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Patriots in peril: The strategic primacy of air defence in the missile age

Patriots in peril: The strategic primacy of air defence in the missile age

May 28 2026

In a letter dated May 26th to President Donald Trump and the United States Congress, Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a blunt plea. Ukraine’s stocks of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors, the country’s premier shield against Russian ballistic missiles, are running critically low. “For…

Rubio’s Passage to India: A Courtship Amid Lingering Frictions

Rubio’s Passage to India: A Courtship Amid Lingering Frictions

May 24 2026

As Marco Rubio, America’s Secretary of State, began his four-day ramble through India on 23 May 2026—starting with a pious stop at Kolkata’s Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity before descending upon the capital—the exercise carried all the hallmarks…

End of an Era in Lutyens’ Delhi: Iconic Gymkhana Club Ordered to Vacate for Defence and Security Needs

End of an Era in Lutyens’ Delhi: Iconic Gymkhana Club Ordered to Vacate for Defence and Security Needs

May 23 2026May 23 2026

In the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi, where power, history, and privilege have long intertwined, one of India’s most storied institutions faces an uncertain future. The Delhi Gymkhana Club, nestled on a sprawling 27.3-acre plot at 2, Safdarjung Road adjacent to…

While Pakistan Pushes for Peace, Trump Weighs Fresh Strikes on Iran

While Pakistan Pushes for Peace, Trump Weighs Fresh Strikes on Iran

May 23 2026

In the shadow of a war that began with thunderous American and Israeli strikes in late February, the Middle East finds itself in a familiar but perilous limbo. A fragile ceasefire, brokered in April largely through Pakistani mediation, holds—barely—while high-stakes…

The Reckoning: Billions Spent, Questions Unanswered — America’s Military Ledger Under Trump

The Reckoning: Billions Spent, Questions Unanswered — America’s Military Ledger Under Trump

May 23 2026May 23 2026

President Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to extricate America from “endless wars” and deliver peace through strength. Yet a detailed investigation by TheReality.News, drawing on Pentagon budget documents, congressional testimony, independent cost trackers, and interviews with former officials, reveals that across…

Tulsi Gabbard’s Exit: A Reluctant Warrior Leaves the Intelligence Helm

Tulsi Gabbard’s Exit: A Reluctant Warrior Leaves the Intelligence Helm

May 23 2026

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, has resigned, citing the need to care for her husband, who has been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. The departure, effective June 30th, marks the latest turbulence…

Russia and Belarus conclude joint nuclear drills amid heightened Ukraine tensions

May 21 2026

Russia has wrapped up large-scale nuclear forces exercises involving land, sea and air components, conducted in coordination with its ally Belarus, as both countries signal resolve in the face of ongoing conflict with Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv. The…

The Putin-Xi Meeting in Beijing: Choreographed Continuity and the Limits of the “No-Limits” Partnership

The Putin-Xi Meeting in Beijing: Choreographed Continuity and the Limits of the “No-Limits” Partnership

May 21 2026

The images from the Great Hall of the People were unmistakable in their symmetry: military honours, cheering children, and two leaders projecting steadfast friendship. Just days after hosting Donald Trump, Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin for a state visit timed…

India and Sweden Forge Strategic Partnership: Tech, Minerals, and Resilience in Focus

India and Sweden Forge Strategic Partnership: Tech, Minerals, and Resilience in Focus

May 19 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sweden has elevated bilateral relations to a full Strategic Partnership, underpinned by an ambitious Joint Action Plan for 2026–2030. This upgrade reflects a maturing alignment between the world’s fastest-growing major economy and one of…

From Arctic to Clean Energy: India and Norway Forge Green Strategic Partnership in a Turbulent World

From Arctic to Clean Energy: India and Norway Forge Green Strategic Partnership in a Turbulent World

May 19 2026May 19 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway has marked a significant upgrade in bilateral relations, with both countries formalising a Green Strategic Partnership focused on clean energy, climate resilience, the blue economy, and sustainable technologies. The move comes at a…

