🖋️ *From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane* Pakistan is increasingly rediscovering its pre-Islamic civilizational roots. References to the Indus Valley Civilization, the legacy of Panini, Sanskrit, and the Mahabharata are finding renewed space in public discourse. A growing number of scholars are revisiting the history of kings such as Porus, Dahir, and Anandapala, recognizing them as part of the region's indigenous heritage rather than viewing Ghazni and Ghori as the sole historica

From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane Bihar Defeat Echoes in Karnataka The Bihar election results have once again spotlighted Rahul Gandhi’s chronic inability to deliver victories, leaving Congress restless and fractured. The ripple effect is now visible in Karnataka, where the uneasy truce between Siddaramaiah and D.K. Shivakumar—brokered in 2023 with a two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula—has reached its expiry date. Shivakumar’s camp is preparing for a swearing-in, but Sidda