End Colonial Charade: Implement SC ruling on CAPF officers now
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2025–2026)Winston Churchill, ever the sceptic of Indian administrative capabilities, once declared: “To give India self-government no…
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Kashmir Book Ban: Why censorship can’t cure valley’s complex reality
India Sentinels illustration for representation.A troubling development has emerged from Jammu & Kashmir, one that deserves far more attention than it has received amid the political th…
As ties thaw, can India, China move from rivalry to defence partnership?
File photo showing Indian and Chinese troops during an “Exercise Hand in Hand” interaction in Chengdu, China.As the prime minister, Narendra Modi, prepares for his first visit to China …
The Perils of Partial Rationality: A path to collective wisdom
India Sentinels illustration. © India Sentinels 2025–2026A recent research compels us to question whether rationality is always beneficial. Much like knowledge, rationality is often ass…
As Sergio Gor lands, India must map its own course amid Trump’s SA reset
Sergio Gor.The appointment of 38-year-old Sergio Gor as both US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs marks a watershed moment in India-US relations …
Despite compulsive détente, China frontier paradox remains for India
The external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, has repeatedly emphasized that relations with China cannot normalize until peace and stability return to the borders. Yet despite countless …
From Valour to Theatre: India’s military symbols under political siege
A political poster of Narendra Modi in an IAF flying overall.As a veteran military officer who has witnessed three consecutive generations of military tradition, I write with profound c…
Amnesia vs Engagement: A soldier’s view on India’s China dilemma
Narendra Modi (L) with Xi Jinping during the October 2024 meeting in Kazan, Russia. (File photo)The arrival of China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, in New Delhi on August 18 for the 24th …
PM’s Sudarshan Chakra delusion can prove to be catastrophic
S-400 representative photo. (India Sentinels)The thunderous applause that greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement still echoes across the ramparts of the Re…
SPARSH: A system that touches veterans’ nerves, not lives
India Sentinels illustration for representation. Even after almost five years since its launch, the System for Pension Administration (Raksha) or SPARSH – the government’s flagship digi…
Supreme Court’s CAPF judgment demands immediate implementation
Fresh BSF officers at their passing-out parade at the BSF Academy, Tekanpur (Gwalior), in December 2024. (Photo: BSF)In my previous analysis of India’s central armed police forces (CAPF…
India’s Eastern Front: The new battleground that could eclipse Pak
Map showing India’s east and northeast with neighbouring countries’ locations for perspective. (Map not to scale)In the annals of military strategy, there exists a fundamental principle…