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Restraint or Compulsion?
On 5 May 2026, speaking at a Pentagon press briefing on “Project Freedom”, the U.S. maritime security operation in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth...
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War, Oil, and Hobson’s Choice: Trump’s Iran Dilemma and its Global Economic Risks
President Trump’s latest ceasefire extension is not a breakthrough; it is a pause inside a conflict that is...
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UAE Exit Rewrites Oil Power
The UAE’s May 1, 2026 exit from OPEC and OPEC+ is a strategic, sovereignty‑driven move that weakens cartel...
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SITI Odisha: From Planning to Transformation
When institutions change, the direction of a state often changes with them. Odisha’s decision to replace its legacy...
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Regulating Foreign Funds: A Necessary Tightrope Walk
The proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, reflects the Indian government’s continuing effort to tighten oversight of...
Where the Sun Meets the Soul: The Shared Spirit of Donyi Polo and Sanatan Dharma
This article would have remained unwritten had it not been for a quiet conversation with Rinku, a dear friend I’ve known since 1987. A...
Echoes Across Mountains and Millennia: What the Druze and Sanatan Dharma Share
The Journey of the Soul: Taqammus and PunarjanmaIn a remote Druze household in Suwayda, a grandmother once whispered to her grandson that he was...
The Mountain Does Not Kneel: The Druze of Suwayda in Post-Assad Syria
At dawn, as the sky blushes above the black basalt of Jabal al-Druze, an old shepherd kneels beside a spring near Salkhad, whispering verses...
Missiles in the Monsoon: India Tests Its Arsenal, But Who Should Fear?
A Thunderclap Over the BayIt was a humid monsoon morning at Chandipur, Odisha. A lone myna bird fluttered off its perch as the...
Bangladesh on the Brink: A Nation Struggles with Its Past, Present, and Future
A Land Stirred by Memory and MovementIn the heartland of Gopalganj, where the scent of jute fields once spoke of Bengal’s quiet pride...
Voice of a Nation, Voice of the World: PM Modi’s Historic Addresses to Foreign Parliaments
An Unprecedented Journey of Words and WillIn the grand halls of parliaments across continents, where voices echo the aspirations of nations, one leader...





