Contemporary India’s strategic environment is like the Chakravyuh from the Mahabharat. The Chakravyuh was a military formation, and it had multiple layers to not only attack but also isolate the opponent from all sides. Abhimanyu knew how to enter it but not how to exit. The present situation of India is similar to that of Abhimanyu’s. Illustration by The Geostrata The layers of the Chakravyuh are a strong analogy to the present layers of encirclement faced by India. The fir

Today, as we celebrate the birthday of “Architect of Viksit Bharat@2047” and “Leader of Empowered Citizens”. At this significant moment,...

Seventy-eight years ago, Bharat’s tryst with destiny was anchored in an experiment, an experiment of forging a sovereign, democratic republic from the embers of colonial rule and the traumas of Partition. Cover by Covering Prime Minister This journey since 1947 is not just the story of a nation, but of a living policy state, where rules, reforms, and relentless innovations have shaped the world’s largest democracy and continually remade institutions to meet the challenges of