Significance of Prahaar: India’s Comprehensive Anti-Terror Framework
India’s first comprehensive national counter-terrorism policy and strategy Prahaar marks a significant shift in the nation’s approach to combating terrorism,…
Operation Sindoor: The 88-hour air war and the dawn of stand-off conflict
The 88 hours of aerial conflict between India and Pakistan in May 2025 known as Operation Sindoor has long been…
Goalless Games: How a contract dispute, court battle and power struggle froze Indian football
On November evenings when stadiums across India should have been heaving under floodlights, Indian football’s biggest showpiece — the ISL…
When the Skies Choke: Reflections on Diwali, firecrackers and public health
Diwali — Deepavali, the “row of lights” — is ancient. For millennia its core rituals centered on illumination: earthen diyas,…
Sonam Wangchuk and the Soul of Ladakh
The mountains of Ladakh, ancient and silent, have watched empires rise and empires crumble. They have seen borders drawn and…
India-US Tariff Tussle: What happens to Indian exporters in 50 per cent tariff era
On April 5, 2025, the White House used emergency powers to levy a 10 per cent across-the-board tariff on all…
Fatal stray dog attacks on the rise across India
Are we doing enough to control spread of rabies? Last week, a 70-year-old man, Seethappa, was tragically mauled to death…
Conviction Crisis: What does the Malegaon and Mumbai blast case acquittals reveal?
Recent verdicts in two high-profile terror attacks, the 2008 Malegaon blast and the 2006 Mumbai train blasts, have brought to…
Animesh Kujur: India’s sprint sensation who could take the world by storm
Early this month, a new star stormed his way into Indian athletics history even as the nation remained obsessed with…
2006 Train Blasts: ACP’s alleged suicide haunts victims as Bombay HC acquits all 12 accused
Nineteen years after an assistant commissioner of police, investigating the 2006 Mumbai blasts, allegedly committed suicide by throwing himself before…