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Five decades after the fall of Saigon: Wounds of war and hard lessons for the world

The Vietnam War’s aftermath still impacts the US, Vietnam, and the wider world, and despite the hard lessons, violent conflicts continue to erupt—many unnecessary, some partly justified, but all costly

Pahalgam attack: PM Modi sets plan in motion to give Pakistan terror a crushing blow

Whenever the security forces of a country act, they use force. The use of force has to be authorised by civilian and ultimately elected officials, in accordance with the law and prescribed procedures

Rajnath-Hegseth phone call may further increase Pakistan’s discomfort

It is quite clear that Washington has picked a side

Pahalgam is a historic opportunity to change the jihadi DNA of Pakistan

Islamists can be vanquished if they are fought with the spirit the Nazis were defeated. Pakistan can be an apt starting point, given the fact that Islamabad remains a self-proclaimed fountainhead of global jihad

Terror as strategy: Pakistan’s proxy warfare and the weaponisation of denial

The Pahalgam attack is not merely a local tragedy—it is a geopolitical signal. It demonstrates the resilience of proxy violence as an instrument of state policy in the post-Westphalian order

Pahalgam terror attack: Dealing with China

Beijing’s unflinching support for Pakistan clearly shows that China not only harbours terrorists but also supports a terrorist state

Trump’s 100 days: Art of the Deal meets science of deeds  

From tackling immigration and inflation to slapping tariffs and trying to end wars, Donald Trump has realised that making deals isn’t easy

Time to make Pakistan pay the price for its proxy war in Kashmir

While Pakistan has the capability to engage in intense engagements for a limited period, it has constraints to sustain it

Strike or strategise: India options between escalation and endgame

The sheer brutality and the message of ‘tell Modi’, preceded by a rant from Gen Asim Munir on Balochistan, Kashmir and the two-nation theory, are all aimed at pushing India to precipitate action; however, India must relook at its objectives and strategies before finalising any action

How Al Qaeda and Islamic State are radicalising Muslim spaces in Indian hinterland

Indian Muslims today, unlike in the 1990s and 2000s, are firmly integrated with global Islamic issues, trends, and forces. In such a situation, it becomes very easy for the global Islamist organisations and terror outfits to develop robust roots in remote regions of the Indian hinterland

Becoming a defence powerhouse: India's 2030 goal goes beyond national security

India’s defence transformation is as much about national security as it is about economic and technological self-sufficiency

Pakistan is a criminal enterprise: After Pahalgam, West must cut off its ties with Islamabad

Having turned over the decades into what Pakistan truly aspired to be — a jihadi state — it will be in the interest of the West, especially the US, to cut its ties with Islamabad

Beyond the Lines | Pakistan's motive behind Pahalgam terror attack

For Pakistani military sponsors, the ground beneath their feet was slipping away as development and tourism went on the upswing in Kashmir

Pahalgam attack: Terror-washing by Western media has to stop

Western media’s terror-washing of the Pahalgam attack is an inherent bias of these media outlets and cannot be condoned

Pahalgam terror attack: UN Security Council’s cover-up for Lashkar-e-Taiba

Until the UN Security Council finds the courage to speak the names it has already recorded in its own ledgers, the world will continue to watch its marble halls and wonder whether the global watchdog has any bark left or only a convenient, selective silence

How India’s MAHASAGAR seeks to counter China’s BRI in Indian Ocean Region

The shift from SAGAR to MAHASAGAR doctrine marks not just a change in terminology but a shift in ambition: from a South Asia-centric approach to a wider, cross-regional leadership role, signalling India’s readiness to shoulder greater responsibility and counter China’s assertive presence in the region

How suspension of Indus Water Treaty will wreak havoc on Pakistan

Rivers feed 23 per cent of Pakistan's agricultural needs. The impact on rice, cotton, and wheat crops will cause agricultural distress. Electricity production from Tarbela and Mangla dams will plummet, plunging Pakistan into darkness, with many more consequences awaiting Islamabad

Head-on | Fall of the West, rise of the Rest

As America withdraws into a Trumpian shell, Europe will be forced to fight its own tribal wars. Postcolonial Europe’s economies are struggling with low growth. Immigration from Asia and Africa has turned cities like London into a white-minority metropolis

AI-powered security: Preventing zero-day terror attacks with artificial intelligence

In the 21st century, terrorism wars are won not just by armies but by algorithms. The next terrorist attack is being planned in silence. India’s response must begin in urgency

US’ new military doctrine: AI-powered lethality, less civilian oversight

Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth wants the US military to be more lethal as he guts civilian casualty programmes. There’s a high probability that datasets fed into the new AI systems for military operational and theatre-level planning are biased towards more lethality

Hidden rock art of Chanderi region

One day, these sites may receive world heritage status. However, their story would be incomplete until the larger narrative around Chanderi would also be studied, maybe as an extension of the Chambal belt

Goodwill meets deception: India's Pakistan conundrum

India's 'dharmic genes' have made it more generous towards Pakistan without any receprocity, history can’t be rewritten, but one should perhaps learn from it

Pahalgam terror attack: Five questions that must be asked

If there is one lesson from the horrific massacre in Pahalgam, it should be calling out and acting against Islamist terrorism along with its varied manifestations without any compromises

How TRF has become the face of terror in Jammu and Kashmir

The Resistance Front, an offshoot of LeT formed after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, claimed to 'secularise' jihad but has exposed its true extremist face, and denying after once claiming responsibility for the Pahalgam attack won’t change that

Pahalgam attack: Why US should take a harder stance against Pakistan

The Pahalgam attack was not only an attack on sovereign India and a reprehensible act of terror, but its timing to coincide with JD Vance’s visit also makes it a test for the US

How Trump’s uncertainty has left the US-Japan trade pact in limbo

Meaningful progress in trade talks is not feasible without a clear and unified message from Washington. Tokyo’s patience — and the broader global confidence in the US as a negotiating partner — could continue to erode

Western media’s denial of Hindu massacre in Kashmir is as monstrous as the terror attack

The selective terminologies, narrative subterfuges, and semantic chicaneries employed by Western media to deny or distort atrocities against Hindus point to the inevitable conclusion that in the Western gaze, identity politics determine victimhood

Pahalgam terror attack has obvious Pakistani links, needs an all-out Indian response

Pakistan is an ideological state, and the Pakistan Army has taken up the mantle of the guardian of the ideology. Kashmir’s integration with India, therefore, is not palatable to Pakistan’s ruling establishment

Sadhguru | Pahalgam Attack: Time to Defeat the Nefarious Designs of Anti-Bharat Elements

The purpose of terrorism is not war but to cripple a society with fear. It aims to spread panic among the people, divide the society, derail the economic growth of the country, create strife and lawlessness at every level

Why Pakistan’s abeyance of Simla Agreement is a strategic mistake

If Pakistan chooses to abandon commitments, India will not be bound to pretend otherwise. The door to bilateralism was kept open despite provocation. Now, Islamabad has slammed it shut