As millions faced scrutiny, deletions, and bureaucratic uncertainty under the SIR process, Bengal’s record voter turnout became more than an election statistic—it became a referendum on citizenship, dignity, and democratic belonging.

As millions face deletion from electoral rolls, questions around citizenship, constitutional rights, and democratic integrity are becoming impossible to ignore. This article examines the politics, implications, and institutional crisis surrounding India’s voter revision process.

Based on a detailed podcast discussion hosted by senior journalist Bushra Khanum featuring geopolitical commentator Bobby Naqvi, this article examines the emerging US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad, the shifting balance of power in West Asia, and the fragile architecture of a changing global order.

As the Iran–US–Israel conflict reshapes global politics, new questions are emerging about power, resistance, and the decline of American unipolarity. This conversation explores how war, diplomacy, and economic realignments may be accelerating the birth of a multipolar world order.

As Assam heads into a decisive election, the battle extends beyond party politics. This article examines anti-incumbency, polarization, institutional trust, citizenship debates, and the deeper struggle over democracy, governance, and political representation in the state.

As Israel–Iran tensions escalate, the crisis is no longer regional but systemic. This article examines how conflict in West Asia is disrupting energy flows, supply chains, and global markets—revealing the fragile links between geopolitics and the world economy.

The 2026 Israel–US war on Iran marks a turning point in global geopolitics, as conflict extends beyond battlefields into energy, technology, and economic systems. This analysis examines how it is reshaping power, alliances, and a rapidly evolving world order.

In this conversation, Yashwant Sinha joins Bushra Khanum to assess India’s foreign policy amid West Asia tensions—examining strategic silence, energy risks around the Strait of Hormuz, and whether India can act as a stabilising force in an increasingly volatile global order.

This podcast interrogates the Uttam Nagar violence as a test of law, governance, and social cohesion. Drawing on Professor Apoorvanand, it examines how state response, public attitudes, and institutional accountability shape communal relations and the credibility of constitutional order in India.

Bushra Khanum speaks with Ghazala Wahab on the geopolitical impact of the US–Israeli war on Iran, examining shifting global power dynamics, the role of regional actors like Hezbollah and Hamas, and how the conflict may reshape American influence in the Middle East and India’s strategic position.

Senior journalist Bushra Khanum speaks with Amaresh Misra on the escalating Iran–Israel–US conflict, examining asymmetric warfare, strain on Western defenses, the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, and how the crisis could reshape global power balances and energy markets.

Bushra Khanum speaks with Qom-based researcher Syed Akif Zaidi on Iran’s preparedness and resilience in its confrontation with Israel and the United States. The discussion explores strategic and ideological dimensions of the war and its implications for the emerging global order.

Amid escalating tensions around Iran, Bushra Khanum speaks with Prof. Muqtedar Khan on the risks of wider escalation, Russia and China’s strategic calculations, and how the unfolding crisis may reshape regional alignments and the Middle East’s geopolitical balance.

Bushra Khanum speaks with Amaresh Misra on Iran’s political transition after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s martyrdom, examining its domestic impact, regional tensions, and how constitutional and factional dynamics may shape the future of the Islamic Republic.