Rule-taking, merely adapting to standards set elsewhere, constrains strategic autonomy. Rule-shaping, participating in the design of norms, requires intellectual confidence.
Author
Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit
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Buddhism becomes the language through which India speaks gently but confidently to Asia. A monastery restoration in Tawang says more to the Himalayan world than a diplomatic note.
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The near knee-jerk assumption that economic logic provides the foundational basis for social life and contemporary political conundrums is increasingly wearing thin.
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Historically, temple-centred growth was socially anchored. Whether modern revival replicates this redistributive logic or collapses into narrow commercialisation will determine its legitimacy.
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Is this the end of the rulesbased order? Or should we ask if this is the end of the illusion that the world ever truly operated under a …
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A civilisation unsure of its past cannot remain sane in a world that weaponises narratives. The way forward is neither denial nor dogma but honest recognition.
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Anandamath, Sanyasi resistance, and the Hindu awakening
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Liberal societies cannot defend diversity by refusing to confront ideologies that seek to destroy it.
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Recent aviation chaos highlights governance challenges, corporate accountability, and India’s democratic resilience.
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Tragedy is that loudest champions of tolerance have become intolerant. Those who claim to defend inclusion now practise exclusion.
