Editorial Analysis

With the United Nations declaring 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) under the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better World”, India’s cooperative sector has gained renewed global attention.

Submarine cable networks are constantly expanding, evolving, and being reconfigured to meet the exponential growth in data demands.

The Prime Minister of India has reiterated India’s intent to host the Olympic Games (2036), building on the decision to stage the Commonwealth Games (2030) and the expansion of domestic platforms to broaden athlete participation and exposure.

Grey-zone warfare is reshaping modern conflict by exploiting ambiguity and leveraging cyber operations as a strategic precursor to conventional military engagement.

India’s coal sector has emerged as a next-generation fuel aligned with India’s development goals towards Viksit Bharat 2047 by integrating with green technologies.

Data centres are increasingly being viewed as the refineries of the digital era, transforming raw data into actionable insights and services. It brings into focus the environmental and geopolitical implications of data infrastructure.

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.