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Rising Storm in South Asia: Manufactured Second Front
Poonam Sharma
Right now, India and Pakistan are once again pouring petrol on the water issue. What happened overnight was extremely intense—many developments took place. At the same time, the issue in Bangladesh that social media and…
A Transactional Turn in American Middle East Policy
Poonam Sharma
President Donald Trump’s second administration has launched an unconventional recalibration of United States policy in the Middle East, one that deliberately departs from the long arc of military-heavy interventionism that…
Bangladesh, Political Islam, and India’s Strategic Blind Spot
Poonam Sharma
India today faces the possibility of a multi-front security challenge—China on one axis, Pakistan on another, internal destabilisation within its borders, and a rapidly deteriorating situation in Bangladesh. Yet among these,…
A Nation on Edge After a Killing
Poonam Sharma
Bangladesh today finds itself trapped in a familiar but dangerous cycle—violence followed by outrage, outrage followed by political mobilisation, and mobilisation dissolving into factional chaos. The killing of Usman Hadi was…
Swami Shraddhananda: The Martyr of Hindu Renaissance
Poonam Sharma
History often remembers kings and conquerors, but it is sustained by those who chose conscience over comfort. Swami Shraddhananda was one such figure—fearless, uncompromising, and deeply humane. His life was not defined by…
Battle for the Hills: Tripura’s Hills Set Stage for BJP–TIPRA Clash
The political landscape of Tripura is heating up as the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections approach. Established under the August 1979 Act and governed by the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution,…
Judicial Delays and Public Trust: Why Justice Feels Out of Reach for Common Indians
By Harshita Rai
For many Indians, the idea of justice is not defeated in principle—it is defeated by time. A case filed with hope slowly turns into years of waiting, repeated adjournments, and mounting costs. Somewhere along the way, faith…
Dr. Mohammad Yunus : On Being taught In an Indian University ?
Poonam Sharma
Education is not value-neutral. Every text prescribed, every thinker elevated, and every voice legitimized through a university curriculum sends a message—not just about knowledge, but about moral judgment, national…
Did Modi Misread Bangladesh?
Poonam Sharma
Were there flaws in the policies and strategies adopted by the Modi government in Delhi toward Bangladesh over the past decade?
According to most political and diplomatic experts, the answer is unequivocally yes.
One of…
Bangladesh : Islamist Violence, Yunus–Jamaat Nexus Anti-India Propaganda Pushing to Collapse
Poonam Sharma
Bangladesh is no longer merely witnessing sporadic unrest. What is unfolding today looks dangerously close to a designed breakdown—one that combines Islamist street power, political vacuum, targeted violence against…