Commentary

As Trump’s 25% tariff hammer slams Indian exports, Washington’s message is clear: "Submit or suffer." But this isn’t about trade deficits or "national security." I believe it’s a raw power play to fracture India’s strategic autonomy, and…

Poonam Sharma The drama of Donald Trump being measured against Rahul Gandhi on the same political scale is, honestly, a joke. But this has nothing to do with personalities — it has to do with the machinery of American politics, and the…

Poonam Sharma Prime Minister Narendra Modi, having served an unprecedented 11 years in office at India's head and the most successful Chief Minister previously, made his most intimate—and perhaps most troubling—public utterance ever…

Poonam Sharma A ghastly outburst of political and communal violence struck the village of Sautalpara in Paba upazila of Rajshahi early on the morning of August 6, 2025. The village lies on the banks of the Barnoi River. Over a dozen houses…

Poonam Sharma In recent years, India has been confronting pressures from abroad, especially from America, in terms of its economic policies and trade with other nations. America has criticized India's policies, but one needs to keep in mind…

Poonam Sharma In an Orwellian reversal of spiritual existence, China has produced its own variation of a Dalai Lama.He is not a  bringer of peace, but a tycoon monk-diplomat turned billionaire accused of embezzlement and sexual misconduct.…

Poonam Sharma When President Vladimir Putin unveiled the new Russian hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile called Oreshnik ("hazelnut tree"). In a televised speech in November 2024, he said it was flying at speeds over Mach 10 and…

Poonam Sharma A subtle but unmistakable geostrategic realignment is in motion. As Anthony Albanese arrived at Shanghai airport on what was billed as a "reset visit," it marked not only a warming of China-Australia relations—but a broader…

Poonam Sharma A Political Fallout Long in the Making Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam (OPS) officially broke ties with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Thursday, bringing an end to a tense alliance plagued…

Poonam Sharma  From Investigation to Invention: The Origin of the "Hindu Terror" Plot In 2008, there was the Malegaon blast case that shook the nation. Yet even before any incriminating proof was studied, a story had been built: Hindu…