Modi’s problems began over the summer. After the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)—the exam Indian students take to qualify for medical school—leaked, India’s education department asked more than 2 million students
India’s first-ever seizure of Captagon, the notorious synthetic stimulant that became synonymous with the shadow economy of the Syrian civil war, has sent shockwaves through regional and international security circles. The interception
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The conviction of Jashanpreet Singh, founder of California’s “Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club”, on May 12, 2026, has drawn renewed attention to the growing involvement of Punjabi-origin gangs in organised crime in North
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On May 14, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched 14 locations across Delhi, Gujarat, Indore, and Srinagar in a FEMA case involving alleged overseas routing of funds collected through online gaming platforms. A
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In the summer of 1894, a young Mohandas Gandhi stood before the Natal Assembly in South Africa to protest a law designed to strip Indians of their voting rights through procedural sleight
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Editorial What a move from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), as Indian missions remain deeply engaged in an intense global media campaign around Operation Sindoor and its geopolitical aftershocks, RSS General Secretary
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A major historical dataset released yesterday by the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) and the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has documented 10,427 killings and disappearances during the Indian Peace
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The second day of a closely watched summit in Beijing saw Donald Trump attempting to downplay political friction with Xi Jinping after comments attributed to the Chinese
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Sri Lanka stands at a crossroads. For decades, the idea of a land bridge across the Palk Strait has lingered in speeches and studies, yet it has never moved beyond paper. Against
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The “Colombo Maritime Dialogue” convened yesterday (13 May) in Peliyagoda, bringing together diplomats, policy experts, and maritime scholars from across Asia to discuss evolving security and development dynamics in the Indian Ocean
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Last March, China’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, proposed a China–India–Sri Lanka trilateral cooperation framework in Sri Lanka. He stated that such cooperation would be important for the region’s progress. He
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Forty years after the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, which provided for the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to assist Sri Lanka in dealing with its twin insurgencies — JVP and LTTE — and
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Two low-intensity explosive attacks near military installations in Jalandhar and Amritsar on May 5, 2026, within a span of a few hours, rocked the border state of Punjab, signalling a deliberate escalation
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The security landscape of India’s North-East in 2026 reflected a complex mixture of consolidation, transition and renewed volatility. While several States sustained the gradual decline in insurgency-related violence achieved over the past
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There is a particular kind of hypocrisy that comes dressed in the language of law. India has spent decades presenting itself to the world as South Asia’s responsible anchor a democratic heavyweight
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India Bangladesh relations were placed on an even keel after Bangladesh Nationalist Party [BNP] government was elected to power and party leader and heir Mr Tarique Rahman adopted an enlightened approach after
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