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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  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…

Poonam Sharma The recent Parliament debate on Operation Sindoor has again stripped bare the political veneer of the Congress party, revealing its growing disconnect with national interest and its lasting obsession with political power.…

Prof. Madan Mohan Goel, Proponent of Needonomics and Former Vice-Chancellor The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), stands…

“A week is a long time in politics” is one of the famous quote of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. If a week is a long time, then 583 weeks must be like an eternity. That is the distance in time Prime Minister Narendra Modi has…

Poonam Sharma In early 2024, Taiwan's general election pitted a political and geopolitical tempest. Albeit the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secured an unprecedented third straight presidential term with Lai Ching-te (William Lai)…

Poonam Sharma Once the political behemoth that led India to independence and governed it for decades, the Indian National Congress today finds itself gasping for relevance. From forming governments across most Indian states and dominating…

Poonam Sharma In the complex passageways of South Asian history, the creation of Pakistan in 1947 is usually represented as an impromptu movement based on religious identity. But scratch the surface and you discover a different tale — one…

Poonam Sharma In a chilling turn of events that recalls the blackest pages of cross-border terrorism, Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) have been reported to have reopened their defunct terror…