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Poonam Sharma The scheduled meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and ex-U.S. President Donald Trump on 15 August is against the backdrop of one of the most polarizing geopolitical conflicts of the decade—the war in Ukraine. For…

Poonam Sharma The changing outlines of Indo-US relations are again in the spotlight worldwide. Strategic partnerships in defense, space, wireless technologies, and artificial intelligence continue to advance, even as tensions emerge on…

Poonam Sharma In the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea, Manila's strategic stance is being drastically rewritten. For decades, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were inward-focused, preoccupied with counterinsurgency 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…

Despite Tipraland founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarman’s repeated appeals for unity among Tripura’s tribal communities, the state is increasingly witnessing a dangerous trend of tribal versus tribal conflict. The escalating rivalry between…

Poonam Sharma With a hyperconnected world, where the internet is viewed as a wild and borderless frontier, China has succeeded in creating a paradoxical system—a global yet deeply national internet, porous yet closed, fast-changing yet…

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  As the Gaza war continues unabated with no indication of easing, things have taken a very ugly turn. On August 6, 2025, Israeli troops allegedly bombed a United Nations clinic housing displaced civilians in Gaza City, killing…

Poonam Sharma Over the past several years, China has seen intermittent yet substantial civil unrest — from irate homeowners complaining about incomplete apartments to depositors complaining about losing their life savings. But the latest…

The words from a concerned citizen, shared as a "squirrel-like effort" to raise public consciousness, ring with a powerful and unsettling truth: much of the paneer we consume today is fake. From the bustling highway dhaba to the polished…