by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 4, 2026 | Courses
India’s Neighbourhood Reboot, A Rare Opportunity to Replace Suspicion with Trade Rarely a few months ago, it was all gloom and doom about India’s neighbourhood policy. Delhi was consumed by hand-wringing about why and how India “lost” the...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 4, 2026 | Courses
Bengal’s Unmet Challenge, How Dream Universities Became a Nightmare of Broken Promises The drift in West Bengal’s higher education system exposes a stark disconnect between promise and performance. An investigation by this newspaper has revealed that of...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 4, 2026 | Courses
Anaesthetised Democracy, How the Iran War Exposes the Moral Fatigue of the Free World The catastrophic war in Iran is being effortlessly masked by a fog of abstractions, circumlocution, and feigned normality. It is almost as if the populations of...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 1, 2026 | Courses
Beyond Bilateral Size, Why the India-New Zealand FTA Is a Strategic Milestone The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed on Monday might look underwhelming when viewed in isolation, but is nevertheless significant when looking at what has been happening...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 1, 2026 | Courses
The Cart Before the Horse, Why India’s Roads Need Upgrades Before Tech Solutions Can Reduce Accidents India is, in many respects, a country in transition and thus suffers varieties of a common chicken-and-egg problem: it adopts solutions that are only feasible...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | May 1, 2026 | Courses
The Shattered Gulf, How the War on Iran Has Broken a Region’s Illusions Wars are rarely confined to the battlefields where they erupt. Their shockwaves ripple outward, reshaping economies, societies and the narratives nations tell about themselves. The war in...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 30, 2026 | Courses
Navigating the Waters, From 1976 to 2026, India’s Maritime Survey Legacy and the Imperative of Ocean Security In April 1976, the commanding officer of INS Darshak, Commander M.K. Tikku, announced an ambitious goal: the Indian Navy’s survey ships—Darshak,...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 30, 2026 | Courses
The War Powers Act, Trump’s Legal Constraints and the Future of US-Iran Hostilities The administration of US President Donald Trump launched a military offensive against Iran on February 28, 2026, in tandem with Israeli strikes across the region. Tehran’s...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 30, 2026 | Courses
The SIR-Marred Turnout, How Electoral Roll Revision Skewed West Bengal’s Record Voter Participation West Bengal, where the Assembly polls concluded on Wednesday, recorded a voter turnout of close to 92 per cent, the highest in the state’s electoral history...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Apr 30, 2026 | Courses
The Shifting Pyramid of Power, Pakistan’s Diplomatic Rise and India’s Strategic Silence In recent weeks, an intense debate has emerged in India regarding Pakistan’s rising diplomatic stature, following its role as mediator and venue for negotiations...
