Editorial Analysis

In 2025, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) entered a period of strategic pause, often termed a ‘year of interregnum’, as it faced significant headwinds that tested QUAD’s cohesion, purpose, and long-term viability.

Recently, India reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to multilateralism and collective global action, following the USA’s announcement to withdraw from 66 international organisations, including the India-France-led International Solar Alliance (ISA).

As India ascends to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, strengthening the judiciary is a prerequisite for sustaining India’s economic momentum. 

Economic inequality has sharply increased across the world, both between and within countries. 

Recent US military and economic intervention and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro represent a profound breach of international law, undermining fundamental principles that underpin the international legal order.

Women’s labour remains vastly undercounted and undervalued, especially in unpaid care and domestic work.

India’s aspiration to become a Vishwaguru (a global teacher) requires the generation of original Indian ideas and adaptation that shape global discourse.

Urban India is grappling with a mounting garbage crisis with rapid urbanization, burgeoning populations, and inadequate infrastructure, underscoring the urgent need for a paradigm shift to address this growing challenge.

As India envisions itself as a Viksit Bharat (developed nation) by 2047, the role of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has emerged as both foundational and transformative, that act as engines of employment, critical drivers of innovation, exports, and inclusive growth.

India and Australia now stand at a pivotal moment to deepen their strategic and economic partnership with tariffs eliminated under the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA).