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Ladakh UT Setting Example: Apricot Exports Mark a New Chapter in Horticultural Growth
Article by Aditi Dubey In a significant development for the region’s economy, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena recently flagged off a five-tonne consignment of premium Halman apricots from Kargil orchards Continue Reading
Bangladesh Artillery Modernisation
Article by Debalina Ghoshal Amid the efforts of India’s Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, for…
Who Owns the Story of Punjab?
Article by Aditi Dubey “Wars do not end when the last bullet is fired. They…
POJK: JAAC Call for 15 July Long March
Article by Dr Biplab Rath Background The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which has been leading anti-government protests across Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK), has announced a Long March to Continue Reading
Khalistan’s Empty Promise: Fringe Separatism Thrives on Disruption, Fraud, and Hatred
Article by Aditi Dubey The so-called Khalistan referendum, aggressively promoted by groups like Sikhs for…
Bangladesh: The Inevitable Return
Article by Mr Mahmud Hassan Ripon Two years have passed since the August 2024 ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—an event billed to the global community as a democratic uprising, Continue Reading
J&K’s Transformation: Economic Surge, Security Doctrinal Shift and Lessons for National Integration
Article by Dr Mohit Sharma Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has undergone significant changes in recent years, marked by shifts in governance, security and economic trajectories. These developments illustrate broader patterns Continue Reading
The Awami League Will Return with Honour
Article by M. Nazrul Islam On August 15, 1975, the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was assassinated along with most of his family. No one was spared—not Continue Reading
77 Years of the Awami League: Why South Asia Cannot Afford to Let This Democracy Fail
The party that won Bangladesh its independence in 1971 and spent the decades since building its economy, its institutions, and its democracy is now under political siege. For the stability Continue Reading
How India’s Defence-Tech Startups Are Rewriting the Rules of War
Article by Dr Sudhanshu Kumar At approximately 4 PM one afternoon in early May 2025, a message landed at a defence-tech startup. Brief. Firm. Laced with urgency. The request was Continue Reading