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From smoke to solar: How rural India is leaving Kerosene behind

India’s move towards phasing out kerosene as the primary energy source has been deliberate and multi-stepped forging a quiet revolution

Beyond Kamakhya: Dirgheshwari temple and the Shaktism of Assam

Not as well-known as Kamakhya, the Dirgheshwari Devalaya is an important part of the Shaktism of this culturally rich region — a fine blend of mythology, Tantric worship, Ahom history and living traditions

How Trump's strike has escalated Iranian nuclear threat

Does Iran have the elements needed for a bomb and will it assemble one after the Israeli-US humiliation? The answer is buried deeper than Iran’s under-construction deepest nuclear facility near Natanz

The emerging divide in US-Japan relations

The alliance management under Trump 2.0 is proving more complicated than anticipated

Iran must tread carefully in framing post-ceasefire strategy

As a Persian proverb warns, “Bravado without power is like a lion’s roar from a sheep’s throat,” Iran’s defiance may echo loudly, but it risks being drowned out by the consequences of its own overreach

From proxy war to direct conflict: New strategic era in West Asia

The resilience of the Iranian regime, despite internal opposition and relentless external pressures, suggests that sudden or externally driven regime change is unlikely. Instead, such pressures could strengthen hardliners or provoke a more radical response

Lessons Israel-Iran war has for India’s Operation Sindoor

India has to learn from Israel the contours of future war, where the enemy could be already well within the gates, wreaking havoc when it is given the signal

Israel-Iran ‘12-days war’: How West Asia is on a strategic reset

The future geopolitical landscape of West Asia is likely to be multipolar, prompting both global powers and regional actors to recalibrate their strategies accordingly

Ceasefire and after: Why there’s no winner in the Iran-Israel war

Victory was claimed on all sides, but it was a hollow, rhetorical one. The war did not redraw borders. It did not resolve grievances. It merely exposed the unsustainable status quo

Pakistan’s dilemma: Standing with Iran or courting Trump?

Islamabad appears torn at the moment: It seeks Iranian solidarity and American investment

Zohran may not become New York’ next mayor, but he has shown chink in America’s armour

With Eric Adams, current NYC mayor, sinking under the weight of constant crime headlines, housing crises and ethics probes, the Left sees a fruitful opening

Bangladesh’s sovereignty at stake: Humanitarian corridors or geopolitical Trojan Horses?

Humanitarian initiatives should alleviate suffering—not serve as backdoors for geopolitical interference

China leaves ‘all-weather’ friends high and dry: Pakistan, Iran, Sri Lanka

The so-called friends of China — from Pakistan to Sri Lanka and Iran — wonder what foes could be like, if the friend urges allies to take big risks but fails to support them when crises hit

Iran’s nuclear programme: How India can play a big role

India is perhaps the only country trusted by the United States, Israel, and Iran

‘Daddy Trump’: Why the spinmeister US president is the perfect leader for social media generation

Trump appears to be a man in a hurry to cement his legacy

US Sutra | Donald J Trump: Salsa, not Taco

Donald Trump’s presidency is undeniably spicy, a whirlwind of controversy, charisma, and unrelenting energy

50 years of Emergency: Sanjay Gandhi’s rise and the dark days of Indian democracy

Sanjay Gandhi’s rise to power had resulted in the rise of a small but powerful clique within the Congress that often worked parallel to the functioning of the prime minister, and directly reported to him

American bombings don’t end the Iranian nuclear question; they simply reset the timeline

Iran is unlikely to abandon its ambitions altogether. If anything, the strikes have confirmed to Tehran that the West’s assurances and the IAEA’s frameworks offer no lasting protection from aggression

Iran-Israel war: Making sense of the US-declared ceasefire

Wars in the modern era may no longer be about conclusive victories. Instead, they are becoming prolonged contests of endurance, perception, and influence

Operation Sindoor outreach to UAE and West Africa: A success story

The extraordinary outreach on the part of the Government of India has sensitised the world to the evil perpetrated by Pakistan-based terrorists

Is America a good fit to host the next FIFA World Cup and Olympics?

The jury is out as the Trump administration strives to make the US a safer country through its crack-down on aliens, enemies, and dissidents alike

Netanyahu is the real winner in US bombing of Iran nuclear plants

Donald Trump always wanted to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities. Benjamin Netanyahu only had to convince him

Why Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump wouldn’t be surprising

If Kissinger and Obama could, why can’t Trump? The US President seems to be the right candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize: An ‘unpredictable, contradictory’ person for the ‘unpredictable, contradictory’ award

B-2s and bunker busters: Inside the tech and tensions of the Iran-US-Israel war

In the first known operational use of the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, elite B-2 stealth bombers struck Iran’s underground nuclear sites with precision, marking a dramatic escalation in the Israel–US confrontation with Tehran

The Iran–Israel–US war: Heading towards disaster

The entry of the United States, the weakening of Israel’s defences, and the uncertain resilience of Iran’s regime form a combustible mix. Leaders on all sides must now weigh whether escalation brings security—or only the abyss

Jajau: The forgotten Mughal inn with a blood-soaked past

Located about thirty kilometres south of Agra on the highway to Gwalior, Jajau was the site of the bloody war of succession between Aurangzeb’s sons for the Mughal throne

Trump, Tehran, and the return of Pakistan in the US crisis diplomacy

Geopolitics runs on interests, not emotions—Pakistan’s prominence in US diplomacy reflects utility, not strategic weight. India must stay watchful yet confident in its robust and forward-looking partnership with the United States

How Turkey’s interests in the Indian Ocean go beyond just Islamism

Like many other European nations, the US or China, Turkey has also seemingly concluded that the Indian Ocean is where the action is, and outsider nations should have a presence here if they have to be counted in, even as a wannabe global power

US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites: The beginning of the West Asian endgame?

The strikes through the B-2 bombers delivering the GBU-57 Deep Penetration bombs may have upstaged everything that has happened so far. One thing is clear: all shackles are off, and the world stands on the brink of war

US-Pakistan bonhomie: Why India should not be surprised

It’s no surprise that Pakistan may once again become a frontline state in US strategy for the South and West Asian region — and America’s ties with India could suffer collateral damage