Commentary

Poonam Sharma The war in Ukraine has come to a point where it is no longer limited to Donbas battlefields or destroyed Mariupol streets. It has grown into a quintessential fight about global order, international trust, and the survival of…

Poonam Sharma  When Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi , the choreography was revealing. There was no red-carpet welcome, no over-the-top hospitality that India habitually retains for strategic partners. Instead, a muted…

Poonam Sharma Beijing still stands. The glass towers remain to glisten in the smog-filmed sun, the propaganda posters still clutter the boulevards, and Tiananmen Square continues to capture the eye of cameras. But take a stroll through the…

Poonam Sharma Every Independence Day, millions of Indians stand with pride, their eyes wet and hearts full of pride, as the saffron, white, and green Tricolour waves across the country. The Tiranga is not a flag—it is a vibrant embodiment…

Poonam Sharma The South China Sea once again witnessed a dramatic escalation when a Philippine supply ship collided with a Chinese coast guard vessel near disputed reefs. While these clashes are not new, what unfolded in this episode…

Poonam Sharma When sociologists, media outlets, and popular culture named Generation Z (Gen Z), it was not so much a continuation of an alphabetical series after Millennials (Gen Y). It was a recognition of a change in way of thinking, way…

Poonam Sharma A Summit Clouded by Enigma The Alaska meeting of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, designed to restart diplomatic talks on the Ukraine war, has taken an unexpected route. Rather than news of…

Poonam Sharma The highly anticipated weekend summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday was largely regarded as a bid to draw a roadmap toward ending the long-brewing Ukraine war.…

Nanda B Shandilya The Indo-US partnership, erstwhile hailed as a model for 21st-century diplomacy, has reached a tricky moment. During the past decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former U.S. President Donald Trump developed a…

Poonam Sharma  In today’s hyper-connected world, tools like VPNs and virtual private servers (VPS) are marketed as shields for online privacy. But in the wrong hands, these same tools become dangerous weapons — and no one understands this…