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Lessons from a Downed Aircraft: What Iran Did to America's AWACS Fleet at Saudi Air Base

New Delhi, May 5 -- On March 27, 2026, a coordinated Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, six ballistic missiles and twenty-nine one-way attack drones, destroyed E-3G Sentry seria... Read More


Great Nicobar Project: Balancing National Security and Environmental Responsibility in Face of Looming Chinese Presence

New Delhi, May 5 -- As India steps forward as an emerging global power, the Greater Andaman & Nicobar Integrated Development Project has come to symbolise the tension between strategic necessity and e... Read More


The 'Pinny' and the Past: A Bengali Summer Dress That Carries History in Its Threads

New Delhi, May 5 -- A Garment That Evokes Summers Past A recent social media post by a leading Bengali film actress, shared on the occasion of Poila Baisakh-the Bengali New Year-featured a simple yet... Read More


When a Language Dies: The Struggle for Cultural Survival of Bangladesh's Lushai Community

New Delhi, May 5 -- Quietly disappearing behind the beauty of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh is an ancient community - that of the Lushai. Today, they are not only changing thei... Read More


Sri Lanka-Pakistan Ties in a New Era: Focus on Security Coordination, Military Education

New Delhi, May 4 -- The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), commonly known as the Tamil Tigers, were a separatist militant organization founded in 1976 in Sri Lanka. The group claimed to fight fo... Read More


Stricter H-1B visa rules, OPT Termination Will Make US Less Attractive for Indian and South Asian Students

New Delhi, May 4 -- The international higher education landscape has witnessed some important changes in recent years. It is not just the US, but other countries in the Anglosphere including UK, Austr... Read More


India's Tightrope: Why New Delhi Cannot Take Sides in the U.S.-Iran War

New Delhi, May 3 -- On February 25, 2026, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood in the Israeli Knesset and declared that "India stands firmly by Israel's side." Thirty-six hours later, U.S. and Is... Read More


UAE's OPEC Exit: Pivoting of China-Centric Energy Diplomacy and Changing Global Order

New Delhi, May 3 -- In the midst of the ongoing war in Iran, the UAE's sudden announcement on April 28 to exit the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) adds to the global energy anxiet... Read More


Looming Energy Crisis in South Asia: Strait of Hormuz Disruption is Reshaping Benchmarks of Regional Leadership

New Delhi, May 2 -- For over a month, following coordinated U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, Tehran has imposed intermittent restrictions on maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz in response to th... Read More


Why World Needs Veterinarians More Than Ever: Animal Health is Critical to National Health Security

New Delhi, May 2 -- There are professions the world celebrates loudly, and there are professions the world depends on silently. Veterinary medicine belongs to the second kind. It rarely appears on the... Read More