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From Babas to Biased Influencers: India’s Blind Faith in Charismatic Narratives
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Indian TV screens were flooded with saffron-clad babas and godmen like Asaram Bapu and Nirmal Baba, peddling salvation and shortcut life hacks to an emotionally vulnerable population. They promised answers to existential struggles, karma cleansing, and even curing illnesses—with nothing more than a mantra and a mango. Millions…
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The Russia-Ukraine War: Breeding Ground for Next-Gen Terrorism and a Costly Future
The Russia-Ukraine war, raging since February 24, 2022, has redefined modern warfare. In July 2024 alone, Ukraine launched a swarm of 120 FPV (First Person View) drones to strike Russia’s Morozovsk airbase, damaging two Su-34 fighter jets, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. Just a day ago, Ukraine launched a massive FPV drone attack on Russian…
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The Drone Race: A New Era of Innovation in India Amid Conflict
War is a tragic and undeniable reality of human existence. Even a single death in the name of conflict is appalling, yet wars have persisted throughout history and will likely continue as long as humans exist, driven by territorial disputes, ideological differences, economic rivalries, and more. While the loss of life is heartbreaking, conflicts often…
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The Failure of Operation Bunyan al-Marsous and Pakistan’s Precarious Future
On May 10, 2025, with tensions simmering along the Line of Control, Pakistan launched its much-anticipated retaliatory strike—Operation Bunyan al-Marsous; an ambitious counteroffensive named after a Quranic verse symbolizing a “solid structure” or “wall of lead.” The objective was chillingly simple: hit at least one Indian military site. Not to win a war or gain…
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A Three-Day War That Shook the War Economy
Operation Sindoor’s 3-day success with S-400 and BrahMos threatens the U.S.’s $205B arms market. Explore India’s defense-first warfare revolution.
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Center of Gravity? Last Mughal’s Briefing Blunder Steals the Show in India’s S-400 Triumph”
As an electronics engineer obsessed with radar tech, I thought I’d seen it all—until the Last Mughal from Pakistan Aurangzeb for his dramatic flair, tried to explain the challenge of spotting Russia’s S-400 Triumf air defense system. His grand reveal? It’s the “center of gravity.” Brace for the collective facepalm. Did he think he was…
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Pakistan: A Civil War in Slow Motion
“No water. No food. No hope.” These aren’t just words—they’re the dying gasps of a nation collapsing under its own weight. In April 2025, India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)—once unthinkable—paired with devastating missile and drone strikes deep inside Pakistani territory, wasn’t just a geopolitical flex. It was a brutal mirror held up…
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Brain Drain, Imports, and 26 Lost Years: Why India Still Lags Behind F-35, Su-57 and J-20
In my previous blog post, I had highlighted the burden of personnel costs—65% of the defense budget—strangling India’s military modernization India’s Defense Dilemma: The High Cost of Staying Behind in the Fifth-Generation Jet Race. But that’s not the only problem that has kept the Indian defense industry restrained. In this post, I uncover another reason that…
Infinite Sea of Opportunities 