Leveraging New Delhi – Riyadh linkages, keeping a hawk’s eye on F-35s integration into Saudi command structures will limit Pakistan’s advantage. N. C. BipindraSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington DC recently led to one of the most significant defence announcements in recent years. In a move long considered unlikely, United States has … Continue reading Bharat Cannot Ignore US–Saudi F-35 Security Pact!
N. C. Bipindra Pakistan's engagement with both Washington and Beijing raises concerns about its relationship with China. Despite claims of trust and shared interests, Pakistan's foreign policy history reveals a consistent pattern of duplicity. This poses risks for China, affecting its security and technological dominance. Let us analyse Pakistan's dual alignments, urging caution from Beijing … Continue reading Beyond “Iron Brothers”: The Cracks in the China-Pakistan Defence Partnership
Israel-Iran clash reshaped West Asia's strategic chessboard with US getting in. India will have to display maturity, dexterity, openness and exercise its strategic autonomy. N. C. Bipindra The Middle East was thrust into dramatic escalation of hostilities as Israel launched "Operation Rising Lion," a comprehensive preemptive military campaign against Iranian targets, taking out military and … Continue reading Lions, Shadows & Silk Roads
Trump’s tariff wars provide a window of opportunity to Bharat for proving its mettle as a global force to reckon with its own economic development model. K.A.Badarinath There’s a huge body of analyses on possible impact of tariff orders signed by US President Donald Trump in last few weeks. Those in favour and against have … Continue reading Titanic Shifts Inevitable!
The USCIRF time and again spins a one-sided tale cherry-picking facts, sidelining India’s constitutional pluralism, and pushing a loaded narrative that fits their playbook more than ground realities. Pummy M. Pandita The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's (USCIRF) 2025 India report has once again revealed the commission's fundamentally flawed methodology, dependence on biased data … Continue reading USCIRF 2025: Distorting India’s Reality
Restructuring US industry to make its products competitive must be President Trump’s primacy and not wage tariff wars with strategic allies. K.A.Badarinath One of the most searched on internet these days is tariffs. After US President Donald J Trump talked round the corner, stakeholders across geographies have begun to make sense of these tariff lines. … Continue reading Don’t Mess Up with Bharat!
Foreign influence peddling is not new to India. From colonial trade networks to modern soft power strategies, external forces have long sought to shape the nation's socio-political landscape. In the present era, dominance is not limited to dominance through military strength but exercised via economic dependencies, cultural narratives and policy interventions to try and subjugate … Continue reading USAID Shady Agenda Exposed
Rahul Pawa Next generation of AI breakthroughs will not necessarily emerge from trillion-dollar companies with exclusive access to compute power. Instead, they will come from those who can best refine, iterate and optimise open-source research. This is why the reaction in the U.S. is so intense. DeepSeek, particularly its "R1" model, sent a subtle tremor … Continue reading DeepSeek, ChatGPT, and the Illusion of an AI Supremacy: Real Story Behind the U.S. Outrage
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States in February 2025 represents a significant milestone in the evolution of the India-U.S. relationship. This visit was not only a display of high-level diplomacy but also a demonstration of both nations’ commitment to addressing contemporary challenges while harnessing emerging opportunities in multiple domains. With a focus … Continue reading Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s USA Visit
Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the United States not only deepened the strategic alliance between the two nations but also set in motion a cascade of initiatives that promise to reshape the geopolitical landscape for decades to come. Rahul Pawa In a dazzling display of strategic vision and personal rapport, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent … Continue reading PM Modi and Trump Forge a New Dawn in U.S.-India Relations
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