Mihir S Sharma

Conflicting signals from Donald Trump on the Gulf war unsettle markets, drive oil volatility, and expose deeper global economic imbalances and geopolitical risks

Wars, as the historian Correlli Barnett once argued, are the ultimate audit. They reveal the strengths and weaknesses of states, economies, and institutions

The US Supreme Court curbs Donald Trump's tariff powers, reaffirming congressional authority and showing how institutional checks can still restrain populist executives

As Washington turns inward, the world must confront what a narrowing US role means for security, alliances and the fragile order it once underwrote

Countries that aren't at the table are on the menu, says Mark Carney

Many disdained the so-called 'rule-based order'. They'll hate what comes next

The long-term effects of the tectonic shifts visible in 2025 are hard to parse

National Security Strategy 2025 adds more questions, not answers

Are the enormous numbers being thrown into AI unprecedented?

A trade deal with the US is both possible and essential - and so is one with Europe

Bihar has often supplied many of the unskilled and skilled migrants required by states with more vibrant economies

That should be a core question for the discipline of economics, but surprisingly few Nobel Prizes have been awarded to those who ask it

The Chinese might have lost some enthusiasm for their "iron friends" in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, but they are not turning off the tap completely

The US' relations with Pakistan appear to be on the upswing, without any objective reason why this should be so

This is not a product of American President Donald Trump, nor a consequence of his unfair singling out of India over the past few months

Do institutions matter? Donald Trump's sustained assault on them will give us an answer

India may yet emerge from this period of flux in trading relations with a tariff rate and exemption list from the US that allows some of its exporters to survive

It should be noted that most developing countries that have sought to negotiate Mr Trump's threatened tariff rates downwards have had limited success

The US has a particular, almost unique, history of racial oppression on its own territory

Mr Trump's actions in this sphere, because of their extreme nature and the dangerous rhetoric that accompanies them, receive the most attention