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Noor Wali Mehsud and Pakistan: From Ally to Adversary – A Tale of Betrayal, Blowback, and Lessons for India
The story of Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is Pakistan’s self-made tragedy. A nation that used militancy as a foreign-policy tool now faces the...
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How Mangaluru Beat Goa to Become the Silicon Beach of India
For years, Goa was seen as the natural candidate to become India’s “Silicon Beach.” Blessed with a cosmopolitan...
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Nourished India, Educated India: The Akshaya Patra Mission That India Must Own
There are moments in life when you come across a mission so pure, so purposeful, and so aligned...
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Ladakh on the Boil: From Silent Sentinel to Faultline
A Land Between Mountains and EmpiresLadakh is India’s sentinel on the roof of the world. A high desert...
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Bulldozers, Bias & the Bench: When “Satisfaction” Overshadows Law
When Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai recently remarked that banning bulldozer actions gave him “immense satisfaction,”...
India and Israel: A Bilateral Investment Agreement That Reflects a Deeper Strategic Bond
In geopolitics, not every agreement signed between nations deserves celebration. Too often, bilateral treaties are dressed up in diplomatic jargon and quietly filed away,...
Modi, Trump, and the Mandala Chessboard: India’s Diplomatic Balancing Act
The current phase of India–U.S. relations is not one of polite smiles, ceremonial handshakes, or orchestrated trade deals. It is one of candid disagreements,...
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....
Operation Diversion, Deception and Division: The Deep State’s Game to Oust Modi Has Begun
When I first said that the Deep State and the CIA had put into motion an operation titled “Diversion, Deception, and Division” with one...