A New Strategic Partnership: Why India and the Netherlands Are Getting Closer

A New Strategic Partnership: Why India and the Netherlands Are Getting Closer

May 18 2026

In a world increasingly defined by technological rivalry, supply-chain fragility and great-power competition, India and the Netherlands have chosen pragmatic alignment over lofty rhetoric. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to The Hague on 16-17 May 2026, the two countries…

Ebola With No Vaccine: Rare Strain Triggers Global Health Emergency

Ebola With No Vaccine: Rare Strain Triggers Global Health Emergency

May 18 2026

The World Health Organization’s declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17 May 2026 has thrust a familiar enemy back into the spotlight — but on markedly different and more difficult terms. For the first time in…

The Beijing Détente: Echoes of 1972, Realities of 2026

The Beijing Détente: Echoes of 1972, Realities of 2026

May 17 2026

When President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on May 14, 2026, the choreography felt deliberately familiar: the honor guard at the Great Hall of the People, the state banquet, and warm personal tributes, with Trump once again calling Xi Jinping…

BRICS Splits Over West Asia as India Strengthens UAE Ties Amid Energy Crisis

BRICS Splits Over West Asia as India Strengthens UAE Ties Amid Energy Crisis

May 16 2026May 16 2026

The BRICS grouping’s foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi concluded on Friday without a joint statement, exposing sharp divisions over the escalating crisis in West Asia. As Iran traded accusations with the United Arab Emirates, India found itself navigating a…

India’s Call for Coherent Peace as West Asia Crisis Tests BRICS

India’s Call for Coherent Peace as West Asia Crisis Tests BRICS

May 14 2026May 14 2026

As foreign ministers from an expanded BRICS gathered in India’s capital this week, the gathering carried the weight of a world in flux. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, chairing the sessions, did not mince words. “Peace cannot be piecemeal”, he…

Operation Sindoor: India’s Precision Tech vs Pakistan’s Indiscriminate Response

Operation Sindoor: India’s Precision Tech vs Pakistan’s Indiscriminate Response

May 9 2026May 9 2026

In the early hours of 7 May 2025, the Indian Air Force executed a highly precise military operation that lasted exactly 23 minutes. Indian forces struck nine targets across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir using precision munitions, satellite-guided weapons, and loitering…

India and Vietnam’s Upgraded Partnership: A Quiet but Potent Counterweight in Asia

India and Vietnam’s Upgraded Partnership: A Quiet but Potent Counterweight in Asia

May 7 2026May 7 2026

In the pantheon of diplomatic upgrades, “Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” sounds like typical bureaucratic inflation. Yet the elevation of ties between India and Vietnam on May 6th carries more substance than the label suggests. As both countries mark the tenth…

India, Vietnam Elevate Ties to Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Target $25 Bln Trade by 2030

India, Vietnam Elevate Ties to Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Target $25 Bln Trade by 2030

May 6 2026

India and Vietnam elevated their bilateral ties to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on Wednesday and set an ambitious target of $25 billion in annual trade by 2030, as Vietnamese President To Lam held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Trump’s Iranian Endgame: Diplomacy or Decisive Strike?

Trump’s Iranian Endgame: Diplomacy or Decisive Strike?

May 3 2026May 3 2026

As President Donald Trump dismisses the latest Iranian peace overtures and muses publicly about the option to “blast the hell out of them and finish them forever,” Washington finds itself at a perilous crossroads in the two-month-old conflict with Iran.…

India in a Time of Global Energy Uncertainty: Confidence, Caution, and Course Correction

India in a Time of Global Energy Uncertainty: Confidence, Caution, and Course Correction

May 2 2026May 2 2026

The global economy today stands at a critical inflection point. Geopolitical tensions, particularly in key energy-producing regions, have once again exposed the fragility of global supply chains and the deep interlinkages between politics and economics. Oil prices remain volatile—hovering in…

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The Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi.

Explainer: What is the Special Intensive Revision and Why Has it Sparked a Political Storm in India?

October 2 2026October 2 2026

The Election Commission of India is conducting a nationwide Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, an exercise that has triggered sharp political controversy, street protests…

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 11, 2026

BRICS 2026: Putin’s pragmatic pitch in Delhi

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