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Defense

Opinion: Getting Real with the Board of Peace 

It is not as though the Board of Peace (BOP) is in tatters or on the verge of collapse except that many nations who have been invited to join the…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 26, 2026

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Opinion: Iran is a Different Challenge 

It is a foreign policy scenario that is totally different from what the Trump administration has been witnessing in the last four months. It has nothing to do with chasing…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 14, 2026

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Assam’s SOP Must Move Beyond Closures

Umrangso’s rat-hole mine flooding in January 2025, which trapped nine workers, underlined how quickly unauthorised extraction turns fatal. Similar incidents across the North East show that a ban without routine detection and…

By Utkarsh Yadav and Alokita Yadav · January 9, 2026

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In Conversation with Rajesh Mehta: Ambassador Lakshmi Puri

Ambassador Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri is a distinguished Indian diplomat, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and author, known for her extensive work in international development, human rights and women’s economic empowerment. She…

By Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald · January 9, 2026

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When Does Prolonged Detention Engage Article 21?

The recent order of the Supreme Court rejecting the bail of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam while granting bail to five other accused in the same set of 2020 Delhi riot cases has initiated…

By Akhil Yadav · January 7, 2026

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A Free-Falling Bangladesh Stares at a Bleak Future 

India – the country dubbed as Bangladesh’s doula during its nascence – has suffered a strategic setback due to recent monumental political transformation along its eastern border. This unavoidable fallout…

By Senge Sering · January 7, 2026

Crime

Opinion: Maduro Is Gone, but What of Venezuela?

After four months of intense pressure by way of blowing up alleged drug boats and chasing huge sanctioned tankers carrying Venezuelan oil, President Donald Trump finally had his way when…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 3, 2026