When the Mountain Broke: Inside Nepal’s Deadliest Glacial Flood Overview On the morning of Wednesday, 26 August 2026, a catastrophic glacier collapse and debris avalanche in Langtang National Park, Nepal, triggered one of the deadliest flash floods in the region’s recent history. The disaster travelled nearly 100 km downstream along the Lende Khola and Trishuli…
Sonam Wangchuk’s Fast: Genuine Protest or Political Weapon Against Modi Government? Wangchuk has been fasting at Jantar Mantar since June 28, in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party’s sit-in. The core demand is the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, tied to repeated examination paper leaks and corruption in the education system, plus sweeping reforms…
The 2026 Iran War: India’s Energy, Diaspora, and Diplomatic Reckoning Energy Security, Diaspora Risk, the Islamic World’s Response, and the Limits of Multi-Alignment 1. Background On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several senior commanders, opening what is now widely termed…