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F-35 For India “Quite Possible” But “Avoid” — Veteran Air Marshal Says as U.S. Stealth Jets Roar Over Jodhpur

More than a year after Donald Trump unofficially offered the F-35 to India, the fighter jet debuted in India’s multinational exercise Tarang Shakti 2026.  For...

$112 Billion Deficit. One Photo-Op. Zero Reset. Was U.S. The “Ghost” During India-China Talks? OPED

As India moves closer to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to have distanced his government from its widely perceived closeness to the USA...

38 Years After the Darjeeling Accord, Gorkhaland Still Has No Constitutional Name: OPINION

Any permanent political solution to the Gorkha issue in Darjeeling will involve questions relating to the 6th Schedule of the Constitution I started my professional...

CIA Turns 79, RAW Turns 57: How Both U.S. & Indian Intelligence Agencies are Stuck in Politics

Was it the inadequate input on Iran provided by America’s intelligence agencies that led President Donald Trump to attack Iran in February?  Are some foreign...

Pakistan Rejects JF-17 Loss in Saudi — But Iran War Shows Why Heavy Damage at PAF Bases Can’t Be Ruled Out

As the Yemen-based Houthi militia intensified strikes on Saudi Arabia, a story started to swirl on social media: a strike from Yemen had destroyed...