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Canada’s Air India 182 Admission: A Powerful Reckoning with Extremism and Memory
Canada’s acknowledgement of Canada-based Khalistani extremist involvement in the Air India Flight 182 bombing has renewed attention on the 1985 Kanishka tragedy. The bombing killed all 329 people aboard and remains Canada’s deadliest terrorist attack. This analysis explains why the CSIS-linked framing matters for public memory, India-Canada relations, and counterterrorism policy. It separates Khalistani extremism…
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Tulsi Gabbard Resignation Row: Dharma, Compassion, and Public Duty Under Fire
Tulsi Gabbard’s reported resignation as Director of National Intelligence, connected to her husband Abraham Williams’s rare bone cancer diagnosis, became a wider debate about compassion, political speech, and public duty. The controversy intensified after an X post attributed to Congressman Shri Thanedar appeared to dismiss her departure while criticizing intelligence failures linked to the Iran…
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Delhi Police foil alleged Ghazwa-e-Hind plot: four arrested; recce, sleeper cells, financing probed
Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested four individuals for an alleged Ghazwa-e-Hind-inspired plot, with early leads pointing to reconnaissance near the Red Fort and India Gate, as well as possible sleeper cells and terror-financing channels. The analysis explains how recce, digital forensics, and layered intelligence (HUMINT, SIGINT, OSINT) inform modern counterterrorism without compromising civil liberties.…
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Toy Car IED Plot Foiled: Mumbai Arrests Expose Evolving Terror Tactics, Digital Trail to Delhi
Reports indicate that two suspects linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad were detained in Mumbai in a foiled toy car IED case reportedly aimed at Delhi, highlighting the shift toward concealed, low-signature devices in crowded urban spaces. The analysis explains how such IEDs can be engineered, why encrypted apps complicate investigations, and how Indian agencies combine cyber forensics…
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Mahabharata’s Hidden Heroes: Shadow Diplomats, Espionage, and Dharma in Ancient Bharata
This exploration of the Mahabharata uncovers a disciplined intelligence culturespies, envoys, and shadow diplomatsoperating within a clear ethical framework. It highlights how Vidura-niti and Udyoga Parva illustrate protocols for reconnaissance, negotiation, and moral restraint. Readers gain insights into how Sri Krishna’s Diplomacy prioritized peace through precise knowledge and timing. The narrative shows intelligence as a…
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Hunting Khalistani Network And Question of Intelligence Agencies
In this blog post, I delve into a series of mysterious assassinations of Khalistani leaders over the past few months and explore the potential involvement of intelligence agencies, particularly India’s R&AW and Pakistan’s ISI. The killings raise questions about the motives behind these targeted hits, which weakened the Khalistani network. While R&AW might have had…