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• FRANCE ON EDGE: 70,000 SECURITY PERSONNEL DEPLOY AS PROTESTS TEST MACRON GOVERNMENT France Student Protests · Raisina Wire · 25 अक्टूबर 2026

  Student anger over deteriorating education conditions has evolved into a wider confrontation over the cost of living, public order and the right to protest — six months before France’s presidential election.

• Shadow War: Is the CIA Using Mercenaries to Destabilize India’s Northeast? Northeast · Security · Ilmaz Syed · 18 मार्च 2026

  An operation at Kolkata and Delhi airports, and what it signals about foreign actors on India’s soil.

• The “Iron Dome” of the East: Why Kolkata is Becoming India’s Strategic Nerve Center for 2026 Eastern India · Strategy · Ilmaz Syed · 15 फ़रवरी 2026

  Kolkata is no longer in the rear. It is the command, intelligence and logistical anchor that ensures the frontlines move forward.

• The Dhaka Reset: Tarique Rahman’s Landslide, the Jamaat Shadow, and India’s High-Stakes Border Security Bangladesh · Border security · Ilmaz Syed · 14 फ़रवरी 2026

  Bangladesh has spoken. What the shift in Dhaka means for radicalisation networks and infiltration along India’s border.

• Delhi’s Red Line: Inside the ‘Jamaat-MIM’ Pincer and R&AW’s Explosive Message to Tarique Rahman Bangladesh · Intelligence · Ilmaz Syed · 14 फ़रवरी 2026

  While the world watches the return of Tarique Rahman, New Delhi is looking at a much more dangerous map.

• How India is Redefining Geopolitical Deterrence Without Firing a Single Bullet South Asia · Deterrence · Ilmaz Syed · 8 फ़रवरी 2026

  Economic leverage, technology and “invisible” weaponry: India is no longer merely reacting to provocations.

• The 135-Minute Midnight Call: Why Gen. Naravane’s Stalled Memoir is Shaking the Indian Establishment Defence · Civil–military · Ilmaz Syed · 5 फ़रवरी 2026

  Why an unpublished memoir by a former Army chief brought proceedings in Parliament to a halt.

• The CIA’s Invisible Front: Decoding the Narrative Warfare Targeting India’s Global Rise Information environment · Ilmaz Syed · 4 फ़रवरी 2026

  Warfare is no longer only tanks, missiles and boots on the ground. Reading the narratives aimed at India.

• Is Pakistan Facing Its 1971 Moment? The Unraveling of Balochistan and the End of the CPEC Dream Pakistan · Balochistan · Ilmaz Syed · 1 फ़रवरी 2026

  A seismic shift on South Asia’s map, and what it means for the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.

• From Begging Bowls to Terror Hubs: Is Pakistan Speed-running Its Own Collapse? Pakistan · Economy · Ilmaz Syed · 31 जनवरी 2026

  While the world races toward a digital future, a neighbour trapped in a cycle of its own making.

• Bangladesh at a Breaking Point: Economic Collapse, Industry Shutdowns, and a Humanitarian Crisis Bangladesh · Economy · Ilmaz Syed · 26 जनवरी 2026

  The story of Bangladesh as South Asia’s “economic tiger” is rapidly unravelling.

• The Silent Superpower: Why the World is Moving its Arms Factories to India Defence industry · Ilmaz Syed · 26 जनवरी 2026

  From electromagnetic railguns to ₹100-per-shot lasers, India is becoming a defence manufacturing hub.

• Is India’s $500M Masterstroke in Iran Under Threat? West Asia · Connectivity · Ilmaz Syed · 23 जनवरी 2026

  Behind the protests in Tehran lies a high-stakes game for India’s trade, energy security and Chabahar Port.

• India’s Secret Himalayan Tunnel: The Underground Strategy to Dismantle Pakistan’s Water Lifeline Water security · Infrastructure · Ilmaz Syed · 19 जनवरी 2026

  The Himalayan rivers as strategy, and what it means for Pakistan’s most vital lifeline.