Praveen Maurya Allegations and Government Response: Why India Needs Independent Oversight in Strategic Sectors

By BPN News Desk April 9, 2026

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A scientist from Indian Space Research Organisation has gone public with serious allegations. Praveen Kumar Maurya claims he was approached for sensitive data, targeted after refusing, and left to fight the system alone. Around the same time, India has seen back-to-back PSLV setbacks and a

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Hormuz Becomes A Risk Zone While Venezuela Reopens: Is The US Quietly Rewriting Global Oil Flows?

By BPN News Desk April 8, 2026

The 40-day conflict involving Donald Trump and Iran has left behind a reality far more consequential than battlefield narratives. The Strait of Hormuz, which carries nearly 20% of the world’s oil, is no longer just a sensitive corridor. It is now structurally risky. At the same time, Venezuela’s oil sector is reopening under growing U.S. […]

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India Joins the Elite Nuclear Club: What Fast Breeder Technology Really Means

By BPN News Desk April 7, 2026

Narendra Modi calling the criticality of India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam a defining moment may sound like routine political optimism, but in this case, the statement carries real weight. This is not just another power plant milestone. It is India quietly crossing a technological threshold that only a handful of nations have managed, […]

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ONGC’s Daman Boost: Small Field, Big Signal for India’s Energy Security Strategy

By BPN News Desk April 7, 2026

Daman Upside has finally begun gas production, and the headline number looks underwhelming. At peak, the project will add roughly 5 MMSCMD, barely 2–3% of India’s daily gas consumption. In a country chasing energy security, that does not sound like a breakthrough. But that reading misses the point. In today’s fragile and geopolitically tense energy […]

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Arab States Wanted Action on Iran: Why the World Said No

By BPN News Desk April 7, 2026

The latest flashpoint around the Strait of Hormuz should have been the moment when the world acted with clarity. A vital artery of global trade was under pressure, oil flows were at risk, and Arab states pushed for decisive action at the United Nations. Yet, when the moment came, the world stepped back. Not because […]

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Rafale Over Su-57: Why India Should Choose Certainty Over Risk

By BPN News Desk April 4, 2026

India’s fighter acquisition debate has once again circled back to a familiar crossroads. With Russia pitching the Sukhoi Su-57 with promises of technology transfer and licensed production, and India simultaneously pushing forward with its indigenous HAL AMCA, the question is no longer about ambition. It is about priorities. Should India chase a complex, long-gestation

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India Feeds the World While Hunger Index Calls It Hungry

By BPN News Desk April 3, 2026

India’s recent shipment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso has triggered a familiar but uncomfortable question. How does a country that feeds others get labelled as “hungry” by global indices? The contradiction is not just rhetorical. It strikes at the heart of how India is being measured, and more importantly, how it […]

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India’s ₹38,424 Crore Defence Exports Show the Success of Atmanirbhar Bharat in Action

By BPN News Desk April 3, 2026

India’s defence exports touching ₹38,424 crore in FY 2025–26 is not just a record number, but a clear validation of a long-term policy push that many had initially dismissed as overly ambitious. The scale, spread, and speed of this growth show that India is no longer experimenting with self-reliance in defence. It is executing it. […]

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India Has Critical Minerals, But No Buyers: The Auction Model Has Failed

By BPN News Desk April 2, 2026

India recently cancelled multiple critical mineral block auctions after receiving little to no interest from bidders. This was not a minor administrative setback. It was a clear signal from the global market. India may have the minerals, but it does not yet have the conditions that attract serious capital. The assumption that announcing auctions will […]

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From Saudi Jabs to Macron Mockery: Trump Is Burning Bridges Fast

By BPN News Desk April 2, 2026

In quick succession, the President of the United States has taken public swipes at Saudi leadership and Emmanuel Macron, not over some carefully argued policy dispute, but through the sort of cheap, personal sneering one expects from a washed-up television bully, not the occupant of the White House. This is not candour. This is not […]