The largest wave of civil unrest since 2022 is sweeping Iran. Crushed by sanctions and unchecked inflation, the economic troubles have battered citizens. Washington and Tehran are trading threats of military action. Israel has waded in, too. The global order is volatile enough already. It doesn’t need one more provocation.
With Trump’s isolationist politics, other nations must lead international organisations now
America’s withdrawal from 66 international organisations and treaties is the policy Donald Trump promised. With this, the US is going into an isolationist mode. It’s time for other nations to take over leadership and keep these organisations and their important mandates alive. After all, there’ll be life after Trump, too.
Success must be visible in daily life. Low inflation with high growth is not proof
India’s low inflation, combined with high growth, is not an unqualified win. It signals weak pricing power, soft wages, fragile demand. Policy must pivot from inflation comfort to demand repair by boosting incomes, easing credit transmission, and supporting MSME margins. Growth must reflect in paychecks, not just remain on paper.
One more reason for India and China to work together constructively, harmoniously.