The US Department of Justice concluded that there is no incriminating Jeffrey Epstein client list, inferring there’s a list that’s not incriminating
India of today is not a postcolonial appendage. A true India-US relationship must rest on mutual respect—not on expectations of alignment or veiled warnings of 'penalties'
If aggressive Zionism crushes the Palestinian people, so do ideologies that undermine legitimate states, provide cover to terrorists, and give terror-sponsor countries a free pass
By prioritising genuine, civilisational dialogue over transactional diplomacy, India can build enduring bridges with US’ conservative heartland
Beijing as a major player will prefer to remain invisible, and it is in this grey zone that India will witness greater Pakistan-China collusivity, which will get compounded in times to come
Even the once relatively migrant-friendly countries like Britain, Germany, Denmark, Canada, Australia, and, of course, that supposed cradle of the 'melting pot' revolution, the US, are turning hostile towards foreigners
The West Asian strategic landscape, for generations, meant a balance-of-power game between affluent Gulf states, revolutionary Iran, and an isolated Israel. That arithmetic doesn't work anymore
Indian social media is abuzz with netizens calling out Western media for ‘biased’ reporting on the Air India flight crash report
While the ICC has issued arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders, powers like Russia and China are actively courting the fundamentalist group
The mass killings, cultural erasure, and brutal tactics of the 1950s are being celebrated as a model for how to govern East Turkistan today. This is not merely a message for domestic audiences, it is a signal to the world and a warning to those who remain silent
The Balochistan Liberation Front’s operation was not symbolic or reactionary—it was surgical and strategic, demonstrating the growing maturity of the Baloch resistance against Pakistani domination, with vital support from local networks
There has been a series of things that together show that President Donald Trump, despite all the bluster, is not that much in control
Blaming dead pilots is the easiest thing to do for corporate fat cats, so that they may avoid pesky questions, regulatory scrutiny and evade being dragged to court for compensation. That shouldn’t deter the media from free and fair inquiry
The sound and fury of the 17th-century battle are long forgotten in the quiet town of Khajuha, but the garden laid out by the Mughal Emperor on the site still exists
British taxpayers fund the BBC’s anti-India narrative—when will it end?
Understanding communism requires looking squarely at Marx himself. In him, we find the violent, exploitative, self-centred tendencies that would, under Lenin, Stalin, and Mao, erupt into horrors on a global scale
Deterrence works when the adversary believes that any aggression—even limited—will be met with swift, smart, and unrelenting retaliation. To achieve this, India must ensure that its forward-deployed forces are not just present but primed
President Trump seems unwilling to venture beyond random one-off interventions to a more extended engagement in West Asia, fearing another 'forever war'. The Afghan and Iraq nightmares continue to haunt the US, and its morale seems low
The UN Security Council’s decision to appoint Pakistan, the very nation that nurtured, protected, and empowered the Taliban, as chair of the Taliban Sanctions Committee is not merely ill-advised, but it is an act of self-sabotage
It's a three-phase playbook: victimhood, demographic leverage, and ideological assertion, showing how emotive rights claims evolve into organised pressure and, eventually, open rejection of liberal norms
India, for its part, must keep a watch on the Beijing-Tehran-Islamabad nexus, though West Asia will not be an easy sail for China either
The main challenge to Mohamed Muizzu's bid for a second term as Maldivian president comes from a re-unified Maldivian Democratic Party, which has set aside internal divisions down to the grassroots level and is actively re-engaging neutral and swing voters
Support for the Dalai Lama affirms India’s commitment to values and its enduring resolve in geopolitics
The Chinese Communist leadership tends to portray bilateral issues as manageable rather than resolvable. China retains the strategic flexibility to escalate tensions when required
China’s attack on India in 1962, with skirmishes leading up to it, all started in the 1950s after the PLA forcibly occupied Tibet. The parallels between the 1950s and now must be carefully studied by India
Given the importance of India’s relationship and the engagement of its leadership, four of these five countries conferred their highest honours on PM Modi, with Argentina also handing him the key to Buenos Aires
PM Modi’s visit to Buenos Aires positions India and Argentina as natural partners in a shifting global landscape
Although Iran has managed to get the support of Brics+ nation, it would be interesting to see if this will have any impact on the strategic calculus of Israel and the US
New Delhi is not trying to form a new bloc, but in its quiet way, it is choosing sides, based on history, shared interests, and evolving threats
It is indeed ironic that an atheist State believes in ‘religious rituals’ and has suddenly become knowledgeable in an esoteric issue such as the soul migration