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When the CIA Began Watching Indian Air Power Closely – And How Operation Sindoor Validated Those Fears
There are moments in history when a nation’s military evolution becomes impossible for the world to ignore. For Bharat, one such moment quietly unfolded inside the corridors of the...
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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,...
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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...
Oil, War, and the World’s Nerve Centre: Why the Next Energy Shock Could Reshape Global Power
On any ordinary morning, somewhere in the vast blue expanse between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, a line of giant oil tankers...
Bangladesh After the Faultlines: Can Foreign Policy Hold the Republic Together?
When I wrote in Goa Chronicle about the emerging faultlines within Bangladesh, the argument was not alarmist. It was diagnostic. Bangladesh was not collapsing,...
AI for Humanity, Not Hegemony: Modi’s Moral Compass for the Machine Age
At a time when the world is oscillating between awe and anxiety over Artificial Intelligence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood before global leaders at...
The Unbroken Delta: Bangladesh, Strategic Signalling and the Question of Fracture
It began with a sentence.When Muhammad Yunus recently referred to the “Seven Sisters” of India in the same breath as Nepal and Bhutan, it...
Beyond Caste and Creed: Rediscovering the Unifying Identity of Bharatiya
There is a strange habit we Indians have developed over the decades. We look at each other not as fellow travellers on a civilisational...
Beyond the Tariff Number: How Bharat Learned to Negotiate Without Bowing
It was announced in a burst of headlines.“US cuts reciprocal tariffs on India to 18%.”Markets reacted first….green ticks, optimistic futures, satisfied anchors. Studio debates...





