Bollywood Out, Hallyu In: The Story of the Korean Wave in Northeast India
When Bollywood vanished from Manipur’s screens in 2000, something unexpected rushed in to fill the silence: Hallyu. Smuggled DVDs and late-night K-dramas soon began transforming a conflict-scarred state into one […]
Modi, Bhutan, China and the squeeze
PM Modi’s visit tries to steady India’s hold in Bhutan at a moment when China’s slow, patient pressure is tightening Bhutan’s strategic choices.
Indian media’s Kirk
Indian media treated the activist’s assassination as a cautionary tale about polarisation, not the partisan battlefield American outlets made it.
Trump’s tariff tangle leaves India in a twist
The US Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariff regime, upending the trade understanding India had negotiated. With a temporary 15 per cent tariff now in place, New Delhi has room […]
Bangladesh’s fragile new order unsettles India
One year after Hasina’s fall, Dhaka drifts between unrest and recalibration, while India faces lost leverage and a hostile flank.
Beijing’s new club
Dhaka’s hesitant participation in the cosy trilateral chat with Pakistan and China shows that the neighbourhood game is not over.