Faultline Global publishes one brief a day on the stories worth your time - across Briefings, History, Culture, Analysis, and Case Studies.https://www.faultlineglobal.com/enhttps://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/ebola-case-in-congo/https://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/ebola-case-in-congo/Congo’s Health Ministry said Ebola cases have reached 3,262, with 1,437 deaths reported, putting the outbreak close to the scale of the country’s largest previous Ebola crisis.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefingsAshwani Kumarhttps://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/145-years-of-hans-fischer/https://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/145-years-of-hans-fischer/On the 145th anniversary of his birth, revisit how Hans Fischer's 1930 Nobel Prize-winning work proved that the pigments in blood and chlorophyll share the same chemical structure.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTHistoryAshwani Kumarhttps://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/apj-abdul-kalam-death-anniversary/https://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/apj-abdul-kalam-death-anniversary/On the 11th anniversary of his death, revisit the life of APJ Abdul Kalam, the scientist behind India's early satellite and missile programs who became its most beloved President.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTHistoryAshwani Kumarhttps://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/mekong-river-commission/https://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/mekong-river-commission/The Mekong River Commission stands as the sole treaty-based organization for the transboundary basin, yet China's absence and internal sovereignty constraints leave the river's ecology vulnerable to uncoordinated upstream development.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisAshwani Kumarhttps://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/indias-pharmaceutical-reckoning/https://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/indias-pharmaceutical-reckoning/India is the third-largest pharmaceutical producer in the world, yet its quality-assurance system is dangerously strained. A new wave of compliance deadlines is forcing a long-delayed reckoning.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisAshwani Kumarhttps://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/the-urea-subsidy-trap/https://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/the-urea-subsidy-trap/India spends more than a lakh crore rupees a year keeping urea artificially cheap. The imbalance it creates has gotten so bad that the government's own Economic Survey is now arguing to undo it.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisAshwani Kumarhttps://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/the-hollowing-of-the-union/https://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/the-hollowing-of-the-union/Has India transitioned from cooperative to coercive federalism? This comprehensive case study explores three decades of constitutional, fiscal, and political developments that have transformed Centre-State relations, raising critical questions about the future of India's federal democracy.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCase StudiesAshwani Kumarhttps://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/indias-gaokao-problem/https://www.faultlineglobal.com/article/indias-gaokao-problem/The question everyone asks is which exam is harder. The question nobody asks is what happens to the person who fails. In China, they likely still get a seat. In India, they get nothing.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisAshwani Kumar