AI in Defence
Harsha Kakar kakarharsha@gmail.com Warfare is changing. It will no longer be restricted to conventional or kinetic but will be hybrid and multi-domain. Wars may also no longer be short and intense but prolonged while remaining…
Category: Op-Ed
Bangladesh at the Crossroads
Ranbir Singh Pathania rspathaniamla@gmail.com Political transitions in Bangladesh rarely stay contained within its borders. The potential rise of Tariq Rahman and the resurgence of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) signal more than a domestic shift-they…
Neglecting Sports neglects a nation
Ashok kumar Salhotra ashoksportsman@gmail.com Though many initiatives and work on framing policies and even legislation towards development and reform in the field of sports have been taken by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,…
The Conscience Keeper of Good Governance
Chethan Prabhakar chetanprabhakar@gmail.com Good governance is not defined by efficiency alone, nor by electoral success or administrative speed. It is defined by restraint. The restraint of power, the discipline of authority, and the willingness of…
Lakhpati Didi: From Milestone to Movement
Mohammad Aijaz Asad As Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked a defining civilisational moment by shifting his office from South Block to Seva Teerth, among the very first files he signed was one doubling the national…
AI Impact Expo 2026- Global AI Order from Delhi
Prof D Mukherjee mukhopadhyay.dinabandhu@gmail.com The India AI Impact Expo 2026, held from 16-20 February 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, was one of India’s most significant gatherings on artificial intelligence in recent years. Organized…
A plea for SRO- 43 Implementation
Commodore D S Sodhi (Retd.) Sodhidalbir7777@gmail.com The Government of Jammu and Kashmir came up with an order on 22 Feb 1994 for Appointment on Compassionate grounds under SRO- 43. This was done keeping in mind…
Bangladesh’s power shift: What next?
Pushp Saraf pushapsaraf@yahoo.com There has been a dramatic reversal of fortunes in Bangladesh. After 17 years in exile, Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was sworn in as Prime Minister on February 17.…
When geopolitics enters the kitchen
Maj Gen Sanjeev Dogra (Retd) sanjeev662006@gmail.com On an ordinary evening in an Indian home, geopolitics arrives quietly through routine expenses. A UPI message confirms the school fee payment. The grocery bill is a little heavier…
Why Jammu & Kashmir needs its own RTI Act
Deepak Sharma The Right to Information is not merely a statutory privilege conferred by Parliament but it is a constitutional facet of the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a)…