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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...
Proxy Warfare Goes Digital: China, India, and the New South Asian Battleground
The Himalayan ImplosionKathmandu is burning—not just in the physical sense of its Parliament, Supreme Court, and media houses engulfed in flames, but as a...
Israel, Qatar, Pakistan, and India’s Lesson in Survival
The Middle East is once again in turmoil. This time, Israel has turned its attention to Qatar. A country of gas wealth and glass...
Navarro’s “Vampire” Slur and the Pushback of a New India
It began with a single remark. Peter Navarro, once Donald Trump’s trade adviser and now a loud voice in conservative America, reached for a...
When America Spoke Down to India – A Journey of Words That Wound
India and the U.S. have built a strategic bond. They share values. They have trade. They cooperate. Yet beneath the partnership, a story simmers....
Unequal Footing at Tianjin: Modi and Shehbaz Sharif at the SCO Summit
When the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) gathered in Tianjin, China, from August 31 to September 1, 2025, the contrast in how...
Modi Meets Xi: India’s Caution and the Road Ahead
Introduction: A Meeting That Resonates Beyond DiplomacyWhen Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President Xi Jinping, it is never just a handshake across the table....





