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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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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...
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