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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 tells about itself, and in...
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Steel Umbrella: Performance of the Indian Army’s Air Defence During Operation Sindoor
Operation Sindoor is often viewed through the prism of “strike”. But half the truth of any successful strike...
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When Kabul Spoke Back: The Day Pakistan’s Strategic Depth Finally Collapsed
For decades, the conversation between Kabul and Islamabad followed a familiar script. Pakistan spoke. Afghanistan listened. Sometimes it...
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Panama, Venezuela, and the India Lesson : Geography Punishes. Institutions Decide. Volatility Travels.
In geopolitics, distance is deceptive.Panama is a narrow strip of land in Central America. Venezuela lies thousands of...
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The India–Bangladesh Farakka Water Treaty: History, Hydropolitics, and Strategic Implications
Introduction: Why Farakka Still MattersIn South Asia, rivers are not just geographic features, they are strategic arteries, lifelines...
Beneath the Earth, Above the Law: The Mystery Rising Near Al-Falah University
A Quiet Village, An Uneasy DiscoveryThe villagers around Al-Falah University are simple people, farmers, labourers, shopkeepers. Their days begin with the sound of tractors...
India is like a Hanuman Who Has Not Yet Met Jambavan
There is a story in the Ramayana that we all know, but very few understand in its deeper meaning. It is the story of...
Odisha’s ₹50,000-Crore Maritime Gambit: A Bold Push to Anchor India’s Eastern Seaboard
When the Odisha delegation took centre stage at the India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, it was...
“He Who Refused to Die” – The Untold Story of Major Chint Singh, India’s Forgotten POW Hero
The Forgotten FrontIn the vast annals of India’s military history, there are names that thunder across battlefields, Rezang La, Longewala, Kargil. Yet there...
Pakistan’s Next Target Could Be India’s Economy – and the US Won’t Mind
Strategic BackgroundIn my earlier analysis published in Goa Chronicle, I had argued that Operation Sindoor was more than a military event, it was a...
From Italy with Love (and Wine): Vinitaly Finds a New Home in Mumbai and Goa
When I first heard that Vinitaly, the world’s most celebrated wine festival, is coming to Mumbai and Goa, my first reaction was pure excitement...




