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    An Alliance Built on Terror: Inside Pakistan’s New Terror Syndicate

    by Kartiki Randhawa January 22, 2026
    by Kartiki Randhawa January 22, 2026

    Pakistan’s deep state has turned terrorism into a deliberate instrument of state policy, commissioning rather than condemning it. This calculated strategy is playing with fire, demonstrated by a troubling consolidation …

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    India and The EU Faced With the Trump Challenge

    by Kanwal Sibal January 21, 2026
    by Kanwal Sibal January 21, 2026

    The narrative in some circles in India that we misjudged Trump, believed wrongly that we could manage him in his second term as we did in his first term, that …

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    From Warming Winters to Open Markets: Why Himachal’s Apple Belt is Restless

    by Ayaan Sharma January 21, 2026
    by Ayaan Sharma January 21, 2026

    Already grappling with warming winters, failed snowfall, and missing rains, all signs of a big climate shift, the apple growers in Himachal Pradesh, a state producing rich, crisp, and royally …

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    Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi’s India Visit and Its Geopolitical Imperatives

    by Anushree Dutta January 19, 2026
    by Anushree Dutta January 19, 2026

    Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi’s visit to India from January 15 to 17, 2026, underscores the deepening strategic partnership between the two nations amid evolving Indo-Pacific dynamics. This three-day engagement, …

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    An Engineering Triumph: Crossing the Brahmaputra and Fueling the Northeast’s Future

    by Joydev Lahiri January 19, 2026
    by Joydev Lahiri January 19, 2026

    Last week, state-owned Engineers India Limited pulled off what many in the global energy industry thought bordered on the impossible: a 4,058-meter horizontal directional drill beneath one of the world’s …

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    A Decade of Dreams & Disruption: The Rise of Startup India

    by Arjun Mehta January 18, 2026
    by Arjun Mehta January 18, 2026

    On January 16, 2016, India launched the Startup India initiative, a bold policy framework aimed at transforming India into a nation of job creators rather than job seekers. A decade …

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    AI, Social Media and the Future of Democracy: Why India Hosting the CSPOC Matters

    by Subir Sanyal January 16, 2026
    by Subir Sanyal January 16, 2026

    In the heart of New Delhi, amid the echoes of ancient wisdom and modern ambition, India is currently hosting the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth …

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    A Symbol With a Strategy: Reading India’s BRICS 2026 Message

    by Aparna Gupta January 14, 2026
    by Aparna Gupta January 14, 2026

    By unveiling the logo and website for BRICS 2026 this week, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar did more than mark the start of India’s chairship preparations. He offered a carefully …

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    India’s Ammunition Sector: From Importer to Exporter

    by Brigadier Ranjit Borthakur, Sena Medal (Retd.) January 13, 2026
    by Brigadier Ranjit Borthakur, Sena Medal (Retd.) January 13, 2026

    During the Kargil Conflict (1999), the Indian Army had to import specific variants of ammunition from a few countries to sustain the momentum of India’s successful campaign. Israel provided 160 …

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    PSLV-C62 Ushers in a Multipolar Space Era

    by Arjun Mehta January 13, 2026
    by Arjun Mehta January 13, 2026

    On January 12, 2026, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scripted another chapter in its stellar ascent, successfully launching the PSLV-C62 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. …

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    David Eby’s India Visit: Trade, Turbulence and Allegations

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma January 12, 2026
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma January 12, 2026

    When British Columbia (BC) Premier David Eby travels to India between 12-17 January, he carries more than a trade brief. His visit has become a prism through which multiple and …

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    How India Can Leapfrog the World Through Innovation

    by Amitabh Kant January 12, 2026
    by Amitabh Kant January 12, 2026

    In 1714, the British Empire faced a crippling challenge: ships could not determine longitude at sea. The then British government responded with the Longitude Prize, which spurred breakthroughs like John …

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    Classrooms That Create: Building India’s Innovation Generation

    by Subir Sanyal January 11, 2026
    by Subir Sanyal January 11, 2026

    For decades, the defining image of Indian school education was a crowded classroom, a chalkboard dense with notes, and an unforgiving exam system that rewarded memory over imagination. That image …

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    The AI Revolution Brewing in India

    by Meera S. Joshi January 9, 2026
    by Meera S. Joshi January 9, 2026

    In the bustling corridors of New Delhi, a quiet revolution is unfolding. The recent roundtable between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Indian AI startups marks a critical inflection point in …

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    India’s BRICS Test: Leadership in a World Divided

    by Subhadeep Bhattacharya January 9, 2026
    by Subhadeep Bhattacharya January 9, 2026

    The 21st-century international relations are viewed in terms of the attrition of Western dominance and the simultaneous rise of the non-Western world. Eminent scholar Kishore Mahbubani, in his book The …

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    Venezuela, Sovereignty and India’s Moment of Choice

    by Sanjay Kumar Verma January 8, 2026
    by Sanjay Kumar Verma January 8, 2026

    The image of a sitting head of state being extracted by foreign military forces from his own capital is one the international system was meant to have buried with the …

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    Human–Animal Conflict Puts Uttarakhand on Edge  

    by Ayaan Sharma January 7, 2026
    by Ayaan Sharma January 7, 2026

    The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, woven in its rich culture, history, and environmental consciousness, is globally recognised as the birthplace of the iconic Chipko movement that rose to protect its …

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    The Making of a Trusted Global Trade Partner

    by Subir Sanyal January 6, 2026
    by Subir Sanyal January 6, 2026

    India’s recent export performance tells a compelling story of resilience in an increasingly fragmented global economy. Between November 2024 and November 2025, exports rose sharply by over 15%, while the …

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    Threads of the Past: India’s Navy Weaves a New Maritime Destiny

    by Colonel B.P Katju (Retd.) January 5, 2026
    by Colonel B.P Katju (Retd.) January 5, 2026

    INSV Kaundinya’s stitched wooden hull is more than a nostalgia project; it is a floating argument that India’s maritime story did not begin with Vasco da Gama and does not …

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    Revolution to Rift: Bangladesh Chaos and India’s Dilemma

    by Kartiki Randhawa January 2, 2026
    by Kartiki Randhawa January 2, 2026

    Bangladesh is currently grappling with one of its most turbulent periods in recent history, a crisis that has escalated into a significant concern for India. The deposition of Sheikh Hasina …

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    HAL’s Dhruv NG Takes Flight: Aatmanirbhar Wings for Tomorrow

    by Colonel B.P Katju (Retd.) January 1, 2026
    by Colonel B.P Katju (Retd.) January 1, 2026

    Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Dhruv NG, a next-generation civil multi-role helicopter, completed its successful maiden flight in Bengaluru on December 29, 2025, flagged off by Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan …

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