Category: India Today

The Silence after Atal Eight years after Atal Bihari Vajpayee left us, there is something […]

Introduction  Every major war reshapes how future wars are fought and expose weaknesses that peacetime […]

The Human Cost of War Beyond the Battlefield A warship can carry thousands of men […]

From Individual Integrity to Institutional Excellence When One Officer Becomes a Phenomenon By now, Tukaram […]

My mother was born in 1944. She was three years old when India became free. […]

For most of India’s independent history, the idea of a national border conjured a fixed […]

Across cultures and institutions, management practice may differ, but one principle commands wide agreement: praise […]

He Changed the Battlefield, Not the Soldier Within I have known Colonel Subhash Deswal long […]

The Future Is Already Here Every generation has been told the same thing: the youth […]

There are moments in a nation’s history when age becomes irrelevant, and courage becomes immortal. […]

Where Going Home Has Become an Expedition Gurugram has finally achieved what it has been […]

Some heroes arrive with fanfare. They dominate headlines, command television screens, and bask in the […]

Eighty-five Years After Tagore, Are We Still Listening? Some poets write verses. A few write […]

If We Cannot Die for Our Country,  Let Us at Least Learn to Live for […]

Whenever I look back on my life, I find that memory plays a curious game […]

The forthcoming meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on August 3-5, 2026, will be held against […]

How Pakistan-Based Terror Networks Rebuilt, Relocated and Resurfaced After Operation Sindoor Every terrorist incident in […]

Every generation reinvents the art of protest. Our parents marched with empty stomachs and full […]

The New Religion Politics has always shaped nations. It has inspired revolutions, toppled empires, built […]

The global economy is undergoing its most significant transformation since the end of the Cold […]

The Ribbon and the Ruins Barely sixteen days after its inauguration, a newly constructed bridge […]

Thirty Days Among the Natives The adventure began, as most modern adventures do, not in […]

Lionel Messi’s seemingly relaxed style on the pitch conceals a razor-sharp strategic mind. During the […]

Peaceful protest is a legitimate feature of every functioning democracy. It becomes a strategic and […]

Protest and the Mirror The scenes at Jantar Mantar are both familiar and understandable. Thousands […]

“Price is what you pay; value is what you get”. Warren Buffett  Financial markets have […]

India’s foreign policy establishment has a comforting habit. Whenever a hard question is asked, the […]

The Mountain Beyond Mountains There are mountains that challenge the body. There are mountains that […]

The Seduction of Certainty Every age has its temptations. Ours is the temptation to be […]

Why Great Nations Are Built by Alignment, Not Size Beyond the Arithmetic of Power Nations […]

A short viral clip of a dog theatrically carrying a newspaper from one family member […]

Why it Remains the Ultimate National Security Asset The New Obsession The vocabulary of national […]

Loving what you do is a necessary spark, but it is only the opening scene. […]

Why the World Still Needs the Dalai Lama at Ninety-One The Smile That Survived History […]

The Monk Who Awakened a Nation On the anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Mahasamadhi, India does […]

Why Tiny Nations Reach the FIFA World Cup While India Watches Elephant Missing from the Stadium […]

Artificial intelligence is often presented as a triumph of innovation, a tool destined to make […]

The Invisible Character That Builds Great Nations World’s Favourite Conversation Every democracy has its favourite […]

Let us examine the monthly contours of the Indian economy in the third article of […]

Awards cannot save nations from ecological ruin; true strength lies not in false brilliance, but […]

Walk into any college classroom and you will find bright young minds preparing for examinations […]

Who Decides When Killing Becomes Moral? Can Wars Be Just Wars do not begin with […]

Every FIFA World Cup produces its fairy tale. This year, it belongs to Cabo Verde. […]

History has a curious habit. It rarely settles its accounts within a generation.  Nations, like […]

The Evolution of Indian Way of War As Indian satellites watch over distant oceans, cyber […]

The global economy is being reshaped by geopolitical tensions, technological disruption, shifting trade patterns, climate […]

A recent LinkedIn discussion, initiated by Professor Francesco Moscone of Brunel University London, sparked my […]

