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The Real National Shame: From Vinesh Phogat to the Deep Crisis in Governance
  • India Today

The Real National Shame: From Vinesh Phogat to the Deep Crisis in Governance

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 25, 2026
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Vinesh Phogat and the Cruel Irony When Vinesh Phogat stepped onto the mat at the […]

Rising India: Too Complex: Rethinking Global Ratings in the Age of India’s Rise
  • India Today

Rising India: Too Complex: Rethinking Global Ratings in the Age of India’s Rise

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 25, 2026
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The Country The World Still Misunderstands Recently, the leading Norwegian newspaper chose to depict the […]

When Clubs Must Change: The Delhi Gymkhana and the Logic of Institutional Reinvention
  • India Today

When Clubs Must Change: The Delhi Gymkhana and the Logic of Institutional Reinvention

  • Kanwarjit Singh
  • May 25, 2026
  • 0

The government’s notice to the Delhi Gymkhana Club — that it faces closure and repossession […]

Domestic Tourism is Becoming the Force Multiplier
  • India Today

Domestic Tourism is Becoming the Force Multiplier

  • Navin Berry
  • May 25, 2026
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India’s domestic tourism has been largely growing on its own steam. It is the growing […]

More British Than the British? India’s Elite Clubs and the Democratic Question
  • India Today

More British Than the British? India’s Elite Clubs and the Democratic Question

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 25, 2026
  • 0

The recent debate around Delhi Gymkhana Club, Jaipur Polo Ground and The Race Club has […]

Smart Fences & Smart Fusion: Reimagining Borders through Integrated Sovereign Security Architecture
  • India Today

Smart Fences & Smart Fusion: Reimagining Borders through Integrated Sovereign Security Architecture

  • Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETD) 
  • May 25, 2026
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Fences, floodlights, bunkers, and patrol routes have long shaped the image of border security in […]

Trump–Xi Summit: Managing Not Resolving Rivalry
  • India Global

Trump–Xi Summit: Managing Not Resolving Rivalry

  • Major General Jagatbir Singh, VSM (Retd) and Major General VK Singh, VSM (Retd)
  • May 22, 2026
  • 0

Introduction US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing ended without any major breakthrough. The visit instead highlighted […]

Incredible Blessings in every Bite
  • Life and Living

Incredible Blessings in every Bite

  • AIR VICE MARSHAL RAJEEV HORA (RETD)
  • May 21, 2026
  • 0

“A simple word like ‘Itadaki-masu’, had transformed the sensory pleasure of our meals into a […]

War in the Middle East: Could Signal a Tectonic Shift towards Domestic Preferences in Indian Travel and Tourism
  • BITB Magazine

War in the Middle East: Could Signal a Tectonic Shift towards Domestic Preferences in Indian Travel and Tourism

  • Navin Berry
  • May 21, 2026
  • 0

The conflict around Iran and the resulting instability across West Asia are beginning to produce […]

India’s Civilisational Mission: Converting rhetoric on Buddhism into economic reality
  • BITB Magazine

India’s Civilisational Mission: Converting rhetoric on Buddhism into economic reality

  • Harsh Vardhan Shringla
  • May 21, 2026
  • 0

A concrete strategy to upgrade India’s Buddhist sites from isolated stops into a world-class civilisational […]

Zanskar Unbound: Journeys to India’s Last Quiet Frontier
  • BITB Magazine

Zanskar Unbound: Journeys to India’s Last Quiet Frontier

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 21, 2026
  • 0

The River That Becomes a Road In the dead of winter, when the world retreats […]

The Case for Converting Old Buildings Into Hotels
  • BITB Magazine

The Case for Converting Old Buildings Into Hotels

  • Nikhil Shah
  • May 21, 2026
  • 0

When Buildings Tell Better Stories Than Hotels Built From Scratch  There is something about walking […]

On ATF, Don’t Miss the Plane Truth: Timely Reminder to Stop Considering Air Travel as Luxury
  • BITB Magazine

On ATF, Don’t Miss the Plane Truth: Timely Reminder to Stop Considering Air Travel as Luxury

  • Anupam Manur
  • May 21, 2026
  • 0

As a growing and aspirational nation, which has schemes such as UDAN, it is time […]

Looking Back at Their Oberoi Days!
  • BITB Magazine

Looking Back at Their Oberoi Days!

