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Friday, April 3, 2026
TopicGlobal power

Topic: Global power

SubscriberWrites: Reformed or Deformed

Amid shifting global power, India must choose: push bold political, economic, and federal reforms now—or risk deformation and decline in the new world order.

Global confidence in Trump’s leadership remains low, particularly among G7 allies, finds Pew survey

Study, conducted between January & April, finds that just 34% of people across 24 countries believe that Trump is doing a good job leading the world on major global issues.

SubscriberWrites: India’s expanding influence on the world map

India’s rise as a global force is driven by economic power, digital innovation, and strategic partnerships shaping a multipolar world.

Deepening insecurity has led the world into a mindless arms race. Don’t forget past wars

Where arms races begin, wars often follow. Leaders of the US, Russia, and China could do worse than read the story of the tragic fall of Athens.

China has changed the equation for India’s neighbours. New Delhi can’t neglect them anymore

It's hardly surprising that Maldives has played the China card. This is the kind of self-interested behaviour that India frequently invokes with Russia or Iran.

With China’s economy in a slumber, US’s position as world #1 seems safe for now

Although a modest bounce back for China cannot be ruled out, the widely anticipated challenge it was supposed to pose to Western strategic dominance is still some ways away.

Four implications of a Russian defeat in Ukraine—one affects India the most

For Indian foreign policy, a weakened Russia is a mixed bag: it is likely to be more beholden to Beijing, but its support to China in the Indo-Pacific would matter less.

‘Making India Great’ — new book examines what is stopping India from becoming global power

Aparna Pande's Making India Great, by HarperCollins, will be released on 18 August on SoftCover, ThePrint’s e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.

India could emerge as the global power the world has been waiting for after Covid

India needs strong leadership & decisive action to strengthen its economy and military power. Platitudes and appeals to nationalism are not enough.

India’s bargaining power with China and US will grow in post-Covid world

If India fails to action key reforms, its geopolitical leverage will reduce and it will be forced to ally more closely with the US on less favourable terms.

On Camera

Pakistan is fence-sitting on Iran War. Tehran prefers it there

There is no disagreement among Pakistan’s elite about which side they would take in a war between Tehran and Riyadh. Its role as a facilitator helps Islamabad avoid getting involved.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

India commissions its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine—INS Aridhaman

INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.