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Strategic Autonomy in the Age of Other People’s Wars

Listen to this article: Barbara Tuchman once wrote that one of the enduring mysteries of history is why governments so often pursue policies that run...

16.03.2026 20

The Wire

Nirupama Rao

With India’s U-19 world cup team, cricket casts a wider net, mirrors a nation’s diversity

10.02.2026 10

Indian Express

Nirupama Rao

Himanta Biswa Sarma video is hate speech, Delete is no answer

10.02.2026 10

Indian Express

Nirupama Rao

Trade deals with EU, US show are not surrender or triumph. They are an evolution

10.02.2026 10

Indian Express

Nirupama Rao

What superhit movies don’t say about fighting terrorists

20.01.2026 60

The Times of India

Nirupama Rao

Opinion | Putin In India: The Elephant, The Bear And The Burning Forest

07.12.2025 10

NDTV

Nirupama Rao

In Trump-Xi meet, an opportunity for India to understand China — and itself

10.11.2025 20

Indian Express

Nirupama Rao

For India, the lesson is: Don’t fret over the Pakistan puppet show

05.10.2025 40

The Times of India

Nirupama Rao

With Operation Sindoor, even after the Parliament debate, questions linger

03.08.2025 30

Indian Express

Nirupama Rao

With Operation Sindoor, even after the Parliament debate, questions linger

02.08.2025 30

Indian Express

Nirupama Rao

Between renewal & rebirth: The Dalai Lama succession

The succession of the Dalai Lama is less a theological debate than a collision between a displaced people’s spiritual continuity and Chinese...

06.07.2025 50

hindustantimes

Nirupama Rao

A T20 for the Global South: The case for an India-led bloc against terrorism

10.06.2025 30

Indian Express

Nirupama Rao

A T20 for the Global South: The case for an India-led bloc against terrorism

10.06.2025 20

Indian Express

Nirupama Rao

What makes this face-off with Pak structurally different is China’s embedded role

21.05.2025 30

Indian Express

Nirupama Rao

How PM Modi can out-Nehru Nehru on the global stage

13.03.2025 30

Indian Express

Nirupama Rao