India’s claim to permanent membership of the UN Security Council reflects wider concerns about the Council’s representativeness and legitimacy. As a founding member, India has contributed to UN peacekeeping missions, disarmament efforts and multilateral cooperation.

A civilisation that names power itself in the feminine must ask why it still so often imagines its women as fragile.

Pakistan stands at a crossroads with economic fragility, domestic insurgencies, and escalating tensions with Afghanistan threatening stability. The nation's leadership faces profound challenges amid eroding stability and increasing public discontent.