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FCRA, Foreign Funds, Domestic Security and India-US Friction
Two months ago I wrote an article, Regulating Foreign Funds: A Necessary Tightrope Walk, about the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. I argued that the debate was...
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From Bharat’s Villages to the Skies Above: What the World Is Rediscovering About the Cow
A few weeks ago, I wrote in Goa Chronicle about an unusual journey.It was the story of Indian...
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India’s Message at the G7: A Nation Confidently Standing Up to International Pressures
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks at the G7 Summit, delivered in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump,...
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From Conflict to Bargaining Power
Reports of a possible $3 billion transfer from the UAE to Iran have generated intense debate. The claim...
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US Attacks on Hormuz Civilian Shipping, 3 Indians Killed
9 Jun-11 Jun 2026. Three days. US military attacks three civilian ships in Hormuz, ALL with Indian crew....
From Steady Reform to Strategic Resolve: PM Modi’s Independence Day Shift from 2024 to 2025
Some speeches speak only to the people. Others speak to the world. This year’s Independence Day address did both.In 2024, the Prime Minister sounded...
The Night in Tampa That Could Haunt India – U.S. Relations
It was meant to be an evening of quiet speeches and formal toasts. The kind where generals, diplomats, and guests exchange pleasantries under the...
Asim Munir’s Nuclear Threat in Tampa: “We Will Take Half the World Down With Us”
At a black-tie dinner in Tampa, Florida, organised to mark the retirement of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander, Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal...
INS Varsha: India’s Secretive Fortress for Nuclear Deterrence
About 50 kilometers south of Visakhapatnam, near the coastal village of Rambilli in Andhra Pradesh, something significant is taking shape. This is INS Varsha,...
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...





