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 ...
AIIMS Madurai: Temple of Health
Madurai greets you long before you enter it. The skyline begins to change subtly — temple towers rising above dense neighbourhoods, streets humming with scooters and vendors, jasmine sellers threading garlands with ...
India’s AMCA Fighter Jet: A Watershed Moment
India's Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme has reached a critical juncture with Tata Advanced Systems, Larsen & Toubro and Bharat Forge shortlisted to develop the nation's fifth generation stealth fighter while ...
ACT 1: Venezuela: A New Chapter in Global Power Play
How Will it Play Out, for Others including India? An exclusive Cross Section Conversation, featuring some of the best minds in geo-political play, shares their concerns. What could have been the reason, ...
Thoughts on this Republic Day!
Strengthen the Republic, Unite our People as One Collective Force on the Global Arena In ‘ruptured’ moments in history, when the world order is being questioned like never before. When tariff is ...
Operation Venezuela: Parallels with Tibet’s annexation 75 years ago
Editor’s view: A fascinating parallel between Venezuela now and Tibet, 75 years ago. The editors cannot attest to the veracity of the dates and details, which the author is best qualified to ...
India’s Neighbourhood First Policy
Urgent Need to Recalibrate Purpose with Strategy The Delhi Forum for Strategic Studies (DFSS), under the leadership of Lt Gen Kamal Davar, held its annual January conclave on the theme, “India’s Neighbourhood and the ...
Ajit Pawar Passes On! What’s Next for Maharashtra
Ajit Pawar had the unique ability to build bridges and get things done. In today’s deeply polarized polity, he was a rare and dying breed of politicians who did not really have ...
