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CM Yogi Adityanath targets making UP a $1-trillion economy by 2029. Formed a 15-member Economic Advisory Group (EAG) on 18 June 2025. Members include Mohandas Pai, Manish Sabharwal, Jayant Patil, Vineet Rai, Amit Kalyani, among…

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…

For too long, Europe has been a passenger in its own foreign policy, a junior partner in a geopolitical drama largely written and directed from Washington. The script, handed down over decades, has been one of perpetual hostility toward…

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…

The BJP has shifted from the confrontational style of Jagdeep Dhankhar to the inclusive temperament of CP Radhakrishnan. Radhakrishnan's selection signals the BJP's strategic push for OBC social engineering and expansion in South…

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 The British-Indian connection is among the most contested legacies of colonialism. Even several decades after independence, the discourse on exploitation, cultural pilferage, and political manipulation continues to dominate…