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USCIRF: An Entity of Concern Misleading Congress and the American Public on India

Centre for Integrated and Holistic Studies (CIHS) releases its new brief, "USCIRF: An Entity of Concern – Misleading Congress and the American Public on India". Taking the Commission's 24 September 2026 statement on Jagtar Singh Johal as its case study, the brief shows a body that gets basic facts wrong, erases the prosecution's case, and … Continue reading USCIRF: An Entity of Concern Misleading Congress and the American Public on India →

Is US a Trusted Ally?

Bharat has too much at stake with President Trump signing the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act. It is bound to impact free trade deal. N. C. Bipindra President Donald Trump signed Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law on September 18, 2026 at a White House ceremony expanding statutory sanctions, … Continue reading Is US a Trusted Ally? →

Windowless Buildings Holding Up Viksit Bharat

India is building data centres at record speed. Harder question is who owns the intelligence inside these centres. Dr Nitin Sharma The first-quarter GDP numbers for FY 2026-27 have done more than just beat expectations. They have restored a certain confidence. The economy grew 7.8 per cent. That was much more than Reserve Bank’s forecast. … Continue reading Windowless Buildings Holding Up Viksit Bharat →

BRICS: not anti-west Caucus?

BRICS: not anti-west Caucus?

After two-day jamboree at Bharat Mandapam, deliverables to be measured by what’s retained by next two BRICS Presidencies N.C. Bipindra When eleven governments that disagree on almost everything sign the same 140-paragraph document, the achievement is procedural before politics took over. That is the fairest first reading of 18th BRICS Summit held at Bharat Mandapam … Continue reading BRICS: not anti-west Caucus? →

Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives

Gautam Kumar Jha Mohan Bhagwat's recent journey through United States, Canada and United Kingdom came at a time when Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has completed a century of existence and continues to evoke sharply contrasting perceptions, particularly outside India. For its supporters, RSS represents cultural nationalism, social service and civilisational continuity. For many of its … Continue reading Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives →

Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives

Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives

Dr Gautam Kumar Jha Mohan Bhagwat's recent journey through United States, Canada and United Kingdom came at a time when Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has completed a century of existence and continues to evoke sharply contrasting perceptions, particularly outside India. For its supporters, RSS represents cultural nationalism, social service and civilisational continuity. For many of … Continue reading Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives →

India and the Next BRICS: Turning Diversity into Strategic Influence 

Sankalp Singh Chauhan India’s historic BRICS Presidency comes at a defining moment for the global order. Its challenge is not to build another bloc, but to make a more diverse world capable of working together. What began as BRIC, Brazil, Russia, India and China, formally came together at its first summit in Yekaterinburg in 2009, … Continue reading India and the Next BRICS: Turning Diversity into Strategic Influence  →

RSS: Massive, Complex and Quickly Evolving!

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh a vast, powerful Hindu volunteer organization has become target of a counterproductive Western campaign. Bill Drexel Mohan Bhagwat idrees mohammed/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Mayor Zohran Mamdani found time in his busy schedule to condemn a visit to New York two weeks ago by the head of an Indian nonprofit that almost none of … Continue reading RSS: Massive, Complex and Quickly Evolving! →

From Swami Vivekananda to Dr. Mohan Bhagwat: The Continuing Journey of India’s Spiritual and Intellectual Tradition

Priyank Kanoongo New York’s Madison Square Garden is not merely a vast auditorium; it is one of those prestigious platforms in the world where the presentation of an idea becomes, in itself, a part of global dialogue. The address delivered from such a platform by Dr. Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, assumes … Continue reading From Swami Vivekananda to Dr. Mohan Bhagwat: The Continuing Journey of India’s Spiritual and Intellectual Tradition →

Wait for Washington Over!

India should evolve its own Indo-Pacific strategy as US turns an unreliable partner in counter balancing China in the region. NC Bipindra For nearly a decade, "Indo-Pacific" was more than a map. It was a promise. When the Pentagon renamed Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command in 2018, the message to New Delhi was unmistakable: India … Continue reading Wait for Washington Over! →