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In September 2025, the National Medical Commission’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) did not discover a natural “Institute of…

India’s trade story in 2025 is about resolve over rush. As tariff pressure mounted from major powers, New Delhi chose patience, protected farmers, diversified partners, and closed balanced deals with the UK, New Zealand, and Oman. By resisting coercion and negotiating on its own terms, India reshaped its global trade role. The year marked a shift from defensive bargaining to confident strategy, proving that long term vision can outweigh short term pressure in a fractured world economy today globally.

When audiences cheer for the spy thriller Dhurandhar, few realize that India has already lived a far braver story—one written in blood, silence, and sacrifice. This is the real-life saga of Ravindra Kaushik, the legendary Black Tiger of RAW. A young man who crossed borders, erased his identity, and lived as the enemy to protect his nation. No fame followed him. No rescue came for him. His life ended in a foreign prison, forgotten by the very system he served. This is not fiction. This is India’s true Dhurandhar.

The shooting of Muhammad Motaleb Sikdar and the killing of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi are not isolated eruptions of violence but deliberate signals in a larger political choreography unfolding in Bangladesh. As “unknown men” strike with impunity and accountability steadily erodes, suspicion deepens even in the absence of proof. The real danger lies beyond identifying the gunmen. It lies in the quiet foreclosure of political alternatives at a moment when democratic renewal is most needed, allowing unseen power to entrench itself through fear, silence and unresolved bloodshed.