Diplomacy or Delay on Iran

Trump’s “Two Weeks”: Diplomacy or Delay on Iran?

President Trump’s “two-week” delay in deciding on war with Iran fuels strategic uncertainty, offering space for diplomacy or preparation. While Israel intensifies its strikes, the U.S. weighs military deployment amid domestic political division and war fatigue. These two weeks may define Trump’s legacy — as a restrained statesman or a reluctant war commander.

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Shia Crescent

Breaking the Shia Crescent: How Israel Paved the Road to Tehran

Operation Rising Lion marks a dramatic shift in West Asia’s balance of power, as Israel dismantles Iran’s proxy shield and strikes deep into its nuclear infrastructure. With Syria, Hezbollah, and Iraq neutralised, Israeli air dominance now stretches to Iran’s doorstep. Despite failing to destroy the Natanz facility, Israel inflicted major damage, including the loss of key Iranian nuclear scientists. June 13, 2025, signals a point of no return, as the regional order is redrawn by precision strikes and shifting deterrence.

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Air Defence Systems

India’s Air Defence Systems and Heroic Role in Operation Sindoor

When danger comes from the skies, who watches the heavens for us? In India, the answer lies in a silent, invisible shield that stretches across mountains, plains, and seas. The air defence system. It doesn’t sleep. It doesn’t blink. And when it’s needed most, it acts faster than thought.

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Quantum Push

India’s Quantum Push at the Nation’s Capital

In a bold stride toward securing India’s strategic interests in the rapidly evolving quantum age, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) inaugurated the Quantum Technology Research Centre (QTRC) at Metcalfe House, Delhi, on May 27, 2025. This new research hub marks a watershed moment in India’s pursuit of quantum supremacy in the defence and security sectors.

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BRICS

India and the New BRICS +: From Peripheral Player to Agenda Shaper?

In the postcolonial era. BRICS and India have gained significant prominence. However, the world has begun to question the BRICS economic intentions but also requested that they become more ambitious. This article will examine the challenges and opportunities that India will face as it navigates this new reality of BRICS+.

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Boycott Turkey

Boycott Turkey: B(harat)ollywood vs Anti-Bharat Alliances

This article interrogates Bollywood’s collaborations with Turkey despite its anti-India positioning. It analyses the cultural and financial implications through the lens of national interest. In the wake of the Boycott Turkey call, it urges a strategic realignment of Bharat’s cultural diplomacy via B(harat)ollywood.

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Drone Wars

Drone Wars: Ukraine & Russia creating Battlefields of tomorrow

When the war erupted in 2022, very few imagined the sky to be the most disputed territory, and even fewer thought the drones that cost less than a smartphone would reshape the battlefield. Yet that’s exactly what has happened, and today the war has turned into a life experiment in drone technology with adaptation from both sides.

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Vikram Misri

India’s Narrative Resilience: The Failed Targeting of Vikram Misri

The recent targeting of Foreign Secretary, Mr Vikram Misri, a senior Indian diplomat, through doctored personal imagery and suggestive social media commentary, represents a textbook case of information warfare (IW) intended to weaken institutional credibility.

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GLEX

India’s Cosmic Leap: GLEX 2025

From ‘A for Bharat’ to ‘B for the World’, India positions itself as a trusted global partner in space exploration at the Global Space Exploration Conference held in New Delhi At a time when space has become the final frontier not only for exploration but also for geopolitics, India has made a powerful statement: it is no longer just participating—it is leading.

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S-400

S-400 “Sudarshan Chakra” Shields India

Thwarts Pakistani Missile and Drone Onslaught After Operation Sindoor Following India’s precision strike on terror camps under Operation Sindoor (May 7, 2025), Pakistan launched a large-scale missile and drone offensive targeting 15 Indian cities. India’s S-400 Triumf air defense system, dubbed Sudarshan Chakra, played a decisive role by intercepting over 20 incoming threats, showcasing its superiority in deterring regional aerial aggression. With three squadrons operational and two more on the way, the S-400 is now central to India’s defense posture against both Pakistan and China.

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