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Why Are Millions of People Flocking to India’s Prayagraj?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
This year’s Maha Kumbh Mela is particularly significant. The alignment of stars and planets is said to be the same as when drops of celestial nectar fell on the earth.

China-India Relations: The Thaw-Provoke-Repeat Cycle
By Rahul Jaybhay
Since the Cold War, relations have followed a pattern: a thaw, followed by a concoction or recycling of the boundary dispute.

Why India’s Fence Along its Bangladesh Border Riles Dhaka
By Sudha Ramachandran
Advisers in the interim government argue that four agreements signed by the Hasina government with India are unequal.

Will Recent US Sanctions on Russian Oil Trigger an Oil Crisis in India?
By Rushali Saha
It presents India with a challenge but also an opportunity to diversify its oil imports.

Why India and Maldives Are Reticent Over Alleged RAW Plot
By Ahmed Naish
Both governments denied allegations in the Washington Post about the Indian intelligence agency’s involvement in an aborted plot to impeach President Muizzu.

India’s New Space-Based Spy Network
By Usman Haider
India is pushing ahead with an ambitious project to build an indigenous constellation of space-based surveillance capabilities.

Mapping India’s Global Interests – and US Significance for New Delhi
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Can data alone map out the countries that are most important for India? To a degree – yes.

2 Recent Moves by the Indian Army Trigger Hinduization Concerns
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
While some see the moves as reflecting India’s greater security concerns over China, army veterans say the secular foundations of the Indian Army are being undermined.

India Strengthens its Naval Muscle Amid an Uptick in Global Uncertainty, Challenges
By Elizabeth Roche
Last week, the Indian Navy commissioned two indigenously developed warships and one submarine.

Indonesia’s President Prabowo to Pay State Visit to India Next Week
By Sebastian Strangio
The planned trip, which follows visits to China and the United States late last year, underscores Prabowo's focus on major power diplomacy over regional engagement.

Political Outbidding in India on Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants
By Sucharita Sengupta
As elections in Delhi draw near, political parties take to anti-immigrant rhetoric and penal action.

With High-level Visits, India, US Look to Sustain Momentum Ahead of US Presidential Transition
By Araudra Singh
The final India-U.S. exchanges before the Trump administration takes office set the stage for the next phase of the relationship.