  • CS Bureau
  • May 21, 2026
  • 0

What is Feels Recalling your Learning, How Do you See Going Forward In a free-wheeling […]

The Living Archive: Awakening the Ghosts of Steel in Sair-e-Motorcar
  • BITB Magazine

The Living Archive: Awakening the Ghosts of Steel in Sair-e-Motorcar

  • Shah Kulsum
  • May 21, 2026
  • 0

The Museum as a Cathedral of Stasis In the climate-controlled halls of the Diljeet Titus […]

Bali: Flavour of the Season for Indians
  • BITB Magazine

Bali: Flavour of the Season for Indians

  • Amita Sarwal
  • May 21, 2026
  • 0

It was during a family wedding in Bali, an island I was visiting again after […]

Leela Hotels Executes Human Talent Incubation in Line with Projected Growth
  • BITB Magazine

Leela Hotels Executes Human Talent Incubation in Line with Projected Growth

  • CSC Report
  • May 21, 2026
  • 0

A strategic initiative to build a future-ready talent pipeline and institutionalise service excellence and culture. […]

Antarctica Matters and Why?
  • BITB Magazine

Antarctica Matters and Why?

  • Mandip Singh Soin
  • May 20, 2026
  • 0

Mandip and Anita Soin led Ibex Expeditions has launched a global advocacy campaign, #AntarcticaMatters, to […]

A Framework For Sustainable Wildlife Tourism
  • BITB Magazine

A Framework For Sustainable Wildlife Tourism

  • Sudhir Sahi
  • May 20, 2026
  • 0

A sustainable Plan for Wildlife Tourism remains an unfulfilled need. Many years ago, Hilderic Friend, […]

Petrol and Diesel: The Architecture of Consumer Protection
  • India Today

Petrol and Diesel: The Architecture of Consumer Protection

  • CSC Report
  • May 20, 2026
  • 0

Three years of cuts during Ukraine, seventy-six days of absorption during Hormuz, and the contrast […]

Beyond Moral Lectures: India, the West and the Question of Trust
  • India Global

Beyond Moral Lectures: India, the West and the Question of Trust

  • Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETD) 
  • May 20, 2026
  • 0

The sharp exchange between an Indian diplomat and a Norwegian journalist during Prime Minister Narendra […]

The Soldier Who Built Roads: A Tribute to Maj Gen B C Khanduri
  • India Today

The Soldier Who Built Roads: A Tribute to Maj Gen B C Khanduri

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 20, 2026
  • 0

There are some men whose achievements can be measured in offices held, ranks attained, or […]

Why Rising Oil Prices are India’s Biggest Economic Headache?
  • India Today

Why Rising Oil Prices are India’s Biggest Economic Headache?

  • Dr. Manoranjan Sharma, Chief Economist, Infomerics Ratings
  • May 19, 2026
  • 0

Oil is never just about fuel; it is the ultimate economic wildcard. For a country […]

Reaching the Moon, Missing the Street Why India’s Greatest Challenge Lies in Everyday Life
  • India Today

Reaching the Moon, Missing the Street Why India’s Greatest Challenge Lies in Everyday Life

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 19, 2026
  • 0

In today’s India, the morning newspaper can simultaneously celebrate a successful Chandrayaan mission, report crores […]

Xi Jinping’s Military Purge and the Unease Inside China’s Armed Forces
  • India Global

Xi Jinping’s Military Purge and the Unease Inside China’s Armed Forces

  • Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETD) 
  • May 18, 2026
  • 0

For years, China carefully cultivated the image of a rising military giant. Every parade in […]

IAF Airlift Journey, Strategic Implications and 60 new MTAs.
  • India Today

IAF Airlift Journey, Strategic Implications and 60 new MTAs.

