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Situational Analysis – Geopolitics, Hindu Hate, Islamisation and Decay of Democracy in Bangladesh

Decay of Democracy in Bangladesh Bangladesh faces a dangerous convergence of Islamic resurgence, targeted minority persecution, and democratic regression. This situational analysis explores convergence of internal unrest and external influence, especially through narrative warfare and strategic alignments, which has accelerated the deterioration of democratic governance and encouraged radical elements in the post-2024 scenario. For more details…….

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A Terrorist Tech Review in Khorasan

Broader implication is that counterterrorism efforts must adapt to an era of synthetic propaganda and AI-assisted operations. This means investing in new detection technologies, updating regulations for AI platforms, and perhaps rethinking how we monitor online terrorist communities without infringing on common people’s privacy. Rahul Pawa In June 2025, an unlikely tech column appeared in […]

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Explainer Iran–Israel 12-Day War and lessons for India

In just 12 days, Israel’s stealth jets, Iran’s missile swarms and a U.S. bunker-buster blitz sent shockwaves from Natanz to Wall Street. Beneath the fire and fury, Israel’s 90 % intercept rate, Tehran’s budget surge for missiles and oil’s 12 % price whiplash hold urgent clues for New Delhi. From layered air-defence to lightning-fast evacuations, […]

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Operation Sindoor: India’s justified calibrated kinetic strikes Against Terror

An unbroken thread links India’s 21‑year struggle against cross‑border terrorism, from the 2001 Parliament attack to the 2016 “surgical strikes” and the 2019 Balakot air strikes, into the present moment. On  22  April  2025 five Lashkar‑e‑Taiba gunmen slaughtered twenty‑six mostly Hindu tourists at Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam, Anantnag district, after segregating the victims by religion.[1] […]

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Inside China’s Grey Zone Strategy

Rahul Pawa In South China Sea, grey zone tactics unfold with laser-focused intent. Watching the PLA Navy’s manoeuvres or the maritime militia’s presence can, at times, feel like staring at a chessboard whose pieces inch forward one measured square at a time. The sight of special barges looming by the docks in Zhanjiang, China, went […]

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DeepSeek, ChatGPT, and the Illusion of an AI Supremacy: Real Story Behind the U.S. Outrage

Rahul Pawa Next generation of AI breakthroughs will not necessarily emerge from trillion-dollar companies with exclusive access to compute power. Instead, they will come from those who can best refine, iterate and optimise open-source research. This is why the reaction in the U.S. is so intense. DeepSeek, particularly its “R1” model, sent a subtle tremor […]

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