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Operation Sindoor and Donald Trump's dangerous U-turn

US President Donald Trump has spoken of wanting to mediate in resolving the Kashmir issue, which has played into Pakistan’s hands

How India can counter China’s sinister renaming of Tibetan places

The time has come for India to study the issue deeper, in particular the geography and the ethnic history of the area which has close civilisational ties with India, and bring up this issue with China

A month after Pahalgam: How every Indian can expose Pakistan’s terror playbook

Pakistan's decades-long playbook of denial, deflection, disinformation, and doublespeak must be met with a chorus of facts, not just from ministries and diplomats, but from us, Indians everywhere

How Indian Air Force proved its mettle in Operation Sindoor

India was fighting a 'one-front, two-country' adversary. Yet, due to the heavy damage inflicted by IAF strikes — and concerned about the possibility of more — Pakistan chose to seek a ceasefire

How Turkiye’s pro-Pakistan stance will cost it dearly

Turkiye’s immature stance will cost it economically, diplomatically, and in public perception

China’s duplicity on display during the India-Pakistan conflict

The fragile hopes of normalisation of India-China ties have clearly been flushed down the drain and the suspicion of China is here to stay in India

US Sutra | Post-Operation Sindoor: How India reset the regional balance of power

Operation Sindoor is a transformative moment in India’s quest for an enhanced role in global affairs

India urgently needs Russia’s Su-57 to maintain air dominance

The IAF will probably face China’s second fifth-generation jet, J-35A, in a war with Pakistan as Beijing has fast-tracked delivery to Islamabad 

Indigenisation in the Indian Army and operational readiness: Optimising approach

India’s ambitious defence self-reliance programme, combined with strategic emergency procurements, encapsulates a balanced approach to long-term defence self-reliance and immediate operational readiness

How Operation Sindoor signals strategic shift, redraws red lines for Pakistan

Operation Sindoor signals the rules of the game are set to change, making Pakistan’s proxy war a cost-prohibitive proposition

Operation Sindoor: A resounding success in India’s counter-terrorism strategy

Operation Sindoor has not only avenged the Pahalgam attack but also redefined the rules of engagement in counter-terrorism

‘Every act of terror as war’: Interpreting PM Modi’s new Lakshman Rekha post Pahalgam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s declaration is not merely a tactical or doctrinal shift; it is first and foremost a political message—a signalling exercise aimed at multiple audiences

Operation Sindoor: A fitting blow to Pakistan, the global epicentre of terror

The warning is unambiguous: If Pakistan does not dismantle the terror infrastructure on its soil, India will

Trump administration can promote regional peace by staying off the Kashmir issue

It will be beneficial for the Trump administration to keep off the Kashmir issue and focus on terrorism in the subcontinent for the betterment of the India-US strategic partnership and regional peace

Head-on | Operation Sindoor: Winning the perception war globally

Most neutral experts have called Operation Sindoor a notable success in the fight against global terror

How Indus Water Treaty suspension will deepen Pakistan’s political and economic crises

Weaponising water or choking Pakistan through riverine disconnect will hurt its Achilles’ Heels and stir more unrest in Pakistan. It can be an effective recipe for Pakistan's balkanisation

How Baloch Liberation Army’s shifting approach signals its growing political understanding

By linking its cause to broader concerns about regional terrorism, nuclear security, and stability, the BLA is framing its resistance not just as a local liberation struggle but as part of a larger fight against militarism and extremism

Pakistan must not deceive its people: Indian Navy stands poised and prepared

Pakistan must be cautious of any wrong conclusions its armed forces may have drawn; the potent arm of the Indian Navy remains ready to strike, should the Indian government so desire

Operation Sindoor: How all-party parliamentary delegation reflects India’s unity in diversity

Operation Sindoor demonstrated India’s calibrated strategic response—forceful yet precise

Pakistan and two-nation theory: Method in Gen Munir’s madness

Gen Asim Munir’s statement wasn’t simply a wink-wink dog whistle to activate anti-India extremists but a big flashing green signal to them to go into action

Sarai Amanat Khan: Forgotten Mughal inn that once connected Agra to Lahore

Today, it is no longer merchant caravans that arrive here from Lahore’s direction, but missiles—though once, this route teemed with trade convoys, marching armies, and even the imperial family

Ramification | How Rohingya ‘humanitarian corridor’ in Bangladesh can be a new headache for India

With Muhammad Yunus focused on Western interests, Bangladesh is likely to become a centre of geopolitical contestations

How Pakistani ministers humiliated themselves and exposed their own lies on global media

Since the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistani ministers have attempted to control the damage and also gain global support by presenting themselves on global media networks. However, they have faced a storm of national embarrassment not just over the country’s continued support for terrorism but also for their gaffes on television

‘Boycott Azerbaijan’: How Baku made a bad bargain backing terror in Kashmir

By expressing solidarity with Pakistan, Azerbaijan reveals its lack of sympathy for the victims of terrorism and brazenly lends support to a rogue, terrorist state. This stance will not bode well for Baku, particularly given its billion-dollar bilateral trade with India

New Great Game: Why India, China should be wary of Trump’s West Asia visit

Perhaps India should seek to decouple China from Pakistan and Turkey by reminding it of the threat posed by jihadists who may still be doing the ‘dirty work of the West’

How supporting Pakistan-based terrorism is disastrous for China

Shielding Pakistan’s proxy war undermines regional stability, jeopardises China’s economic interests, and strains Sino-Indian relations at a critical juncture

Operation Sindoor: Modi’s paradigm shift in India’s national security strategy

With Operation Sindoor, India’s global image of a soft state has finally shattered, and a new, assertive India acting without qualms, scepticism, and hesitations in using force against its adversaries has solidified

Those who tell stories rule the world: Bharat must not let Op Sindoor lose the narrative war

India and one billion-plus Indians, despite occasional temporary attention gains by way of hashtag noise and force on social media, are virtually non-players in the global narrative battlefield

How India can counter Turkey’s pan-Islamic axis with Pakistan and Azerbaijan

India should acknowledge the Armenian genocide of 1915, a stance supported by over 30 nations, and stand in solidarity with Greek Cypriots in Cyprus and Greece, who have their issues with Turkey, apart from the ongoing economic ‘boycott’ by the Indians

How Trump’s West Asia visit is a ‘curtain raiser’ for the regional dynamics

President Trump remains transactional, he is following his Make America Great Again and America First approach in a practical way, however unrealistic it may seem