by Mahendra Ved | Jul 20, 2026 | Blogs
HORMUZ THROUGH HISTORY: FROM GUJARAT TO “GROUND ZERO” Known facts are being overlooked, if not conveniently forgotten. They need to be recalled when the third round of the War on Iran is raging, making the Strait of Hormuz the “water zero”, like the...
by Mahendra Ved | Jul 14, 2026 | Defence & Foreign Policy
India and the United States The US celebrated its 250th anniversary (the founding of the United States) on July 4. Let us analyze how India, among America’s allies, living in a fractured, conflict-ridden world, responded to the landmark event. Taking India’s...
by Mahendra Ved | Jul 6, 2026 | Blogs
CONGRATS, AMERICA@250! BUT WE ARE DISAPPOINTED Generations around the globe have known about, if not seen, the Statue of Liberty and felt inspired. The symbol of freedom, democracy, and justice kindled hope for millions who fought their colonial masters. Millions have...
by Mahendra Ved | Jun 29, 2026 | Diaspora
AN INDIAN “WORKING MOM” IN HOLLYWOOD Whatever the impact in the rest of the two-billion-plus Muslim world, the war in Iran appears to have affected American politics, which the Trump administration did not anticipate. Said Arikat, a Washington-based journalist, writes...
by Mahendra Ved | Jun 17, 2026 | Blogs
US, CHINA BLESS PAKISTAN’S OIL FINDS NEAR INDIAN BORDER As both the United States and China compete for Pakistan’s explorations near the Indian border, are India and Pakistan headed for an oil war in the desert terrain of Sindh and Rajasthan in the foreseeable future?...
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