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!

Explainer: Why India’s FCRA Amendment Is Financial Oversight, Not Religious Persecution

US Congressman Riley Moore says India's FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 is a takeover of churches and a clear attack on Christians. It is neither. The Bill seizes no church and touches no place of worship; it manages foreign-funded assets only after an organization has already lost its license for misuse, and it names no faith … Continue reading Explainer: Why India’s FCRA Amendment Is Financial Oversight, Not Religious Persecution

Kargil Review Committee: Two Decades of India’s Defense Reforms

Brig Brijesh Pandey The 1999 Kargil War is remembered as a war India won despite fighting under self-imposed restrictions of ground as well as Air Force not crossing the Line of Control (LoC). That framing, while accurate in terms of the triumph of the brute infantry courage and artillery firepower, screens the uncomfortable question as … Continue reading Kargil Review Committee: Two Decades of India’s Defense Reforms

Remembering Kanishka and the Threat That Outlived It

Air India Flight 182, known as Kanishka, did not fall from the sky. It was bombed. And the hands that bombed it were shaken, sheltered, and in some cases, elected to office in the four decades that followed.Rahul PAWA On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182, operating on the Montreal-London-Delhi route, was blown up … Continue reading Remembering Kanishka and the Threat That Outlived It

Westphalianization of AI

When Washington pulled a frontier model offline for foreign nationals, it did more than enforce an export control. It began the territorialization of artificial intelligence, drawing national borders around a technology the internet age assumed would have none.Rahul PAWA | X- @imrahulpawaThe early internet was sold as a challenge to sovereignty. Information would route around … Continue reading Westphalianization of AI

Securing Bharat the Right Way!

Smart borders management with several layers, underground optical fibre sensors, UAV surveillance to curb infiltration; Mission to deal with demographics, fence entire Bangladesh border. Vinod Kumar Shukla Nehru-Liaqat pact had provisions for Muslims migrating to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to return till December 31, 1950 if they wished to by offering them many norms that … Continue reading Securing Bharat the Right Way!

Israel, Bharat Tango: Hope for Future

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