cage around desire, called it civilization, handed out wedding rings, and then acted genuinely surprised when people kept picking the...

Only 7 in 100 Unemployed Graduates Find Stable Work Within a Year in India

There's a peculiar ritual that plays out every summer across India. Families gather. Relatives who haven't spoken in years suddenly have opinions. Mithai is...

Why Does India Celebrate Clearing an UPSC Exam More Than Creating a Business?

It is 5:30 in the morning in Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi. The tea stalls have just lit their first flames. Young men and women, most...

Should We Read Donald Trump’s Tweets Before Investing?

There is a moment, familiar to every investor alive today, when you wake up at 3 a.m., reach for your phone, and before checking...

The Oil India Can’t Afford Not to Buy, From a Country It Can’t Afford to Defend

There is something almost Kafkaesque about the scene that played out on March 5, 2026. The United States Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, posted on...

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