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The Pakistani Army is trying to convince the world it’s on the verge of a great transformation

Newly labeled doctrines and well-worded off-the-record statements are unlikely to persuade sceptics that the Pakistan army is on the verge of a fundamental transformation.

Rahul Gandhi’s no Pandava. A dynast who flees the battlefield, he’s more like Duryodhana

Had the Congress party president actually read the Mahabharata and dispassionately examined his own record, he would have come to the opposite conclusion.

It should worry India that China wants to be the undisputed renewable growth leader

India’s global aspirations over the International Solar Alliance are at odds with domestic realities.

Narendra Modi does not believe that a successor is needed till 2024

So far, Modi has not indicated who his successor would be, or could be. In fact, Modi does not believe that a successor is needed, at least till 2024.

India is more secure than we fear, and our political leaders are smarter than we concede

Politicians must be made to understand that defence expenditure is like an insurance premium on national security, so defence budget needs to be boosted.

Those who doubt EVMs must answer these two questions

Opposition parties are deliberately lying about EVMs for a specific reason. They’re trying to fool their cadres and vote banks so as to retain their support. 

The national anthem is a poem. Stop trying to turn it into a cartographic document

A Congress MP has demanded that ‘Sindh’ must be removed from the national anthem and replaced with the northeast. The demand keeps popping up again and again.

Why India can no longer afford an ambiguous policy vis-à-vis China

Deterring China has been a gradual work in progress since 2014, with concern replacing fear as the primary driver in strategy formulation.

The voters have sent Modi a fair and loud warning for forgetting 2014 promises

For people, the promise of ₹15 lakh was never a gimmick; it was the passport that would take them to a new life of freedom, choice and well-being.

Don’t just rely on anti-BJPism: Here are the three ingredients of a successful alliance

Unless the Congress party retains Karnataka and wins in Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan, its chances of emerging as the unanimous anchor for the opposition alliance would be uncertain

On Camera

I turned up at Asha Bhosle’s door as a fan. She invited me home

The words she wrote in our autograph book echo in my mind now: 'Mar kar bhi jo jeete hain, wohi jeete hain'—The only lives worth living are those remembered long after death.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.