Operation Pawan Revisited: Honour, Hard Truths, and the Imperative of Strategic Honesty
On the eve of Army Day, after a silence that had lasted nearly four decades, the Government of India took a bold and deeply...
America First 2.0: US Aggressive Policies and Their Geopolitical Implications for India, China, and Russia
President Donald Trump's second term has intensified "America First" policies through massive visa revocations, tariff coercion, and bold military interventions like the January 2026...
The Caracas Playbook: Oil, Narco-Politics, and a Few Dollars More
Venezuela today is no anomaly. It is a familiar Latin American configuration pushed to an extreme: an authoritarian regime sustained by security services, ideological...
From Puppetry to Patronage: The Shifting Power Centres of India’s Political Economy
Political characterisations in India have long relied more on narrative than on evidence. Of all such narratives, none has endured as stubbornly as the...
Shashi Ji: A Light That Continues to Shine
Some lives unfold quietly yet are powerful in the way they touch others. Mrs Shashi Chopra’s (23 October 1956 – 19 December 2025) life...