Cyclone Ditawah has put a serious dampener on Sri Lanka’s rosy post-budget economic outlook. Sri Lanka can help itself by using available national resources, but India can help too, by partnering with multilateral development banks to manage the post-Cyclone Ditwah reconstruction implementation strategy. It can also share its experience of implementing gradual economic reforms and policy planning under Niti Ayog to support Sri Lanka’s efforts. read more

The U.S. has greatly benefitted from the people to people ties with India, especially in the area of higher education. Over 300,000 Indian students study at universities in the U.S. contributing over $14 billion to the U.S. economy annually and significantly adding to job creation. While both President Trump and Prime Minister Modi acknowledge these contributions and have agreed to further cooperation in areas of education, especially in joint degrees/satellite campuses and centers of excellence, the number of American students read more

Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent state on December 26, 2025, marks a significant geopolitical inflection point in the Horn of Africa and the wider Red Sea region. For over three decades, Somaliland has existed as a de facto state, possessing territory, population, a functioning government, and relative internal stability, yet without international recognition. Israel’s move, therefore, is not merely a diplomatic gesture toward a read more

In the early morning of January 3, the U.S. Delta Force and other special forces, supported by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores at their residence on a military base. More than 150 aircraft of different types and about 20 U.S. bases were said to be involved in this spectacularly successful exfiltration known as Operation Absolute Resolve, which had been planned for months in concert with U.S. intelligence and read more