The academic world mourns the passing of Professor Tharailath Koshy Oommen, a distinguished sociologist, prolific author, and Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who passed away on 26 February 2026, in Gurugram at the age of 88.
ICPS Board Members had a meeting with Dr Yousuf Bulushi, Chairman, Muscat Policy Council today. They discussed the evolving regional geopolitics, the nature of emerging global order and its implications for southern and western Asian regions and the state of India-Oman relations. The importance of exchange of views at the Track II level was discussed too with both sides agreeing to inter-institutional collaboration in future.
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