Rahul Gupta

Iran strikes US Gulf bases

Iran Strikes US Bases Across the Gulf After Khamenei’s Death

Tehran’s retaliatory strikes signal a new command calculus, not just retaliation The Supreme Leader is dead. Within hours of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, Iran launched coordinated missile and drone strikes against American military installations across Dubai, Qatar, Iraq, Bahrain, and Oman. Simultaneously, fresh retaliatory strikes hit Israeli territory. The sequencing was not incidental. Tehran acted […]

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India AI Summit 2026

India AI Summit 2026: What the Applause Is Drowning Out

The summit signalled ambition. What it quietly revealed about India’s AI readiness is a different story entirely The coverage emerging from the India AI Summit 2026 quickly settled into a familiar pattern. Commitments were announced, frameworks were unveiled, and the usual parade of superlatives followed. Commentators split predictably into two camps: those who called it

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Trump tariff threat

Trump Warns of Higher Tariffs for Nations That “Play Games”

Washington signals escalation against any coordinated trade response to its tariff regime Donald Trump issued a pointed warning this week: countries that attempt to “play games” with American trade policy will face significantly higher duties than those already imposed. The statement arrived as multiple trading partners were quietly exploring coordinated responses to Washington’s sweeping reciprocal

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environmental deregulation

Dismantling the “Holy Grail”: Trump’s EPA Repeals Climate Endangerment Finding

The Trump administration has finalised the repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, effectively stripping the federal government of its primary legal mandate to regulate greenhouse gases President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced what they characterised as the “single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.” By rescinding the 2009 Endangerment Finding, the scientific

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energy security priorities

Moscow Rejects US ‘Oil Pivot’ Narrative as FM Lavrov Backs New Delhi

a significant disconnect between Washington’s rhetoric and the reality of the India-Russia partnership Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the State Duma (the lower house of Parliament) that, despite the recent announcement of a “historic” US-India trade deal, Moscow has received no official confirmation from New Delhi of a halt to energy imports. Addressing lawmakers,

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global governance reform

Building Resilience: India Sets the ‘People-Centric’ Agenda for BRICS 2026

Under the shadow of a changing global order, New Delhi has officially kicked off its fourth BRICS chairmanship New Delhi hosted the inaugural BRICS Sherpa and Sous-Sherpa meeting, marking the formal commencement of India’s 2026 chairmanship. Led by India’s BRICS Sherpa, Sudhakar Dalela, the meeting brought together representatives from the now 11-member bloc, including recent

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public transparency

New Epstein Tranche Revives Unverified Allegations Against Bill Gates

The release of over three million documents from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation has ignited a fresh wave of controversy, centring on explosive but unsubstantiated claims A massive release of more than three million pages of investigative material by the US Department of Justice on 30 January 2026 has brought the association between Bill Gates and

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energy security

India-US Trade Breakthrough: The End of the ‘Russian Oil’ Era

This has fundamentally rewritten the economic relationship between Washington and New Delhi, trading tariff relief for a total realignment of India’s energy security On Monday, 2 February 2026, US President Donald Trump announced a historic trade deal with India, effectively ending a year of high-stakes economic brinkmanship. Following a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra

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Economic Survey

India Emerges as Global ‘Oasis’ in Economic Survey 2025-26

The government’s annual stock-take paints a picture of a resilient Indian economy reaching a Goldilocks moment Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2025-26 in Parliament, presenting a robust narrative of domestic strength amid a global backdrop of “managed disorder.” The document characterises India as an oasis of macroeconomic stability, forecasting a real GDP

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Prism Open AI

OpenAI Launches Prism: A Free AI-Native Workspace to Accelerate Global Science

OpenAI has unveiled Prism, a unified, free workspace built on GPT-5.2 to streamline the fragmented process of scientific research and publication OpenAI has officially launched Prism, a dedicated, free AI-powered workspace designed to consolidate the scientific research and writing process. The platform represents a significant vertical expansion for the company, moving beyond general-purpose chatbots to

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