Neeraj Singh Manhas

A number has been circulating this week that overstates its own subject by two orders of magnitude: India is not spending $450 billion on border railways. It is spending up to ₹45,000 crore — about $4.7...

For most of the post-independence era, India was described in the conditional tense as a country of enormous potential, forever ‘emerging’, forever a market of tomorrow. That framing is beginning to look dated. Across...

"It is the dream of 140 crore Indians," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the International Olympic Committee's 141st session in Mumbai, making official what had long been rumoured in sporting circles, that India would...

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese sat down in Melbourne in July 2026 for the 3rd Australia-India Annual Leaders Summit, the headlines were dominated by uranium. Eighteen agreements were...

For two decades, the dangerous geography of West Asia was measured by the distance between two cities that rarely spoke and never blinked: Tel Aviv and Tehran. That distance has now collapsed into a...

In an era defined by intensifying great-power competition in the Indo-Pacific, India cannot afford to remain a passive spectator on critical maritime routes. The Greater Nicobar Island Development Project stands as one of the...

When India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed on June 1, 2026, that critical minerals and rare earths had figured in the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar’s President U Min Aung Hlaing,...

In October 2025, when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released Lt Gen Raj Shukla's book on the subject, he framed civil-military fusion not merely as integration but as a "strategic enabler" that fosters innovation, preserves talent,...

India stands at a turning point in its rise as a global power. The Great Nicobar Project is not just another infrastructure plan. It is a bold, game-changing move that will strengthen India's economy,...

The United Arab Emirates has made a bold move by announcing its intention to leave both OPEC and the wider OPEC+ alliance, effective from May 1, 2026. After nearly 60 years as a member —...

As the 2026 Iran War enters its second month, with United States and Israeli forces having launched devastating strikes on February 28 that claimed the life of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and targeted Iran’s...

Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, and rare earth elements are indispensable for the energy transition. They fuel electric vehicles (EVs), battery storage, wind turbines, solar panels, and advanced electronics. The International...

In a decisive move that underscores India's unwavering commitment to self-reliance, sustainable development, and long-term energy security, the government has recently granted environmental clearance for the ambitious 260 MW Dulhasti Stage-II hydropower project situated on...