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7 Reasons Why I Never Considered Moving to the UAE
For as long as I have lived in Europe and the United Kingdom, I have been asked the same question: “Why don’t you move to Dubai?” Sometimes it comes from friends in India, sometimes from colleagues, and occasionally even from recruiters who assume that any Indian engineer would naturally gravitate toward the Gulf. The logic…
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The $30K Drone vs the $6M Missile: America’s New War Problem
For decades the rules of war seemed clear. If the United States entered a conflict, the outcome was rarely in doubt. The world’s largest military budget, unmatched technological superiority, and a network of global alliances meant that Washington could outfight almost any adversary. But in the opening days of the current confrontation with Iran, something…
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When the Strait of Hormuz Closes, Who Quietly Wins?
Many nations pursue foreign policy driven by ideology, religion, or identity. But the United States operates primarily as a capital-driven system. Presidents may change — from George W. Bush to Barack Obama to Donald Trump — but the structural incentives of the American economic system remain constant. The political system in the U.S. is deeply…
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Trump’s Bravado Took America to War With Iran. One Week Later, the War Isn’t Going as Planned—Only the Narrative Is
The official narrative from Washington and the big media houses have spent the last week painting a picture of surgical precision and total air dominance. According to that version of events, Operation Epic Fury is dismantling Iranian military infrastructure with surgical precision. American air power dominates the skies. Strategic targets are being destroyed. The Iranian…
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Dhurandhar Part 2: What Happens Next in Lyari? The Brutal Real-Life Deaths
Karachi’s Lyari was never just a slum. For decades, it functioned as a violent political laboratory where gangsters, politicians, intelligence agencies, and jihadist networks overlapped in ways that would make even the most cynical thriller writer pause. Power in Lyari was rarely decided by elections or courts. It was decided by guns, patronage networks, and…
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The Myth of the “Compromised Nation”: Decoding the Congress’ Selective Memory on Energy and Strategy
In the high-stakes theater of modern geopolitics, where great powers clash and alliances are as fluid as the markets, India has often been pressured to step out of its seat and onto the stage. Whether it is the ongoing conflict in the Middle East or the performative trade tensions with the United States, the demand…
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Beyond the Bombing: What Happens After ‘Victory’ is Declared in Iran?
The Middle East is not entering a brief conflict cycle. It is entering a prolonged phase of structural instability. And history is not subtle about this. Look at the Russia–Ukraine War. It was supposed to be short. Weeks, some said. Months, others argued. Instead, four years later, it has hardened into a grinding war of…
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Pralay Explained: Why the “Apocalypse” Missile is Pakistan’s Strategic Dead End
In 2025, India quietly rewrote the rules of warfare in South Asia. Operation Sindoor exposed the risks of manned aerial combat under modern air defenses. Months later, the successful trials of the Pralay quasi-ballistic missile delivered the finishing blow to Pakistan’s decades-old nuclear bluff. Pralay is not just another missile. It is a conventional, hypersonic,…
