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Naval Diplomacy Emerges as Anchor in India–Bangladesh Ties During Diplomatic Downturn
The last 18 months under the Yunus-led interim administration have been marked by visible strain in India–Bangladesh relations. During this period, political engagement slowed across multiple fronts. High-level meetings were postponed, routine dialogues lost momentum, and bilateral initiatives faced hesitation. Bangladesh’s cancellation of a defence procurement deal with an Indian shipbuilder in May 2025 reflected…
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India’s Maritime Diplomacy Surges Across Four Key Partners in the Indian Ocean Region
India’s maritime diplomacy surged with visible momentum this past week, though the developments on display were the result of long-building efforts rather than sudden action. Behind the headlines of naval sailings, summit visits and economic pledges lies a strategy that New Delhi has been calibrating for years. This strategy rests on three pillars: trusted partnerships,…
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No More Free Passes: India’s Unyielding Stance on Pakistan-Backed Terror
The arc of strategic forbearance, however protracted, inevitably encounters its terminus. For the Union of India, that inflection point materialised amidst the smouldering wreckage of Pulwama and crystallised in the predawn skies above Balakot. These twin episodes, separated by a mere twelve days, yet connected by an inexorable logic of cause and consequence, have come…
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Probe Killers First: Delay Polls to Mend Fractured Bangladesh
A nation, much like a human body, cannot heal if the wound is left open and festering. From the world’s point of view, it is clear that Bangladesh is currently a patient in critical condition. The uprising of 2024 was not just a political shift but a seismic event that tore the very social fabric…
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Why “Hard Power” Fails (And What Actually Works)
“Is it possible to take the world’s most violent experiences and turn them into a blueprint for global peace? Today, we sit down with Stan to find out how he did exactly that.” From child soldier and covert operative to peace-building founder, Stan’s journey is a masterclass in resilience. Discover how he transitioned from “hard…
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The Strategic Synthesis of Soft Power and Open-Source Intelligence: A Multidimensional Analysis of Project O Five’s Counter-Extremism Framework
The global security landscape has transitioned from the conventional, hierarchical insurgencies of the twentieth century to a decentralized, digitally mediated era of asymmetric warfare and “viral” ideologies.1 In this contemporary environment, traditional state-centric counterterrorism (CT) models—which rely heavily on “hard power” mechanisms such as military intervention, kinetic strikes, and aggressive policing—often encounter the paradox of…
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Operation Sangeetha: The Cultural Defection Pipeline — How the Music of Madras Obliterated the Tigers
This article presents the first-person account of Kagusthan Ariaratnam, detailing my transformation from a radicalized cadre within the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to a strategic double agent serving India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Sri Lanka’s Directorate Military Intelligence (DMI). My defection was catalyzed not by military force or conventional propaganda, but…
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Tibet’s Culture Under Siege: India’s Pluralism as a Counterpoint
China’s forced assimilation policies in Tibet have entered a new and darker phase. As Beijing closes Tibetan schools and pushes over a million Tibetan children into assimilationist boarding institutions, cultural extinction is no longer a by-product of state policy—it is the policy itself. By contrast, in India’s Himalayan frontier, the Army demonstrates a different model:…
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Beyond the G7: How BRICS is Redrawing the Global Economic Map
Richard Wolff, a prominent US-based Marxist economist, argues that the American empire is in decline, a process he attributes to the rise of a new global power bloc led by BRICS. In his view, this shift in economic and geopolitical power is the single most significant reality the world faces today. Wolff’s analysis posits that…
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An Analysis of Ignition Sources and Contributing Factors to Canada’s Escalating Wildfire Crisis: Evaluating the Hypothesis of Foreign Sabotage
Canada is confronting a wildfire crisis of unprecedented scale, fueling public speculation that the devastation may be the result of a coordinated sabotage campaign by foreign state actors aiming to damage the nation’s natural resources. This article provides a comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of this hypothesis by systematically evaluating the primary causes of Canada’s escalating wildfire…