Something unusual is happening on the streets of India. It began as a battle over electoral rolls, the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR. But from Bengaluru’s Freedom Park to the roads around Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, the protests are beginning to acquire a character that goes beyond political parties and Parliament.Continue Reading
Captain Smit Machchhar’s courage is beyond question. The Prime Minister’s dramatic comparison, however, raises questions about timing, terminology and the numbers being reported.Continue Reading
A new front is opening in Yemen, and the consequences could reach far beyond the Arabian Peninsula.Continue Reading
For India, Sunday carried sharply contrasting images: India’s tireless journalist gone, three young lives lost in a devastating Mumbai crash, a student death at IIT Bombay prompting serious allegations and protests, an unexpected political alignment in West Bengal followed by an arrest. At the same time, Indian athletes delivered moments of pride at the Asian Games, securing the country’s first medal and sending the women’s cricket team into a gold-medal contest.Continue Reading
The mountains of Uttarakhand and the deserts of Rajasthan have become the simultaneous training grounds for India and the United States as the two armies conduct the 22nd edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas, a major annual bilateral military exercise focused on interoperability, joint planning and preparedness for modern battlefield challenges.Continue Reading
The US has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend next week’s UN General Assembly in New York, but isn’t the Trump administration preparing a reported $2.8 billion weapons package for Israel that includes 20,000 MK-84 bombs, 20,000 BLU-117 bombs and 20,000 penetrator warheads, according to Reuters reporting based on U.S. officials?Continue Reading
Macklemore walked onto a stage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on September 4 and 5 and said two words: “Free Palestine.” He performed Hind’s Hall, his protest song about Gaza, while footage from the conflict played behind himContinue Reading
The world’s security landscape is entering an increasingly unpredictable phase, with artificial intelligence, military confrontations, Middle East violence and the weaponisation of space converging into a single global story: governments are racing to secure strategic advantage while lawmakers and citizens struggle to keep pace. September 15, 2026: In Washington, anContinue Reading
From the Strait of Hormuz to the ruins of Gaza, from a diplomatic shift in Kashmir to a deadly Kolkata fire, a volatile world enters another day of escalating crisesContinue Reading
On August 7, 2026, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, creating a new security framework with potentially significant consequences for West Asia and South Asia.Continue Reading
