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Alok Asthana

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India Bets on a Declining Partner: The Modi-UAE Defence Deal and Its Strategic Missteps

Listen to this article: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2026, his eighth visit to the UAE in 12 years – and emerged with...

19.05.2026 30

The Wire

Alok Asthana

If Operation Sindoor Produced a Winner, it Wasn't India

Listen to this article: Operation Sindoor is now a year old. The 2025 India-Pakistan conflict will be studied for decades – historically,...

07.05.2026 30

The Wire

Alok Asthana

What India Can Learn From the British Intelligence Employee Who Defied Orders For the Nation

Listen to this article: In an era where dissent is increasingly equated with disloyalty, the film “Official Secrets” offers a quietly explosive...

02.04.2026 20

The Wire

Alok Asthana

The Real Failure Behind Rechin La Can't be Hidden by Buck-Passing

07.02.2026 10

The Wire

Alok Asthana