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From jugaad to jhakaas

There Are moments in history when a nation’s progress stops being incremental and becomes directional.

Peace without peace

The announcement of a framework agreement between the United States and Iran has understandably been greeted with relief.

The Long Victory

Modern society has an unhealthy relationship with medical progress. We crave miracles, celebrate breakthroughs and search for definitive cures.

Bengal’s Lost Youth

Light follows darkness. After the 15-year long TMC era ~ most certainly a dark period in the socio-economic and political history of Bengal, people are now hoping for rejuvenation of a state that has fallen beyond the depth of anarchy and despair.

Hasina’s Reckoning

The recent revelations surrounding former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina mark a dark and defining chapter in the political evolution of South Asia.

Triumph of Will~II

The situation worsened and in 1968 Nixon won the election with a promise to end the war in Vietnam. However, Nixon continued with the bombing including North Vietnam with the aim of bringing the Communists to the negotiating table.

Shifting Equations

The recent surge in military engagements between Pakistan and the United States ~ capped by visits from Pakistan's Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Air Chief Zaheer Babar ~ marks a calculated effort by Islamabad to reposition itself within Washington’s strategic radar.

Fragile Commitment

The recent U-turn by US President Donald Trump on the suspension of arms shipments to Ukraine is more than just a course correction ~ it is a revealing glimpse into the evolving calculus of American foreign policy, and more precisely, the tightrope that US leadership walks in balancing public sentiment, strategic interests, and unpredictable allies.