The global economy entered the second half of 2026 confronting a convergence of forces that […]

Political independence was achieved in 1947. Mental independence remains a work in progress. The recent […]

The Peace After the Storm The proposed peace agreement between the United States and Iran, […]

Napoleon blamed the Russian winter. Hitler blamed the Russian winter. In reality, both were defeated […]

Present on the occasion, apart from the distinguished speakers, were the GOC-in-C Central Command, Gen […]

The Age of Connection, the Era of Division The twenty-first century has witnessed extraordinary achievements. […]

Connectivity is the New Currency of Power For much of modern history, power was measured […]

The Promise and the Betrayal For generations, India has offered its youth a simple bargain: […]

The RBI finds itself on a sticky wicket ahead of its upcoming monetary policy meeting, […]

Politico-Military Fusion for the Era of Multidomain Warfare “A wise man should restrain his senses […]

History rewards nations that arrive before others recognise the frontier As nations race to explore […]

Introduction Technologies such as drones, hypersonic ammunition and cyber warfare have been at the forefront […]

“The preservation of the republic is no less than governing- what a thankless task it […]

Shakti: Tales of Power and Promise by Ritu Sharma. Published by Kitabwale. 2026. Hardcover. Pages […]

The Nalanda Approach must become part of India’s larger diplomatic and cultural imagination India’s rise […]

Vinesh Phogat and the Cruel Irony When Vinesh Phogat stepped onto the mat at the […]

The Country The World Still Misunderstands Recently, the leading Norwegian newspaper chose to depict the […]

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

India’s domestic tourism has been largely growing on its own steam. It is the growing […]

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

Fences, floodlights, bunkers, and patrol routes have long shaped the image of border security in […]

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

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

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

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

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

Why India Must Respond Through Infrastructure, Posture, and Deterrence by Design A New County, An […]

When India launched Operation Sindoor in May 2025 following the horrific Pahalgam terror attacks, it […]

All is hunky-dory till the next crisis comes onto us.  Talking of foreign exchange reserves […]

From a Nation under a blazing sky to a Republic growing thirsty India Enters the […]

We fuss over our phones all day, clutching them as if we can’t breathe without […]

The New Battle-space India’s next Chief of Defence Staff will assume office at a defining […]

“There is always something to smile about in Indian politics” “My God, this guy Vijay […]

Bengal Is No Longer Merely a State Election As the new government in West Bengal takes charge, […]

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

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

When Growth Met Gravity The dust has finally settled on the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly […]

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

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

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

Receiving 50-80 feet of snowfall annually and enduring temperatures to -45 degree Celcius, Zojila is […]

A year after Operation Sindoor, its significance lies not in the spectacle of precision strikes […]

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

Introduction Between 07 May and 10 May over a period of 88 hours, India and […]

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

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

Pakistan’s Quiet Rebuild: Why India Should Pay Attention Pakistan is often viewed through the lens […]

NavIC is not meant to replace Global Positioning System globally, nor is it a one-for-one […]

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

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

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was the chief guest at the recent ET Awards ceremony. The longest serving […]

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

The development at Kalpakkam has created room for policy, growth, sovereignty, and strategic choice. It […]

When the Uniform Is Assaulted, the Republic Is Tested There are incidents that disturb a […]

India’s growth story demands both clarity and context. No economy is ever complete, and no […]

‘Making India “Self-Reliant” Is the only way to ensure that the 21st Century belongs to […]

Introduction: The Closing of a Chapter, the Opening of a Path We are no longer […]

It’s not about the Moon, about romance or just landings. It is serious leanings and […]

I sometimes wonder what life really is. At first glance, it seems to tempt us […]

Amidst the unending geopolitical crisis in West Asia, shaped by self-righteous and contesting narratives, with […]

War Beyond the Battlefield The ceasefire brought silence. And with it, something rare in modern […]

A Book for a Moment of Flux There are moments in history when events outpace […]

The Chief Economic Adviser’s (CEA) March Economic Review provides a timely snapshot of India’s macroeconomic […]

Navigating Geopolitics, Supply Risks, and the Clean Energy Transition Energy security has long been a […]

