On 12 June 2025, Air India Flight AI171, operated by a Boeing 787-8 aircraft registered as VT-ANB, experienced a dual engine shutdown shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad. The aircraft was en route to London Gatwick and carried 230 passengers, 10

The language protests currently raging in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu have been framed as spontaneous outbursts of regional pride. But scratch the surface, and you find a deeper, more cynical game afoot—one that has very little to do with economic progress and everything to do with political calculus. Let’s start with the basics. India’s […]

If Donald Trump were to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize, it would surely be for services rendered to global instability, ego-centric diplomacy, and catastrophic blundering at an international level. His second term in office has not just solidified America’s isolation but managed to make the unthinkable possible: he has united the world, not through […]

Operation Sindoor was supposed to be a defining moment for Indian airpower. With deep-penetration strikes, the use of BrahMos cruise missiles, and long-range drones evading Pakistani air defences, the mission was a resounding tactical success. Among the many aircraft involved, the French-built Rafale fighter jet was presumed to have played a key role, striking targets […]

India has finally woken up to the strategic importance of rare earths. The ₹5000 crore incentive scheme, IREL’s magnet facility in Vizag, and the launch of the National Critical Mineral Mission show that the country is no longer ignoring this vital resource. But laying a foundation is not the same as building a house. China’s […]

While the world watched a former pariah walk into the White House, Asim Munir, the chief of Pakistan’s army, took his seat across from President Donald Trump at a high-profile luncheon that felt more like a stage play than diplomacy. He smiled, praised Trump’s supposed role in preventing a nuclear war with India, and even […]

As the world drifts deeper into geopolitical fragmentation, it’s becoming painfully clear that the post-Cold War order is crumbling. The so-called liberal West, long seen as the steward of global norms, is retreating into protectionism, internal discord, and credibility deficits. On the other side, China’s authoritarian ambition, veiled under the Belt and Road rhetoric, is

Year after year, the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra finds itself at the center of grim headlines—farmer suicides, failed harvests, and cries for separate statehood. Yet few pause to ask why a region blessed with fertile black soil and ample monsoon rainfall continues to wallow in agricultural despair. The answer doesn’t lie in the skies—it lies […]

Every few months, the Indian Railways or the Maharashtra government announces some shiny new initiative for Mumbai’s overburdened local train network—AC coaches, automatic doors, swanky footover bridges, and digital ticketing kiosks. But for the average Mumbaikar clinging to the footboard of a jam-packed 8:42 AM Virar fast, these announcements are like putting scented

Drones are no longer the future of warfare—they are its frontlines. From the charred Russian bombers in Kursk to the precision drone strikes that rattled terror camps in Bahawalpur, two very different conflicts have confirmed the same truth: small, intelligent, and cost-effective aerial weapons are reshaping how nations fight. And India isn’t just catching up—it’s […]