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From torpedoes to townhouses, Pak's defence procurement mired in commission culture

Mumbai, Sept. 13 -- Pakistan's defence procurement has long been fertile ground for patronage. From luxury submarines to land deals, the line between military strategy and private profit often blurs. ... Read More


The Great Game Age is Coming to an End

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- Many theories are swirling between Kathmandu and New Delhi about what caused the sudden, violent overthrow of the Nepalese government, including severe damage to its historic pa... Read More


Platform protest chaos code: Programmed algorithmic uprising revealed

Mumbai, Sept. 13 -- Ever scrolled past Kathmandu foodtruck reels and suddenly been punched in the gut by a 7-second TikTok: a gun-shot ring-tone, a cloud of tear-gas, a Straw-Hat Pirate flag flutterin... Read More


Modi 4.0 is a prize worth striving for

India, Sept. 13 -- Whether the mayhem in Nepal that caused the fall of the Oli government had among its many causes the clang of the competing for influence of the US and China is a question awaiting ... Read More


VP Polls was a battle of ideologies to protect Constitution, democracy, hope new VP will uphold highest ethos of parliamentary traditions: Kharge

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Even as Opposition vice presidential candidate justice B Sudershan Reddy lost to NDA's CP Radhakrishnan, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wished him for his victory and also... Read More


Ideological battle continues with ever greater vigour, says B Sudershan Reddy after VP election results

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Opposition vice presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy on Tuesday accepted the verdict of the MPs saying he humbly accepts the outcome and said that the journey has been profou... Read More


Congress chief Kharge holds meeting with Bihar leaders to discuss poll preparedness, seat sharing

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge along with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met with the leaders of Bihar to discuss the poll preparations and ... Read More


The Indian diaspora is starting to face its toughest test

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Since December 2024, on these pages, I have warned that a moment of reckoning is coming for the Indian diaspora, one of the great success stories of the country. Long feted as th... Read More


Deciphering China's military parade: What it means for India

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- Mao Zedong's quote, "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun" was reverberating on September 3, 2025, at Tiananmen Square. Hypersonic missiles rolled past jubilant crowd... Read More


PLA is the CCP's army, Not China's

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- In most modern democracies, the armed forces swear allegiance to the constitution and serve the state. In China, however, the story is starkly different. The People's Liberation ... Read More