If reports are to be believed, India’s discredited Opposition is now preparing yet another dramatic move — a motion seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The alleged draft, reportedly prepared by the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee, is being circulated among Opposition parties. The question, however, is simple: what exactly is…
In the last decade, India has witnessed a quiet but decisive transformation within its defence establishment. Under the leadership of Narendra Modi, the NDA government has pushed a series of reforms that have steadily expanded the role of women across the Indian Armed Forces and paramilitary services. What was once a symbolic presence has now…
As a media practitioner and, more importantly, as a concerned citizen of this country, I write this with deep anguish. India’s democracy rests on three pillars—politics, the judiciary, and institutions that regulate public life. When one pillar weakens, the system trembles. When more than one begins to lose credibility, the tremors become impossible to ignore….
Pakistan today appears trapped in a strategic storm of its own making. From its volatile western border with Afghanistan to mounting internal unrest and growing regional distrust, the country is facing simultaneous pressures that expose deep structural weaknesses in its security and political establishment. For a nation long accustomed to projecting power through its military…
For observers of international relations, the latest decision by the United States to grant India a 30-day waiver to continue purchasing Russian oil marks yet another diplomatic victory for New Delhi. It reflects a growing acknowledgement in Washington that India cannot be pressured into compromising its national interests merely to suit shifting geopolitical narratives. For…
Is the Gulf War now stretching its shadow into the Indian Ocean? That question is no longer rhetorical. It is strategic — and it matters deeply to New Delhi. The reported sinking of IRIS Dena by a US submarine nearly 370 nautical miles off the edge of Sri Lanka’s international waters has triggered more than…
As West Asia teeters on the brink, the world once again flirts with the unthinkable — a wider war that could spiral into a global confrontation. The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in an alleged US–Israel strike has shaken the region’s fragile balance. Tehran is in flux. Its chain of command appears unsettled….
When Sonia Gandhi demands that Parliament be convened to condemn the alleged killing of Ali Khamenei in a purported US–Israel missile strike, she is not exhibiting moral courage — she is indulging in diplomatic recklessness. At a time when West Asia is volatile, oil markets are jittery, and millions of Indians live and work in…
Two days. That’s all it took for global crude prices to spike and financial markets to wobble. The latest flare-up between Israel and Iran has once again reminded the world of a brutal economic truth: when the Middle East burns, the global economy pays. Oil is the bloodstream of modern commerce, and the Middle East…
When the United States eliminated Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, it crossed a threshold that even its fiercest critics in Tehran had not imagined. Targeting the head of a sovereign state is not a routine counter-terror strike; it is a geopolitical earthquake. Washington may argue self-defence, deterrence, or preemption. But when a superpower assassinates…
