For years, China carefully cultivated the image of a rising military giant. Every parade in […]
Month: May 2026
IAF Airlift Journey, Strategic Implications and 60 new MTAs.
Every institution has its founding moment a single act that defines, forever, what it is […]
From Crises to Confidence: India’s Growth with Resilience
CII has long stood out as a trusted and influential platform for sustained engagement between […]
Counties and Corridors: China’s Blueprint for Control in the High Himalayas
Why India Must Respond Through Infrastructure, Posture, and Deterrence by Design A New County, An […]
The Publisher’s Paradox: A Civilisation Writing More and Reading Less
When Books Ruled the Mind There was a time when books occupied a place of […]
The New Great Game: India’s Civilisational Compass in a Fractured World
As alliances shift and great powers recalibrate, India attempts something far more difficult – balancing […]
Shadows Over Nations: A Fractured Future
Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore, has rightly cautioned that the world today confronts a […]
Trump’s Visit to China: High Stakes but Uncertain Outcomes
Introduction Normally a visit by a US President to China has three major issues on […]
Missiles, Not Men: Why India Needs an Integrated Rocket Force Right Now
When India launched Operation Sindoor in May 2025 following the horrific Pahalgam terror attacks, it […]
It’s Time Again to Count our Dollars: When Tourism Must be the Lowest Hanging Fruit!
All is hunky-dory till the next crisis comes onto us. Talking of foreign exchange reserves […]
Beijing Summit 2026: Why Trump’s China Visit Matters Far Beyond Washington and Beijing
The United States President, Donald Trump, is coming to China for his talks with the […]
The Summer of Stress: India Faces Heat, Water & Urban Chaos
From a Nation under a blazing sky to a Republic growing thirsty India Enters the […]
Prisoners of Cell Phones—or of Experience? A Critical Examination
We fuss over our phones all day, clutching them as if we can’t breathe without […]
Beyond Jointness: The Unfinished Agenda Before India’s Next CDS
The New Battle-space India’s next Chief of Defence Staff will assume office at a defining […]
Vijay’s TVK taking TN by storm.…. Victorious always indeed!
“There is always something to smile about in Indian politics” “My God, this guy Vijay […]
The Eastern Bastion: Victory in West Bengal signals Strategic Consolidation
Bengal Is No Longer Merely a State Election As the new government in West Bengal takes charge, […]
North Tech Symposium and the New Grammar of Indian Defence Eco System
The modernisation of the Indian military has often been measured by the number of platforms […]
Managing the Emerging Geopolitical Order
India treads on the tricky path of keeping its balance, as among the leading voices […]
TN Elections: A Googly
When Growth Met Gravity The dust has finally settled on the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly […]
The Illusion of Choice: Development must come with Democratic Balance
If governance is to be judged by delivery, then that benchmark must be applied uniformly, […]
The Air India Debacle: What can be learnt?
Air India is presently grappling with the challenges of record financial losses, future strategy, and […]
Is Gold Still a Safe Haven?
Gold prices have dropped since the start of the conflict in Iran, raising doubts about […]
Zojila: From Seasonal Closure to Strategic Continuity
Receiving 50-80 feet of snowfall annually and enduring temperatures to -45 degree Celcius, Zojila is […]
One Year After Operation Sindoor: Has India Finally Broken the Deterrence Deadlock?
A year after Operation Sindoor, its significance lies not in the spectacle of precision strikes […]
Looking Back at an Operation that Reorientated India’s Security Doctrine
Introduction 06 May 2026, marks the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, a landmark military operation […]
Book Review: The Sky Warriors
Introduction Between 07 May and 10 May over a period of 88 hours, India and […]
The Eastern Vector–Fix, Stretch, Strike: The New Geometry of War Against India
From Siliguri to Nicobar, the emerging battle-space where disruption, delay, and sea control will shape […]
A Royal Visit
The UK government’s missive to its monarch on the eve of his departure must have […]
India at a Crossroads
India’s economy today is not fragile, but it is under strain in subtle ways. Growth […]
From Near and Far: Moments and Matters!
Pakistan’s Quiet Rebuild: Why India Should Pay Attention Pakistan is often viewed through the lens […]
Bridging the Digital Divide: Why Domestic Hotels Must Master the Basics to Survive the AI Era
The global vanguard is building ‘agentic meshes’ and cloud-native ecosystems. For domestic Indian hotels, the […]
The Nepal Drift: Strategic Complacency and the China Factor
From civilizational closeness to strategic uncertainty and the space China was quick to occupy. Civilizational […]
Goodbye GPS, Hello NavIC: Crisis, Comeback, and India’s Sovereign Sky
NavIC is not meant to replace Global Positioning System globally, nor is it a one-for-one […]
‘BIG’ May be Beautiful, But Not Necessarily the Best
India’s appetite for building the “largest” — biggest statues, biggest stadiums, biggest infrastructure — is […]
India’s One Religion that All Religions Swear by!
Does it Relate to the Human Condition, that is Looking for a Greater Unity of […]
An Annonymous Artist’s Powerful Statement on Blind Nationalism
A Statue in London’s Waterloo Place A large statue mysteriously appeared in the middle of […]
Transit Revolution – From Crawl to Cruise
The proposed Modi Mill–IIT Gate signal-free corridor is a critical intervention structured to eliminate decades-old […]
India’s civilisational mission: Converting rhetoric on Buddhism into economic reality
A concrete strategy to upgrade India’s Buddhist sites from isolated stops into a world-class civilisational […]
Never a Shut Door When It Comes to Reforms, with PM Modi, says Sitharaman at ET Awards ceremony
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was the chief guest at the recent ET Awards ceremony. The longest serving […]
From Capability to Coherence: Does India need a Rethink in Military Space Strategy
India has built a credible foundation in military space. Yet India’s military space journey is […]
The Moral Pivot: The Quiet Death of Conscience
“The quietest conversations are often the most decisive.” The most dangerous silence is not the […]
India’s Hotel Story is a Decades’ Long Growth Projection
In an informal conversation with Rajeev Menon, president, Marriott International for Asia Pacific (excluding China), […]
The Window to Act is Still Open, but it is Narrowing, says a Bernstein analysis
A new open letter from the Wall Street brokerage says India risks falling short of […]
