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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…
On February 27, 2026, the desert skies over Pokhran Air-to-Ground Range did not merely witness an air exercise — they witnessed a declaration. A declaration that India is prepared. A declaration that India is precise. A declaration that India is no longer dependent. When the Indian Air Force unleashed over 120 aircraft in a meticulously…
In an age where perception often shapes power, numbers tell their own story. And the numbers today speak unmistakably in favour of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Crossing the unprecedented milestone of 100 million followers on Instagram, Modi has not merely set a social media record — he has redefined global political connect. No other…
What unfolded in the Rakhial area of Ahmedabad last Friday was not just a local scuffle. It was a warning. A Hindu wedding procession playing Ram Bhajans on loudspeakers — a common cultural expression during a baraat — was allegedly attacked after objections from members of the local Muslim community citing Ramzan observance. The verbal…
Every election cycle produces two results: one declared by the voters, and another manufactured by the perpetually disgruntled. The 2024 Andhra Pradesh verdict—an emphatic 164 out of 175 seats for the ruling alliance—has now been subjected to what can only be described as statistical theatre, staged by a familiar ecosystem of suspicious media houses and…
When India condemned Pakistan’s recent air strikes inside Afghanistan that reportedly killed 26 Pashtun civilians, it was not engaging in diplomatic grandstanding. It was stating a simple principle: counterterrorism cannot become a pretext for civilian slaughter. Pakistan claims its air force targeted terror hideouts across the Afghan border. If that were indeed the case, a…
When Rohit Pawar, grandson of Sharad Pawar and son of former Maharashtra leader Ajit Pawar, hints that his father’s air crash was not an accident but a conspiracy allegedly involving the Telugu Desam Party and Union Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, he is not merely raising suspicion—he is detonating a political firecracker without a fuse….
When the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a substantial portion of President Donald Trump’s emergency tariff regime, it did more than deliver a legal rebuke. It detonated the fiscal arithmetic of his administration, undercut his negotiating leverage abroad, and injected fresh uncertainty into global trade diplomacy—particularly the much-anticipated India–US trade deal. For…
Is a United States–Iran war imminent? The question no longer belongs to speculative think tanks alone. It is now being whispered in diplomatic corridors, debated in military circles, and nervously tracked in global markets. Seasoned Indian diplomat Deepak Vora and several former high-ranking military officials have publicly suggested that American strikes on Iran could be…
When a country of 140 crore people sets its sights on building sovereign capability in Artificial Intelligence, robotics, semiconductors and next-generation technologies, the stakes are far higher than campus bragging rights. National prestige, strategic autonomy and global credibility ride on every claim of “indigenous innovation.” That is why the controversy surrounding the display of a…
