Author: Anant Chetan

  • FPGA vs. CPU: Understanding True Parallelism and the Syntax Trap

    FPGA vs. CPU: Understanding True Parallelism and the Syntax Trap

    Coming from C/C++? Learn why FPGA “programming” is a myth. A Firmware Lead explains the Paradox of Parallelism, the Loop Unrolling secret, and why your VHDL code is actually a physical blueprint, not a list of instructions.

  • The Career Everyone Missed: FPGA Engineers in the Age of AI

    The Career Everyone Missed: FPGA Engineers in the Age of AI

    The Great Software Saturation of 2026 Every morning, tech headlines sound the same: “AI writes 80% of enterprise code.”“Junior developer roles vanish as agentic AI matures.” If you’re a student or a mid-career professional looking at the sea of millions of software engineers, that anxiety is real. The software layer of the world is crowded,…

  • The JF-17 Myth: Is Pakistan’s ‘Thunder’ Just a Social Media Success? (Technical Analysis)

    The JF-17 Myth: Is Pakistan’s ‘Thunder’ Just a Social Media Success? (Technical Analysis)

    For years, the JF-17 Thunder has been projected as a symbol of technological self-reliance and airpower parity. On paper, it looks modern. On social media, it looks formidable. In carefully curated narratives, it looks almost unstoppable. But wars are not fought on timelines, hashtags, or promotional videos. They are fought in airspace where physics, engineering…

  • Rupee Falls to 90: Crisis, Politics, or Economics Explained

    Rupee Falls to 90: Crisis, Politics, or Economics Explained

    As we enter 2026, one number dominates headlines, prime-time debates, and political speeches alike: ₹90 per US Dollar. To some, it signals economic decay.To others, it reflects global turbulence beyond India’s control.And on social media, it’s reduced to a meme: “From 60 to 90—what happened?” But currencies don’t move on emotions, nationalism, or TV debates.They…

  • ₹79,000 Crore DAC Approvals: How India’s ‘Arms Race’ Is Fuelling Atmanirbhar Growth

    ₹79,000 Crore DAC Approvals: How India’s ‘Arms Race’ Is Fuelling Atmanirbhar Growth

    In a post-Operation Sindoor world, where regional tensions have escalated, India’s latest defence splash might look like the start of a costly arms race. On December 29, 2025, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, cleared procurement proposals worth nearly ₹79,000 crore—one of the largest single-sitting approvals in recent history. This…

  • Operation Sindoor 2025: 3 Economic Proofs of Pakistan’s Strategic Defeat [Analysis]

    Operation Sindoor 2025: 3 Economic Proofs of Pakistan’s Strategic Defeat [Analysis]

    The year 2025 is drawing to a close, and the winter air in South Delhi feels different this year. There is a sense of quiet confidence, a stark contrast to the frantic, high-decibel television debates of May. If you ask a geopolitical analyst what changed India’s standing in the world this year, they will give…

  • The Razakar Paradox: Why Bangladesh’s Gen-Z is Flirting with the Ghosts of 1971

    The Razakar Paradox: Why Bangladesh’s Gen-Z is Flirting with the Ghosts of 1971

    While Indian news cycles remain fixated on the box office success of Dhurandhar or the winter fog in Delhi, a historical tragedy is being rewritten across our eastern border. December 25, marked the return of Tarique Rahman to Dhaka after 17 years in exile. As he steps onto the tarmac to the cheers of thousands,…

  • What is happening in Bangladesh? All you need to know!

    What is happening in Bangladesh? All you need to know!

    The Shadows in the East For decades, the Indian collective consciousness has been fixed on the Western border. Bollywood, news cycles, and political discourse revolve around the Wagah border, the LoC, and the periodic theatrics of Islamabad. Whether it was a lingering obsession with the partition or the undeniable charisma of figures like Imran Khan,…