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Bharat’s Powerful Food Export Opportunity: Scale, Strategy, and Global Leverage
Bharat has a strong opportunity to expand its share in global food exports by moving beyond raw agricultural output toward value-added, traceable, and high-quality food products. The country already has scale in production, a modest food trade surplus, and growing strengths in marine products, spices, fruits, maize, processed foods, and region-specific exports. Structural changes in…
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Nepal Airlines’ Map Gaffe Ignites Outrage: Cartographic Accuracy, Sovereignty, and Dharmic Unity
Nepal Airlines triggered public outrage after sharing a map that appeared to place parts of Jammu & Kashmir and North-East India outside India’s borders, prompting a rapid apology and takedown. In South Asia, where maps signal sovereignty and identity, such missteps carry outsized geopolitical and emotional impact. This analysis details why cartographic accuracy matters, outlines…
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Understanding Manipur Dynamics
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd). Manipur was merged fully with the Indian Union on October 15, 1949, but it became a full-fledged state more than two decades later, in 1972. Manipur is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity. But the state has been plagued by internecine conflicts among different ethnic groups and tribes.…