₹7.85 Lakh Crore and a Clear Message: India’s Defence Budget Signals Strength, Speed and Self-Reliance
India’s Union Budget 2026–27 leaves no room for ambiguity. In the shadow of Operation Sindoor, New Delhi has chosen to respond not with rhetoric,...
From Power to Responsibility: Why India’s Responsible Nations Index Could Redefine Global Governance
A Quiet Launch, A Loud Message
On the surface, the launch of the Responsible Nations Index (RNI) in New Delhi on 19 January 2026...
Gaza’s Unfinished Story and Trump’s Calculated Gamble : Why Modi Has Been Invited into a War That Never Truly Ended
Wars rarely end the day the guns fall silent. Some simply pause, catching their breath before history pushes them forward again.
Gaza is one such...
Chabahar: Why India Has Not Exited – But Has Quietly Stepped Back
Chabahar: Why India Has Not Exited - But Has Quietly Stepped Back
- Col Mayank Chaubey (Retd)
For weeks now, a deceptively simple question has dominated...
Thalapathy Vijay: Not a Contender Yet, But A Definite Game Changer
Tamil Nadu politics has never been about surprise candidates; it has always been about delayed realisation. The state does not announce its political revolutions...
What Venezuela’s Unravelling Teaches India About the Future of Power
In the twenty-first century, power no longer resides only in armies, institutions, or territory. It increasingly resides in legitimacy, in the story a state...
