Dr. Bhashyam Kasturi

During Operation Sindoor last year, India entered a period of heightened alert, with blackouts imposed across several states bordering Pakistan and civil defence drills conducted nationwide to assess the country’s readiness for emergencies and disaster response. On 7 May 2025, Operation Abhyas

A Fragile Passage: Latest Turns in the Strait of Hormuz Crisis The latest phase of the Middle East crisis has unfolded in a blur of competing claims and fragile assurances, with the Strait of Hormuz once again at its center. On Friday,

The United States Trade Representative, on 12 March, said, “US had launched an investigation into 16 nations, including India, over unfair trade and manufacturing practices”. This step has been taken soon after the India and the US signed an interim framework agreement

At the heart of the matter lies Trump’s apparent fixation on the Nobel Peace Prize—and his willingness to bend diplomacy to that pursuit. In a letter to Norway’s prime minister, Trump reportedly linked his desire to acquire Greenland for the United States