Pranav Jain

Modern-day love has changed multifolds. There is no rule book. It remains unnamed, unresolved, and in flailing suspension.

An Indian police station is where citizens bring missing persons, assaults, thefts and disputes to the state. The scene shows governance working through discretion, overload, negotiation and emotional strain.

Election policing is unlike any other law-and-order duty. It is about maintaining peace, but more than that, it is about upholding the trust the citizenry has placed in us. So, in a very real sense, the police are the custodians of the democratic process.

Every epoch in human history has had its equation of power. The variables of the 21st century are data, compute, and models.

Some claim the Centre's CAPF Bill, 2026 undermines the Supreme Court's May 23, 2025 IPS deputation ruling. This view overlooks national security needs. The court's piecemeal verdict sought reducing IPS roles up to SAG rank, balancing CAPF cadre concerns after granting them OGAS status while acknowledging IPS policy relevance.

Prahaar codifies India's counterterrorism doctrine, prioritising intelligence-led disruption, legal rigor, uniform state capacities, tech-enabled surveillance, and international coordination to pre-empt, deter, and prosecute threats.

Shift the lens from 1648 to 324 BCE and a new geometry of power appears: China as a Mughal-like empire of order and hierarchy, America as a restless nomad wielding freedom with zeal and cunning, and India as the Mauryan heir, balancing both through a dharmic cosmopolis.