Reheating the “Fascist” Leftovers: A Methodological Deconstruction of the TNI “Global Far-Right” Narrative

The Transnational Institute (TNI) report, “Hindutva as a Global Far-Right Project” (Shayan Shaukat, 2026), represents a quintessential exercise in Polemical Historiography. It is a document that uses the veneer of academic/scholarly inquiry to pursue a pre-determined political objective, failing the fundamental tests of Mechanism Demand and Inferential Necessity. By imposing Western socio-political categories - specifically … Continue reading Reheating the “Fascist” Leftovers: A Methodological Deconstruction of the TNI “Global Far-Right” Narrative →

Balochistan’s Disappeared: Inside Pakistan’s Kill-and-Dump Campaign

In Pakistan's largest province, Baloch families no longer ask only whether their loved ones will come home. They ask whether they will return alive, broken, or as a body left by the roadside.Rahul PAWA | X- @imrahulpawa In Balochistan, disappearance has become more than an allegation. It has become a method of rule, a language … Continue reading Balochistan’s Disappeared: Inside Pakistan’s Kill-and-Dump Campaign →

Bias or Blind Spot?

Freedom House's Western Biases, Methodological Flaws & Lack of Understanding of India's Democratic Realities  N. C. Bipindra American think tank Freedom House's latest 2026 annual report rates India as "Partly Free" with a score of 62 on maximum 100 points. This has once again triggered a debate on how global democracy indexes assess nations, particularly … Continue reading Bias or Blind Spot? →

INS Aridaman: Designed, Built and Armed at Home

No foreign blueprints. No borrowed reactor. No licensed hull. India built its third nuclear-powered submarine from scratch.Rahul PAWA | X - @imrahulpawa The commissioning of INS Aridhaman on 3 April 2026 completes a threshold that India's strategic community has been working toward for the better part of three decades. With three nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines … Continue reading INS Aridaman: Designed, Built and Armed at Home →

From Vision to Strategy: India-Japan Advancing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Vivek Raina The partnership between Japan and India has developed into a key component of modern Indo-Pacific geopolitics, signifying a change from an economic partnership to a full strategic alignment. This collaboration, which is based on a commitment to a rules-based system, mutual trust and shared democratic principles, is now crucial in tackling new regional … Continue reading From Vision to Strategy: India-Japan Advancing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific →

Pakistan May Use Iran as a Smokescreen to Spread Terror in India

Intelligence warnings are flashing red. The arrests are piling up. Pakistan does not need a reason to export terror to India. It needs an opportunity. And right now, with West Asia in open conflict, Pakistan's deep state believes it has exactly that.Rahul PAWA | X - @imrahulpawa Every major world crisis has provided Pakistan's terror … Continue reading Pakistan May Use Iran as a Smokescreen to Spread Terror in India →

Canada’s Bill C-9 and Its Implications for Hindus and Khalistani Extremism

With the enactment of Bill C-9 (Combatting Hate Act), Canada's legislative stance on hate speech, extremist iconography and religious space protection underwent an important change. The law establishes penalties for intimidation at religious institutions motivated by hatred and makes it illegal to publicly display insignia associated with terrorist groups. The law is both a chance … Continue reading Canada’s Bill C-9 and Its Implications for Hindus and Khalistani Extremism →

Washington’s Narrowest Gamble: A Seizure, Not an Invasion

Three places will signal when this war evolves: the Strait of Hormuz, Kharg Island, and the hills above southern Lebanon. Everything else is noise. Rahul PAWA | X - @imrahulpawa There is a particular kind of tension that settles over a theatre of war when everything is in place and nothing has yet happened. It … Continue reading Washington’s Narrowest Gamble: A Seizure, Not an Invasion →

Recurring Bailouts Expose Flaws in Pakistan’s Economic Framework

Recurring Bailouts Expose Flaws in Pakistan’s Economic Framework

By N. C. Bipindra Pakistan’s economic crises have unfolded with a familiar pattern for decades. It emerges from a balance-of-payments shortfall with foreign exchange reserves dwindling and its government running for emergency support from friendly capitals and multilateral lenders. As temporary relief arrives and the immediate crisis subsides, it has never led to any meaningful … Continue reading Recurring Bailouts Expose Flaws in Pakistan’s Economic Framework →

Washington Arms West Asia

Washington Arms West Asia

A single-day $23.5 billion approval marks the largest concentrated U.S. arms sale commitment to the West Asia since the 1990-91 coalition build-up, a direct counter to Iranian attacks on regional energy infrastructure.Rahul PAWA | x - imrahulpawaOn a single day last week, Washington approved more arms for West Asia than most nations spend on defence … Continue reading Washington Arms West Asia →