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Operation Sindoor: India’s “New Normal”

Operation Sindoor marked a turning point in how India responds to cross‑border terrorism. For decades, India absorbed attacks, issued diplomatic protests, and avoided military retaliation across the Line of...

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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...

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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...

Elections 2021

Opinion

Shekhar Vijayan - 27/03/2021

Sample this – 5 states which are as different from each other like chalk and cheese will be going into legislative assembly general elections...

Rumble in the Social Media Jungle

Opinion

Shekhar Vijayan - 12/02/2021

The Koo versus Twitter battle is akin to the historic “rumble in the jungle “between the charismatic Mohammad Ali and the hardworking George foreman...