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Emerging Bhutanese Intransigence
By Maj Gen Ashok Kumar (Retd). The recent statements of Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji indicating substantial progress in their boundary talks with China is a serious cause of concern for India. The minister indicated the conclusion of 24 rounds of boundary talks and deliberations by the expert group.
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How British Colonialism of India Created a Nation of Beggars
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Jamba Lakidi Pamba: An Underrated Telugu Classic that Predicted the Woke Epidemic
An in-depth analysis of the 1992 Telugu blockbuster, Jamba Lakidi Pamba, which predicted the Woke phenomenon. The pre-climax scene of the Telugu blockbuster, Jamba Lakidi Pamba, was an eerie prediction of a sinister reality that is exploding out of control in the United States. In the scene, a Swami foretells how society will hurtle into…
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Karnataka 2023 Elections: Options for the BJP
If the voter gives a hung verdict on May 13, it will be respectable for the BJP to sit in the opposition and attend the gym regularly to strengthen itself for the next five years. The last stable Government that Karnataka witnessed was during the tenure of S.M. Krishna who left office in 2004. Ever…
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Surviving The Burnout: A Virtual Coup By The Pakistan Army Is Already In The Making
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd). From an existential angle, the situation in Pakistan is yet below the threshold, although the flow of events will remain unpredictable. Issues such as the fate of nuclear assets are not yet in reckoning because the Pakistan Army is still there. Signs of division in its ranks have…
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A Cultural Curriculum for Judicial Reforms
A slew of judgements over various aspects of the Hindu society and culture in recent times have exposed the extent of the deracination of India’s judiciary. As always, I live on hope and optimism and hope that our judiciary might finally be cured of its cultural illiteracy. If not that, I hope that this curriculum…
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Meet In Goa – Substance Or Cosmetics?
By Maj Gen Neeraj Bali (Retd). In September last year, when India assumed the rotational chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, it formally invited all the members to the Foreign Ministers’ confabulations. Inevitably, the list of invitees included China and Pakistan, two countries with which India shares geography and, unfortunately, intractable acrimony.
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Revealed: China Bolstering Its Military Might In South China Sea
By Gp Capt Arvind Pandey (Retd). The South China Sea is considered to be one of the busiest waterways in the world and is a significant gateway for trade and merchant shipping. The South China Sea disputes are maritime and island claims between different sovereign states in the region. The reason why these areas are…
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Supreme Courts: Threats across the world
Israeli Judicial reforms, India’s own Judicial Reform Bill and even US Supreme Court appointments have all created waves. Supreme Courts across the world seem to be under threat. Is it so? If the Parliament passes a law for judicial reforms, the Supreme Court must accept that law and move on. The Supreme Court has abrogated…
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Dharmic Education in an Age of Deliberate De-Hinduisation of Bharata
What we now call as “Dharmic education” was the natural state of our social and cultural life even 60-70 years ago. Even in the mid-1970s, we had a sizeable number of people who earned their livelihood as poets or singers or bards, performing Bhagavata Melas, Ram Katha, Puranas, Harikathas, etc. These artists were largely illiterate…
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What Bharat offers to the world on International Dance Day
Bharat is a land of diverse cultures and traditions, each with its own unique dance form. From the energetic Bhangra of Punjab to the graceful Mohiniyattam of Kerala, the colorful Garba of Gujarat to the soulful Sattriya of Assam, every dance form reflects the rich heritage and history of its respective region. However, amidst this…
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K2 Project and the Pakistani Senate
The K2 project, also known as the Kashmir-Khalistan conspiracy, has been the subject of much debate and speculation in recent years. Pakistan’s intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is supporting separatist movements in the Indian regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. Government of Pakistan is sponsoring terrorism and destabilizing the region which has led to…
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The future of Khalistan Movement 2.0
If the rise of Amritpal Singh has taught us anything, it is evident that a substantial population among our Sikh brothers and sisters longs for the Sikh pride that once was the Sikh empire stretching from Mainland Punjab, Jammu, Kashmir all the way to parts of Afghanistan. At the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s passing,…