The Pattern of Conflicts  Operation Desert Storm in 1991 saw the US and its coalition […]

Introduction Echoes of Courage: Untold Heroism of The Armed Forces by Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar […]

Through a powerful image of a sister in uniform lifting her newly commissioned brother, the […]

“If there is a Go – No Go situation, it is obviously a No Go. […]

Contrary to what we hear more often, some of India’s real fundamentals, in many respects, […]

The Measure of a Soldier On 03 April 2026, India marks the 111th  birth anniversary […]

The Dawn of a New Battleground When India celebrates its 100th year of independence in […]

Is this the Beginning of the Third World War, or yet another Blip on the […]

Introduction The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader on 01 March by a […]

The nation lost a rare luminary in the recent passing of Major Maroof Raza. He […]

In a democracy, dissent is not disorder; it is discipline applied to power. In India, […]

In a democracy, institutions question one another. Citizens question their leaders. The media questions the […]

The Strategic Paradox India today stands at a rare inflection point in economic history. Home […]

If you know the enemy, and know yourself, you need not fear the results of […]

Introduction General Sundarji was the Army Chief from February 1986 to May 1988. This 820-day […]

Human civilisation is entering an age of “Compressed living” – where technology expands faster than […]

India stands on the cusp of becoming the world’s third-largest economy. The numbers are dazzling: […]

India’s Strategic Infrastructure Deterrence China’s strategy along India’s eastern frontier rests on speed, intimidation, and […]

At precisely eight each morning, long before the language of “holistic education” entered policy frameworks, […]

Madurai greets you long before you enter it. The skyline begins to change subtly — […]

India’s Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme has reached a critical juncture with Tata Advanced […]

How Will it Play Out, for Others including India? An exclusive Cross Section Conversation, featuring […]

Strengthen the Republic, Unite our People as One Collective Force on the Global Arena In […]

Editor’s view: A fascinating parallel between Venezuela now and Tibet, 75 years ago. The editors […]

Urgent Need to Recalibrate Purpose with Strategy The Delhi Forum for Strategic Studies (DFSS), under […]

Ajit Pawar had the unique ability to build bridges and get things done. In today’s […]

An unprecedented US$ 1.2 trillion excess of exports over imports is not sustainable As much […]

Defence budgets are usually read backwards. Attention gravitates first to the headline number, then to […]

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman — a well-known left-arm fast bowler — was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders […]

Beyond Headline Numbers: Why Surakshit Bharat Precedes Viksit Bharat The aspiration of a Viksit Bharat […]

A Perspective on the Union Budget 2026 The Union Budget 2026–27, presented on February 1, […]

A Perspective on the Union Budget  The Union Budget 2026-2027 (Union Government’s estimated receipts and […]

Rezang La At 18,000 feet in Ladakh’s frozen wilderness, where the air itself feels like […]

Women’s economic empowerment in India remains a pressing concern. Traditionally, Indian society accorded women a […]

One man’s view of how an Army vision, shaped over four decades, earned global recognition. […]

For much of independent India’s history, the North Eastern Region (NER) was treated as a […]

As the nation celebrates Indian Army Day 2026, it is equally a time to salute […]

India’s energy transition has entered a phase where scale, reliability, and decarbonisation must advance together. […]

Introduction In contemporary security discourse, infrastructure is no longer viewed merely as an enabler of […]

It’s No Easy Task, but begin we must, perhaps start small, but confidently, as Delhi […]

At this exclusive conversation, we bring keen and most perceptive minds to debate on some […]

The Purposes of Development Indian Prime Minister Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) […]

What now for Indigo and for Indian aviation? A reprieve has been granted with a […]

In the 1947 partition of the British India, humanity collapsed and the politics of religion […]

On December 21st, the world observed the second United Nations-designated World Meditation Day. For India, […]

A conversation on the release of the book “Bangladesh: Humiliation, Carnage, Liberation, Chaos”, authored by […]

Unencumbered by having to defend Britain, the great American historian Will Durant asked his Western […]

Let’s be honest: we’ve become addicted to the binary. Our brains love a good toggle […]

For millennia, the Himalayas stood as the Great Barrier—a silent, impenetrable wall of ice and […]