The War on Iran: What it Portends?
Is this the Beginning of the Third World War, or yet another Blip on the Global Radar of Unrest? In this free-wheeling discussion, an exchange of ideas, one view is that the ...
Killing Ayatollah Khamenei Is One Thing, Ousting the Regime is Another
Introduction The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader on 01 March by a US and Israeli air strike marks a turning point not only for Iran but for the wider ...
Will Miss You Maroof
The nation lost a rare luminary in the recent passing of Major Maroof Raza. He was larger than life figure, an imposing personality who carried himself with confidence and expressed himself with ...
Dissent: Democracy’s Discipline, Not Disorder
In a democracy, dissent is not disorder; it is discipline applied to power. In India, the world’s largest and most plural republic, criticism has repeatedly corrected excess, sharpened policy, and strengthened institutions ...
Whom Am I Protecting? A Soldier’s Question to His Nation
In a democracy, institutions question one another. Citizens question their leaders. The media questions the state. But rarely does a soldier question the nation he serves. A veteran soldier does not accuse ...
Demand Sovereignty: Domestic Absorption as India’s Grand Economic Strategy
The Strategic Paradox India today stands at a rare inflection point in economic history. Home to nearly one-fifth of humanity, it possesses a demographic scale unmatched by most sovereign economies. Yet despite ...
Galwan was the 1969 Zhenbao Island 2.0
If you know the enemy, and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles - Sun Tzu. Looking Back at Galwan As we recall the indomitable spirit, bravery, ...
General Brasstacks: Leading the Army Through Tumultous Events and Remarkable Transition
Introduction General Sundarji was the Army Chief from February 1986 to May 1988. This 820-day period was marked by various important milestones principally Exercise Brass Tacks, India’s intervention in Sri Lanka as ...
The Governance of Acceleration: When Progress Outruns People
Human civilisation is entering an age of “Compressed living” – where technology expands faster than society can emotionally, institutionally, and morally absorb it. Midnight in the Accelerated City It is past midnight, ...
From Blueprint to Breakdown: Why India’s Infrastructure Keeps Failing Its People
India stands on the cusp of becoming the world’s third-largest economy. The numbers are dazzling: record GST collections, surging stock markets, historic capital expenditure on roads, highways and urban infrastructure. Yet, on ...
Brahmaputra Tunnel and Dibrugarh Emergency Landing Facility: Redrawing India’s Eastern Military Geometry
India’s Strategic Infrastructure Deterrence China’s strategy along India’s eastern frontier rests on speed, intimidation, and the exploitation of geography. That advantage is now eroding. The Brahmaputra tunnel and the Dibrugarh Emergency Landing ...
Schools That Shape a Republic
At precisely eight each morning, long before the language of “holistic education” entered policy frameworks, we gathered in the school Assembly Hall. The day did not begin with attendance but with attention ...
