The Fury and the Faith: Why Dhurandhar Resonates

There are films one watches, and there are films one experiences—as surge, as spectacle, as a kind of collective pulse. Dhurandhar: The Revenge belongs emphatically to the latter. It does not unfold; it detonates. To borrow the vivid phrasing of The Economist, it feels like an impossible cocktail—John Wick’s choreographed brutality, Kill Bill’s stylised vengeance, and InglouriousContinue reading “The Fury and the Faith: Why Dhurandhar Resonates”

The End of The Red Corridor

Is India’s Maoist Insurgency Truly Near Its End? When redoubtable Amit Shah, the Home Minister, declared that India would soon be free of the world’s longest-running Maoist insurgency, it carried the cadence of closure—a decisive end to a conflict that has simmered, flared, and endured for nearly six decades. Yet, like many long wars foughtContinue reading “The End of The Red Corridor”

When Rivers Cross Borders: Reimagining India’s Water Diplomacy


In response to the Pakistan-engineered Pahalgam terror attack, India was compelled to suspend the implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)—a decision justified, legitimate, timely, and necessary. It signals the end of an era of unreciprocated generosity and marks a new phase of strategic clarity. For too long, India upheld an outdated treaty amid mountingContinue reading “When Rivers Cross Borders: Reimagining India’s Water Diplomacy
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