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He Taught India How to Laugh at Itself: Reflections on Johnny Walker's Birth Centenary

New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Bombay (now Mumbai) was creatively evoked on celluloid in the film C.I.D. (1956) and internalized in a memorably lyrical and import-laden song: "Ae dil hai mushkil jeena yahan, ... Read More


Managing India--Border Tensions - and the 'New Normal'

His consistent line, Nov. 5 -- The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee concluded in Beijing on 29 October 2026, and a central military takeaway was the f... Read More


The Mock Parliament That Gave a New Twist to India's Political Churn

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- India just witnessed a remarkable and innovative democratic initiative-creative, constructive, and unmistakably political-a parliamentary-style debate held outside the precincts o... Read More


Air Power and National Security: Strategic Choices that the Indian Air Force Needs to Make

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, who superannuates at the end of October, flew his last fighter-jet sortie on an indigenous LCA (Light Combat Aircr... Read More


India's Electoral Roll Controversy Leaves a Nation Divided and Questions Unanswered

In West Bengal, Oct. 10 -- The October 10 Jantar Mantar protest call against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls that the youth-led Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) announced has led to an u... Read More


A Nation Stands Divided Over Charges of Electoral Manipulation and Brutal Police Crackdown

West Bengal, Oct. 10 -- Amidst the ongoing Cockroach Janata Party-led citizen protests at Jantar Mantar against the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar that saw the Indian capital being turned i... Read More


SCO@25: Nonalignment 2.0 and Limits of Multilateral Diplomacy

New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- The SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) summit held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan that concluded on Tuesday (Sep 1) marked the 25th anniversary of the China-led grouping that began ... Read More