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Opinion | India's Board Of Peace Bet - Between Urgency And Legitimacy
Peace in the Middle East has always been a function of the role that external powers have wielded, most profoundly that of the US. Once again, the Gaza peace plan enforced by a Board of Peace (BoP) has the US writ large over it.
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Opinion | China's "Core Interests": What It Means, And Why Arunachal Is Now A Part Of It
India should be cautious of the possibility of China's new 'low-risk-high-returns' approach towards the border: delegitimising the nationality of Indian travellers from Arunachal and the use of proxy actors acting at its behest.
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Opinion | Donald Trump Has A New Project: 'Make Venezuela Great Again'
Trump's presidency, much like of those before him, reveals the structural constraints that limit any US leader's ability to disengage from global conflicts.
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Opinion | Is India Becoming 'Collateral Damage' In US' Tariff Wars?
As US-China economic tensions persist and intensify across select geographies, middle powers are increasingly adjusting trade policies to avoid direct confrontation with Washington.
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Opinion | Why Putin's India Visit Was Bigger Than Just 'Deals'
The significance of the 27-hour-long visit lies less in the agreements concluded and more in the strategic message it conveyed, that the bilateral partnership retains its own momentum,largelyinsulated from external constraints.
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Opinion | AI Images To Clips, Inside China's 'Disinformation' Campaign Against India
Post Operation Sindoor, Chinese operatives used AI-generated images and video game clips, presenting them as debris to claim that Pakistans Chinese-supplied J-10s had shot down Indian Rafales. Here's why.
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Opinion | What Happens Once Trump Presses The Nuclear 'Test' Button?
With China and Russia already rushing to modernise their nuclear arsenals, the US move to resume nuclear testing pushes the concepts of deterrence and stability to its limits.
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India A vs South Africa A, 2nd Unofficial Test Day 3 Highlights: Dhruv Jurel's Unbeaten Ton Puts Hosts In Command
India A vs South Africa A, Second Unofficial Test Day 3 Highlights: South Africa A reached 25 without loss in chase of 417 runs against India A at the end of action.
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Opinion | China's Great Military Bloodbath: Why Is Xi Firing His Own Loyalists?
On October 17, 2025, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expelled nine of its most senior military leaders, including members of the Central Military Commission, former defence ministers, and theatre commanders. What's behind these purges?
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Opinion | What Ashley Tellis 'Spying' Allegation Should Tell India About Chinese 'Influence Ops'
Two separate cases underscore one of the most serious challenges that open democracies are facing today in managing Chinese aggressive tactics when it comes to influence operations.
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Opinion | Why The Taliban Foreign Minister Is Really Visiting India
New Delhi's growing engagement with the Taliban comes at a time when the group's political reality in Afghanistan has become much more apparent, with more and more countries establishing some form of communication framework with them.
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Opinion | The Difference Between Trump And Jaishankar At United Nations
In its conduct, the UN seems caught in the quintessential cleft stick - a dependence on world's major powers and economies for its funding but a promise to the world to be democratic and unbiased.
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Opinion | The Real Reason Behind Trump's Change Of Heart For TikTok
If the agreement eventually fructifies, then it gives us an indication into the thinking of Trump 2.0 with respect to economic security being a key element of national security.
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Opinion | Corruption, 'Nepo' Baby Rage: Why Nepal Meltdown Was Long In The Making
The allegations of corruption, on all major political leaders and their impunity against the judicial process and the tendency to stifle any form of dissent pushed the youngsters on the edge.
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Opinion | Trump, Tariffs, And A History Of Russian 'Discounts' To India
The Trump administration's rather obtuse justification for imposing tariffs on India while American businesses eye investments in Russian energy projects has prompted a strong pushback against the US.
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Opinion | India's Board Of Peace Bet - Between Urgency And Legitimacy
Peace in the Middle East has always been a function of the role that external powers have wielded, most profoundly that of the US. Once again, the Gaza peace plan enforced by a Board of Peace (BoP) has the US writ large over it.
-
Opinion | China's "Core Interests": What It Means, And Why Arunachal Is Now A Part Of It
India should be cautious of the possibility of China's new 'low-risk-high-returns' approach towards the border: delegitimising the nationality of Indian travellers from Arunachal and the use of proxy actors acting at its behest.
-
Opinion | Donald Trump Has A New Project: 'Make Venezuela Great Again'
Trump's presidency, much like of those before him, reveals the structural constraints that limit any US leader's ability to disengage from global conflicts.
-
Opinion | Is India Becoming 'Collateral Damage' In US' Tariff Wars?
As US-China economic tensions persist and intensify across select geographies, middle powers are increasingly adjusting trade policies to avoid direct confrontation with Washington.
-
Opinion | Why Putin's India Visit Was Bigger Than Just 'Deals'
The significance of the 27-hour-long visit lies less in the agreements concluded and more in the strategic message it conveyed, that the bilateral partnership retains its own momentum,largelyinsulated from external constraints.
-
Opinion | AI Images To Clips, Inside China's 'Disinformation' Campaign Against India
Post Operation Sindoor, Chinese operatives used AI-generated images and video game clips, presenting them as debris to claim that Pakistans Chinese-supplied J-10s had shot down Indian Rafales. Here's why.
-
Opinion | What Happens Once Trump Presses The Nuclear 'Test' Button?
With China and Russia already rushing to modernise their nuclear arsenals, the US move to resume nuclear testing pushes the concepts of deterrence and stability to its limits.
-
India A vs South Africa A, 2nd Unofficial Test Day 3 Highlights: Dhruv Jurel's Unbeaten Ton Puts Hosts In Command
India A vs South Africa A, Second Unofficial Test Day 3 Highlights: South Africa A reached 25 without loss in chase of 417 runs against India A at the end of action.
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Opinion | China's Great Military Bloodbath: Why Is Xi Firing His Own Loyalists?
On October 17, 2025, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expelled nine of its most senior military leaders, including members of the Central Military Commission, former defence ministers, and theatre commanders. What's behind these purges?
-
Opinion | What Ashley Tellis 'Spying' Allegation Should Tell India About Chinese 'Influence Ops'
Two separate cases underscore one of the most serious challenges that open democracies are facing today in managing Chinese aggressive tactics when it comes to influence operations.
-
Opinion | Why The Taliban Foreign Minister Is Really Visiting India
New Delhi's growing engagement with the Taliban comes at a time when the group's political reality in Afghanistan has become much more apparent, with more and more countries establishing some form of communication framework with them.
-
Opinion | The Difference Between Trump And Jaishankar At United Nations
In its conduct, the UN seems caught in the quintessential cleft stick - a dependence on world's major powers and economies for its funding but a promise to the world to be democratic and unbiased.
-
Opinion | The Real Reason Behind Trump's Change Of Heart For TikTok
If the agreement eventually fructifies, then it gives us an indication into the thinking of Trump 2.0 with respect to economic security being a key element of national security.
-
Opinion | Corruption, 'Nepo' Baby Rage: Why Nepal Meltdown Was Long In The Making
The allegations of corruption, on all major political leaders and their impunity against the judicial process and the tendency to stifle any form of dissent pushed the youngsters on the edge.
-
Opinion | Trump, Tariffs, And A History Of Russian 'Discounts' To India
The Trump administration's rather obtuse justification for imposing tariffs on India while American businesses eye investments in Russian energy projects has prompted a strong pushback against the US.
