The June 15, 2020, clash in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh was the deadliest, bloodiest, and most aggressive confrontation between India and China in over four decades, which claimed the lives of soldiers....

On February 13, 1913, the Dalai Lama declared Tibetan independence. This demolished the Chinese claims over Tibet, securing sovereignty, history and autonomy for the Tibetans. That day, Tibet rewrote its destiny and quietly...

The central government has issued new guidelines regarding ‘Vande Mataram’, under which it will now be mandatory for all present to stand in its honor, when it is played at any government event...

Legitimacy is a fragile thing. It is the invisible thread that holds a nation together when the laws fail and the cops retreat. In Bangladesh, this thread is currently frayed to the point...

India's security challenges are changing fast, and to deal with them effectively, the country needs to change how its military is organised and how it fights wars and this is is where theaterisation...

Bangladesh's birth was marked by immense human suffering, as its 1971 Independence Movement and Liberation War against Pakistan saw genocide, mass rape of Bangla-speaking women, and countless inhuman atrocities. This is not to...

For decades, naval roles have traditionally been defined as military, policing and diplomatic. Moving beyond conventional diplomacy, the Indian Navy has embraced the role of a 'First Responder.' This role was tested to...

Seventy-five years ago, as Chinese forces advanced into central Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama faced a critical juncture in Tibet’s modern history and withdrew with senior officials from Lhasa to Yadong, near the...

Spain’s decision to join the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and elevate ties with India to a full strategic partnership is a diplomatic upgrade. It signals a quiet but important recognition that India is...

The spectacle of a human being consumed by fire is an image of such visceral finality that it pierces even the most hardened armours of state censorship. In recent days, unverified accounts and...

What unfolded in Bangladesh in 2024 was not a sudden democratic awakening. Nor was it an organic people’s revolt that spiralled out of control. It was a political unravelling that followed a familiar...

Covid-19 did not become a global catastrophe merely because a novel virus emerged. Pandemics are not biological accidents alone, they are political events. What turned a local outbreak into a world-shaking disaster was...