India’s strategic reserves offer a temporary cushion as the Hormuz blockade amid US-Israel war against Iran jolts global energy markets and threatens energy security.

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$35K kamikaze drone modelled on Tehran’s own Shahed design—all about LUCAS, deployed by US against Iran

Vaibhav Pant - March 4, 2026

In what CENTCOM called a first, Washington used these one-way attack drones during Operation Epic Fury against Iranian targets.

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Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

Shekhar Gupta - February 28, 2026

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.

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