By: B. S.DARA
India today finds itself in one of the most volatile international environments since the Cold War. The Middle East is sliding into wider conflict, old alliances are being revived, America is gripped by its own political breakdown, and economic nationalism is spreading across the globe. For New Delhi, the world’s largest democracy and a rising voice of the Global South, these shocks carry profound consequences for security, diplomacy, and economic growth.
Two developments in...
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- September 11, 2024
We’re happy to have Bs Dara with us today, an engineer who loves writing. With years of experience traveling to different countries, he’s met people from various backgrounds, and these experiences have shaped his storytelling. He’s always had a passion for reading, starting with romantic novels, and now he’s excited to share his first book, The Insatiable. Let’s find out more about what inspired him to write it and how he brings his characters to life.
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Why the Israel–Iran Conflict Has Become a Nuclear Time Bomb
The morning of August 6, 1945, began like any other, sunlit, serene, suspended in the hum of post-war fatigue. In Hiroshima, children laughed in schoolyards, bicycles clicked along narrow streets, and homemakers folded their morning linens. Then, at exactly 8:15 AM, the sky split. A single bomb, named Little Boy, detonated above the city. In 43 seconds, Hiroshima ceased to be a place and became a warning etched in radioactive...
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As an NRI returning to my beloved Jammu this year after a long interlude abroad, I found myself deeply pleased to witness the visible transformation of my hometown. The streets gleamed, public spaces looked cleaner, and the ambitious Smart City initiative had clearly begun reimagining Jammu’s urban landscape. Let me say it plainly that Jammu is transforming.
The city’s facelift is real and, in many parts, commendable. Roads gleam under LED lights. Green belts now split traffic like...
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The early 20th century in India was like a boiling pot of transformative social and political change, simmering with the fervour of a nation battling for independence from British colonial rule. But a very few people know that at the heart of India’s freedom struggle was a profound ideological conflict, one that pitted Gandhi’s vision of a harmonious, unified society against Ambedkar’s call for radical reform and the dismantling of the caste system. Where Gandhi’s approach was steeped...
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Some stars shine bright. Others burn. And then there was Rajesh Khanna, the man who made India believe in love, longing, and loneliness, all at once.
From 1969 to 1972 was a time in India when the name Rajesh Khanna was a fever. He delivered 15 consecutive solo superhits, a feat untouched and unmatched. But his true triumph wasn’t just box office domination, it was the hysteria. A hysteria that curled like smoke through city streets, small-town talk, and teenage girls’ diaries. The...
Why the Israel–Iran Conflict Has Become a Nuclear Time Bomb
The morning of August 6, 1945, began like any other, sunlit, serene, suspended in the hum of post-war fatigue. In Hiroshima, children laughed in schoolyards, bicycles clicked along narrow streets, and homemakers folded their morning linens. Then, at exactly 8:15 AM, the sky split. A single bomb, named Little Boy, detonated above the city. In 43 seconds, Hiroshima ceased to be a place and became a warning etched in radioactive ash. It...
BY B.S.DARA
In the grey haze of May 2025, war broke out first in ticker tapes and touchscreen war rooms, then not in trenches. India rolled out Operation Sindoor and Pakistan countered with Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos. But what followed wasn’t war in the classical sense, it was theatre. Four days of aerial muscle-flexing, scattered missiles, and scrambled jets spiralled into something far more surreal: a high-definition shadow play where AI-generated dogfights looped endlessly across news...
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In times of conflict, truth becomes not just a moral necessity but a national obligation. As India witnessed the developments around Military Operation Sindoor, our nation stood at the cusp of a moment that demanded unity, discretion, and deep resolve. Yet, what unfolded on our television screens, YouTube feeds, and social media timelines was not just irresponsible, it was dangerously incendiary. The Indian media, a section of YouTubers, and scores of anonymous social media handles...