Muttaqi’s visit marks a milestone; opens up opportunity for Bharat to regain its presence in Afghanistan, keep a vigil on China, Pak & US. Brig Brijesh Pandey Bharat’s engagement with Afghanistan has historically been shaped less by cultural outreach and more by hard security imperatives. The strategists in New Delhi have long understood that Afghanistan … Continue reading Pragmatic, Strategic Pivot
Modi government’s GST 2.0 reforms would make taxation more compliant, leave more money with people, take Bharat into a different league. K.A.Badarinath Goods and Services Tax was once sold as ‘one nation one tax’ by Narendra Modi led NDA government when it was first introduced on July 1, 2017 in Bharat. After 13-years of painful … Continue reading Tax Reforms Ahoy!
Putting in place long term policy framework on trade, investments, currencies, geo-political alignments to protect Bharat’s interests must be priority. K.A.Badarinath United States President Donald Trump’s adversarial tariff policy on India has largely been regarded ‘flip flop’ hinting at fluid stance and diabolical in spirit and content. From being most favoured trading ally with minimal … Continue reading Options Galore!
Pre-colonial Indian studies, historic roots, social practices expose Christian, Western framework on caste to drive agenda-based narratives. In Hindutva, Varna and Jaati are distinct concepts often conflated as “Caste” in Western discourse, causing confusion. Varna, rooted in texts like Rig Veda and Bhagavad Gita, is a theoretical framework dividing society into four functional roles based … Continue reading Insight: Explaining Caste
Caste Census in Bharat: Policy,Bharat’s renewed push for caste based enumeration or census is not just a domestic administrative reform but a landmark moment in the global conversation around equality, representation and justice. After nearly a century since last comprehensive caste enumeration in 1931, the upcoming 2027 census promises to confront deep inequalities embedded in … Continue reading Primer – Caste Census in Bharat: Policy, Politics & Social Justice
S Gurumurthy In a world fractured by power-hungry nationalism, often conjures images of military marches, border skirmishes, and ideological superiority, Indian idea of nationalism offers something radically different; a quiet, profound alternative rooted not in might but in meaning. It is not a nationalism that thunders from podiums; it is one that whispers from the … Continue reading Indian Nationalism is Not What the West Thinks
India faced serious issues when a few top international media outlets shred objectivity in their reportage on terror, terrorist organizations, their handlers and financiers. Rohan Giri In the dense fog of war against terror unleashed by India after dastardly killing of 26 tourists in Pahalgam, several international media outlets rushed not to inform, but to … Continue reading ‘Mis-Reporting on War Against Terror’
Akshay Raina India’s aerospace and defence sector has been rapidly evolving, reflecting the nation’s growing commitment to self-reliance, technological innovation and its aspiration to become a global leader in defence and aerospace technologies. This commitment found its most visible expression in Aero India, the largest aerospace exhibition in Asia, which was held in Bengaluru from … Continue reading Aero India 2025: India’s Rising Power in the Global Aerospace Landscape
As Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh sets foot into its centennial, Sah-sarkaryavah Arun Kumar elaborates on its conviction on Bharat being a Hindu Rashtra, her civilizational ethos, multiple national languages and emphasises on Bharat’s view of ‘Vasudaiva Kutumbakam’ (World as one big family) and its golden era. https://www.youtube.com/live/Sy5VFct4IjI?si=MY-aIL-m_Z2Xkehy He spoke to Megha Prasad of ABP TV network … Continue reading RSS Shaping Individuals, Communities, Society
Pummy Pandita There are wounds that never go away, and some scars that don’t fade. One such terrible incident was the Godhra Massacre on February 27, 2002, when 59 defenceless Karsevaks, including women and children, were burned alive inside a locked train compartment in a planned, heartless attack. It was not a riot nor an … Continue reading Godhra Massacre: A Dark Reminder of Terror and Brutality
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