Two Indians, two Americas: A battle over belonging
Dinesh D’Souza’s latest broadside has reignited an old debate in a new America. On 29 April 2025, D’Souza, the conservative commentator best known for...
US retail faces rising prices and looming shortages
The world’s largest consumer economy is moving towards a cliff, and almost no one in Washington seems to know whether the brakes still work....
Markets bought the pause, not the peace
Markets may have cheered Donald Trump’s decision to let Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell serve out his term, but economist Dr Komal Sri-Kumar warns...
Water wars? Pakistan faces the first shockwave
On 23 April, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty. The move came hours after the terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26, including 24...
Shocked by the horror: PM, Minister Wong react to Pahalgam attack
The terror attack that left 26 people dead and dozens injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam region has drawn sharp condemnation from leaders across...
Francis: Shepherd, not showman
News of Pope Francis’s passing reached me via a flurry of WhatsApp pings from friends. My phone lit up with the briefest line—“Pope Francis...
Australia lends its voice to global peace drive backed by 93 nations
Australia was one of 93 countries to mark the Proclamation of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) this March, with events...
Who fires the Fed chair? Trump might try
Drama has always followed Donald Trump, but the stakes are higher this time. Markets are no longer reacting to just tariffs or tweets—they’re watching...
Bluff called: The market’s verdict on Trump’s trade war
Markets don’t care about bluster. They care about money. And for the past two weeks, the money has been making a quiet exit—out of...
This week will hurt: Sri-Kumar’s warning to investors
Markets are heading into the new week on edge, and Dr Komal Sri-Kumar is warning investors to buckle up. “If Powell holds rates, Trump...