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Poonam Sharma As the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel deepens, another strategic chokepoint has suddenly come into focus — the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. While the Strait of Hormuz has already been under severe disruption,…

Lucknow, April 6, 2026: Prof. Madan Mohan Goel, Propounder of the Needonomics School of Thought and former Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, delivered the keynote address at the inaugural session of a three-day International…

Poonam Sharma Pawan Khera has long been one of Congress’s most visible television faces. Once a political advisor to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, he has built a reputation as an aggressive spokesperson willing to take on…

Poonam Sharma As the Assam Assembly elections draw closer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing to unveil a manifesto that appears carefully designed to target the state’s biggest political and social concerns. From employment and…

Poonam Sharma Game of Identity Politics in Central Guwahati As Assam moves toward another important election season, unhealthy debates are beginning to move beyond development, governance, and public services into questions of who is…

Poonam Sharma The political atmosphere in Assam is becoming sharper as debates over nationalism, identity and foreign influence continue to dominate public discourse. A new twist has now emerged after sections of Pakistani media reportedly…

Poonam Sharma Amit Shah used the Sonitpur rally to sharpen one of the BJP’s strongest political narratives in Assam — illegal infiltration. By asking voters to give the party “five more years,” he framed the issue not only as a security…

Poonam Sharma Introduction: A Tale of Two Regions The latest political trackers and survey data from Kerala, Assam, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu suggest a fractured mandate in terms of public satisfaction. While the eastern states of Assam…

Poonam Sharma For decades, political power in West Bengal was navigated through a unique social contract: the government might not provide prosperity, but it must "stand by" the people in their grief and celebration. This concept of pashe…

Poonam Sharma The recent transfer of IPS officers by the Election Commission of India in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal should be viewed less as an administrative reshuffle and more as a preventive institutional safeguard aimed at ensuring…