  • Air Marshal (Dr) Sanjeev Kapoor (Retd)
  • May 18, 2026
  • 0

Every institution has its founding moment a single act that defines, forever, what it is […]

From Crises to Confidence: India’s Growth with Resilience
  • India Today

From Crises to Confidence: India’s Growth with Resilience

  • Shakti Kanta Das
  • May 17, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Today

Counties and Corridors: China’s Blueprint for Control in the High Himalayas

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 17, 2026
  • 0

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 
  • Life and Living

The Publisher’s Paradox: A Civilisation Writing More and Reading Less 

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 17, 2026
  • 0

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 
  • India Global

The New Great Game: India’s Civilisational  Compass in a Fractured World 

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 15, 2026
  • 0

As alliances shift and great powers recalibrate, India attempts something far more difficult – balancing […]

Shadows Over Nations: A Fractured Future
  • India Global

Shadows Over Nations: A Fractured Future

  • Dr. Manoranjan Sharma, Chief Economist, Infomerics Ratings
  • May 14, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Global

Trump’s Visit to China: High Stakes but Uncertain Outcomes

  • Major General Jagatbir Singh, VSM (Retd) and Major General VK Singh, VSM (Retd)
  • May 14, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Today

Missiles, Not Men: Why India Needs an Integrated Rocket Force Right Now

  • Lt General Tarun Chawla (Retd)
  • May 13, 2026
  • 0

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!
  • India Today

It’s Time Again to Count our Dollars: When Tourism Must be the Lowest Hanging Fruit!

  • Navin Berry
  • May 13, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Global

Beijing Summit 2026: Why Trump’s China Visit Matters Far Beyond Washington and Beijing

  • Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETD) 
  • May 13, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Today

The Summer of Stress: India Faces Heat, Water & Urban Chaos

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 13, 2026
  • 0

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 
  • India Today

Prisoners of Cell Phones—or of Experience? A Critical Examination 

  • Dr. Manoranjan Sharma, Chief Economist, Infomerics Ratings
  • May 12, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Today

Beyond Jointness: The Unfinished Agenda Before India’s Next CDS

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 11, 2026
  • 0

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!
  • India Today

Vijay’s TVK taking TN by storm.…. Victorious always indeed!

  • AIR VICE MARSHAL RAJEEV HORA (RETD)
  • May 11, 2026
  • 0

“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
  • India Today

The Eastern Bastion: Victory in West Bengal signals Strategic Consolidation

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 10, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Today

North Tech Symposium and the New Grammar of Indian Defence Eco System

  • Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETD) 
  • May 10, 2026
  • 0

The modernisation of the Indian military has often been measured by the number of platforms […]

Managing the Emerging Geopolitical Order
  • India Today

Managing the Emerging Geopolitical Order

  • Lt Gen Kamal Davar (retd)
  • May 8, 2026
  • 0

India treads on the tricky path of keeping its balance, as among the leading voices […]

TN Elections: A Googly
  • India Today

TN Elections: A Googly

  • Dr. Manoranjan Sharma, Chief Economist, Infomerics Ratings
  • May 8, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Today

The Illusion of Choice: Development must come with Democratic Balance

  • Lt Col Manoj K Channan
  • May 8, 2026
  • 0

If governance is to be judged by delivery, then that benchmark must be applied uniformly, […]

The Air India Debacle: What can be learnt?
  • India Today

The Air India Debacle: What can be learnt?

  • Prabhu Guptara
  • May 8, 2026
  • 0

Air India is presently grappling with the challenges of record financial losses, future strategy, and […]

Is Gold Still a Safe Haven?
  • India Today

Is Gold Still a Safe Haven?

  • A Morgan Stanley report
  • May 7, 2026
  • 0

Gold prices have dropped since the start of the conflict in Iran, raising doubts about […]

Zojila: From Seasonal Closure to Strategic Continuity
  • India Today

Zojila: From Seasonal Closure to Strategic Continuity

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 7, 2026
  • 0

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?
  • India Today

One Year After Operation Sindoor: Has India Finally Broken the Deterrence Deadlock?

  • Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETD) 
  • May 7, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Today

Looking Back at an Operation that Reorientated India’s Security Doctrine

  • Major General Jagatbir Singh, VSM (Retd) and Major General VK Singh, VSM (Retd)
  • May 6, 2026
  • 0

Introduction 06 May 2026, marks the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, a landmark military operation […]

Book Review: The Sky Warriors
  • India Today

Book Review: The Sky Warriors

  • Maj Gen Jagatbir Singh, VSM (Retd)
  • May 6, 2026
  • 0

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 
  • India Today

The Eastern Vector–Fix, Stretch, Strike: The New Geometry of War Against India 

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 6, 2026
  • 0

From Siliguri to Nicobar, the emerging battle-space where disruption, delay, and sea control will shape […]

A Royal Visit
  • India Global

A Royal Visit

  • AIR VICE MARSHAL RAJEEV HORA (RETD)
  • May 6, 2026
  • 0

The UK government’s missive to its monarch on the eve of his departure must have […]

India at a Crossroads
  • India Today

India at a Crossroads

  • Dr. Manoranjan Sharma, Chief Economist, Infomerics Ratings
  • May 5, 2026
  • 0

India’s economy today is not fragile, but it is under strain in subtle ways. Growth […]

From Near and Far: Moments and Matters!
  • India Today

From Near and Far: Moments and Matters!

  • Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETD) 
  • May 4, 2026
  • 0

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
  • BITB Magazine

Bridging the Digital Divide: Why Domestic Hotels Must Master the Basics to Survive the AI Era

  • Harish Chandra
  • May 4, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Global

The Nepal Drift: Strategic Complacency and the China Factor

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 4, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Today

Goodbye GPS, Hello NavIC: Crisis, Comeback, and India’s Sovereign Sky

  • Lt General Tarun Chawla (Retd)
  • May 4, 2026
  • 0

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 Today

‘BIG’ May be Beautiful, But Not Necessarily the Best

  • Navin Berry
  • May 4, 2026
  • 0

India’s appetite for building the “largest” — biggest statues, biggest stadiums, biggest infrastructure — is […]

India’s One Religion that All Religions Swear by!
  • India Today

India’s One Religion that All Religions Swear by!

  • Navin Berry
  • May 3, 2026
  • 0

Does it Relate to the Human Condition, that is Looking for a Greater Unity of […]

An Annonymous Artist’s Powerful Statement on Blind Nationalism
  • Life and Living

An Annonymous Artist’s Powerful Statement on Blind Nationalism

  • Major General Jagatbir Singh, VSM (Retd) and Major General VK Singh, VSM (Retd)
  • May 2, 2026
  • 0

A Statue in London’s Waterloo Place  A large statue mysteriously appeared in the middle of […]

Transit Revolution – From Crawl to Cruise
  • Life and Living

Transit Revolution – From Crawl to Cruise

  • Rupashree Mitra
  • May 2, 2026
  • 0

The proposed Modi Mill–IIT Gate signal-free corridor is a critical intervention structured to eliminate decades-old […]

Never a Shut Door When It Comes to Reforms, with PM Modi, says Sitharaman at ET Awards ceremony
  • India Today

Never a Shut Door When It Comes to Reforms, with PM Modi, says Sitharaman at ET Awards ceremony

  • CS Bureau
  • May 2, 2026
  • 0

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 Global

From Capability to Coherence: Does India need a Rethink in Military Space Strategy

  • Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETD) 
  • May 2, 2026
  • 0

India has built a credible foundation in military space. Yet India’s military space journey is […]

The Moral Pivot: The Quiet Death of Conscience
  • Life and Living

The Moral Pivot: The Quiet Death of Conscience

  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM (Retd)
  • May 2, 2026
  • 0

“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
  • HotelScapes

India’s Hotel Story is a Decades’ Long Growth Projection

  • CS Bureau
  • May 2, 2026
  • 0

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
  • India Today

The Window to Act is Still Open, but it is Narrowing, says a Bernstein analysis

  • CS Bureau
  • May 2, 2026
  • 0

A new open letter from the Wall Street brokerage says India risks falling short of […]

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