Vivetha Jayaseelan

India’s festival seasons are a kaleidoscope of colors, lights, and joyous celebrations that electrify the nation’s streets and homes. Yet, beneath the lively rhythms and vibrant markets lies a fierce and often unseen economic battlefield, the 'Bazaar Battle'. This yearly surge in consumption, which fuels one of the largest economies in the world, has become the focal point of a high-stakes confrontation between India’s dreams of self-reliance and the pervasive wave of imported goods,...

Introduction In recent decades, the world has witnessed a disquieting shift in the anatomy of terrorism, one that moves beyond guns, grenades, and guerrilla warfare into the silent corridors of corporate offices, digital networks, and state institutions. Increasingly, terror organisations are no longer powered solely by radicalised foot soldiers but by educated, highly skilled professionals like engineers, doctors, bureaucrats, financial experts, and tech specialists, who provide...

Introduction Fast-forwarding to December 2025. A rocket is planned to stand ready at Sriharikota, carrying not an Indian astronaut, but something equally historic: ‘ VyomMitra’ , a humanoid robot designed to test and monitor the systems, along with the Gaganyaan  crew, that will soon protect human lives in space. This moment of revelation calls for the honouring of decades of scientific achievement, steadfast resilience and marks India’s entry into an exclusive club of nations capable of...