Iran’s War Aim Is Not Israel or the US, but the Global Economy
Iran’s War Aim Is Not Israel or US, It is Global Economy
Category: International
US Tech Stack That Took Out Khamenei and Why It Matters to India
The joint US-Israeli strike of February 28, 2026 that killed Khamenei was full-spectrum corporate warfighting; satellites, AI, cloud, autonomous swarms, and information dominance working as one lethal system. India watched. It must now evolve. Rahul PAWA | x - iamrahulpawa In the predawn hours of Saturday, February 28, 2026, something extraordinary happened in the Shemiran … Continue reading US Tech Stack That Took Out Khamenei and Why It Matters to India
Israel, Bharat Tango: Hope for Future
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jerusalem would take bilateral relations to next level, expand engagement on security, technology. Paushali Lass Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel on February 25-26 is not a ceremonial by any stretch of imagination. It is a strategic engagement focused on defence alignments, long-range missile collaboration and technology integration … Continue reading Israel, Bharat Tango: Hope for Future
Trump, Tariffs & Tumult
Uncertainty in global trade got new lease of life with US President Trump insisting on weaponising tariffs with no signs of easing down. K.A.Badarinath President Donald Trump is going bonkers. Tariffs or weapons of mass destruction, it makes no difference to him or the Republican White House that he runs. It’s with the same vigour … Continue reading Trump, Tariffs & Tumult
Denials Versus Corrective Action
On this world social justice day, industrialised economies should pledge to take affirmative action to assuage indigenous communities that were subject to abuse, genocide & extinction. Rohan Giri World Social Justice Day seeks to encourage societies to slow down and confront challenging truths. It is not intended to elevate authority or reinforce inherited moral hierarchies. … Continue reading Denials Versus Corrective Action
AI & Three-Layer Diplomacy: India’s Strategic Moment
New Delhi must play the role of an enabler in ethical governance of AI to shape the new humane order. R K Raina Artificial Intelligence is no longer merely a technological tool, nor simply a factor influencing economic growth or military capabilities. It has evolved into a transformative force that intervene governance, security, finance, culture, … Continue reading AI & Three-Layer Diplomacy: India’s Strategic Moment
Europe Between US Unpredictability and Chinese Dependence
In a world where tariffs, export controls, and supply-chain restrictions are instruments of statecraft, Europe's new realism is simple: it isn't choosing a side; it is buying room to manoeuvre. Rahul PAWA | x - iamrahulpawa Mario Draghi sketched Europe's predicament in blunt, unsentimental terms. The economist and former Prime Minister of Italy argued that … Continue reading Europe Between US Unpredictability and Chinese Dependence
The Atlantic Umbrella Is Folding, and Europe Is Relearning Power
A Europe that wants to survive Trump-proofing will have to spend more, produce more, and de-risk more. An India that seeks lasting global standing will have to convert demographic and economic scale into defence-industrial outcomes that allies can bank on.Rahul PAWA | x - @imrahulpawa The fracture in the Western security story is no longer … Continue reading The Atlantic Umbrella Is Folding, and Europe Is Relearning Power
Union Budget 2026–27: India’s Fiscal Moment in a Re-Shaped Europe Partnership
Arun Anand When the Union Finance Minister rises to present the Budget for 2026–27, the speech will be heard not merely as an annual fiscal statement but as a strategic signal of how India intends to position itself in a rapidly re-ordering global economy. This Budget arrives at a moment when trade, geopolitics, and industrial … Continue reading Union Budget 2026–27: India’s Fiscal Moment in a Re-Shaped Europe Partnership
EXPLAINER: India-EU Free Trade Agreement
After roughly 18 years of intermittent negotiations, the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), also referred to as a Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), was affirmed as concluded on January 27, 2026. Branded as the "mother of all trade deals," the agreement seeks to increase investment, liberalise trade in goods and services and strengthen … Continue reading EXPLAINER: India-EU Free Trade Agreement
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