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Suraj Rajan Kadanthodu

Aug 4, 2026, 10:07 AM

Israel as the ‘Gold Standard’? Bollywood’s New Imagination of Counter-Terrorism.

In recent years, Bollywood has undergone a quiet but significant shift. The larger-than-life romances and family dramas that once defined mainstream Hindi cinema now share space with a growing genre of military and espionage thrillers. These films are not...

Aug 4, 2026, 7:34 AM

The Petrodollar Loses Ground in New Delhi

The crisis in West Asia forces a major financial shift. Attacks in the Red Sea disrupt global shipping routes. India buys massive amounts of oil from the Gulf to keep its economy running, and buyers rely on the US...

Aug 2, 2026, 9:41 AM

The Strategic Case for an India-Israel Industrial Partnership

India-Israel Beyond Defense - Realising the Next Phase of Strategic Partnership. An AI Illustration.

The India-Israel relationship is conventionally narrated through defense sales, intelligence sharing, and agricultural technology transfer. This framing, while accurate, is incomplete. It obscures a more consequential possibility: that the two countries’ most durable strategic convergence may lie in co-developing...

Jul 29, 2026, 12:54 PM

India’s Edge in the US-Israel Defense Shift

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi raise their arms upon Netanyahu’s arrival at Air Force Station Palam in New Delhi, India, January 14, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Washington's latest defense legislation is less about military alliances than innovation ecosystems—and India is uniquely positioned to become the biggest long-term beneficiary if New Delhi moves decisively. America's latest defense legislation has attracted headlines suggesting that Washington and Jerusalem are...

Jul 25, 2026, 6:12 PM

Houthi Threat Bringing Saudi Arabia and UAE Closer, Will Israel and IMEC Benefit?

The renewed escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen, alongside growing tensions between the United States and Iran, may be reshaping relations between the Gulf's two most influential powers—Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In recent months,...

Roshni V. Dlomen

Jul 22, 2026, 8:37 PM

An Indian Catholic’s journey to Jewish discovery

Knesset Eliyahoo Synagogue, Mumbai. December 2025.

It is said in the Rig Veda, the oldest Hindu sacred text, that Truth is One but the Wise speak of it by many names. For anyone who’s ever visited India, I’m sure you understand why that makes sense. India...

Mandar Pattekar

Jul 21, 2026, 8:43 PM

Mahabharata, Bene Israel, and Ethics of War

As a close friend waited for his flight at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, he noticed several Bene Israel families among the travelers and immediately texted me. Years earlier, I had told him about my Jewish neighbors while growing...

Jul 16, 2026, 12:44 PM

Japan-Türkiye Hedging Tests India’s Indo-Pacific Bet, Greece Anchors Stability

Japan-Türkiye Hedging Tests India’s Indo-Pacific Bet. An AI Illustration

A recent article suggested that Japan may cultivate Türkiye as a “secondary strategic pillar”, raising the more important question of whether such “hedging” is compatible with the long-term partnership India expects from Japan. The key issue is whether such...

Jul 15, 2026, 3:21 PM

Rise of a new generation: Why many young Indians looking at Israel differently

For decades, India's approach to the Middle East was deeply influenced by anti-colonial sentiments, the Non-Aligned Movement, and close ties with Arab countries. Backing the Palestinian cause wasn't just policy—it was a core part of how we saw ourselves...

Jul 13, 2026, 9:39 AM

India-Israel Intelligence Convergence

India-Israel Intelligence Convergence. An AI Illustration.

For both India and Israel, Building the “Architecture of Foresight” for an Age in Which Intelligence Is the New Currency of Power Is a Strategic Imperative, Not an Option In the classical Westphalian order, national power was measured in divisions,...

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