Opinion

The Doval Doctrine and India’s Strategic Crisis

By Aarti Tikoo October 9, 2025 aarti tikoo Accountability Adani Ports Afghanistan Afghanistan policy Ajit Doval alienation Article 370 arunachal pradesh AS Dulat Autonomy Bangladesh canada centralisation of power chemical companies China China conflict conflict industry Delhi bureaucrats Demographic change development diplomatic failure diplomatic isolation Doklam crisis domestic discontent dynasties electoral democracy environmental degradation ethnic cleansing ethnic conflict FATF fentanyl production Financial Action Task Force Galwan Valley clash Gaza war Global Diplomacy Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules great responsibility Gujarat ports Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Hafiz Saeed Hardeep Singh Nijjar IMF loan India’s Strategic Crisis Indian intelligence intelligence failure international isolation international response iran ISRAEL Jammu & Kashmir Jammu terrorism Kargil War Kashmir Valley kashmiri pandits Khalistan movement Kukis LAC Ladakh Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils LAHDC Land Rights lashkar e taiba Lawrence Bishnoi gang legislative powers Leh Leh violence LINE OF ACTUAL CONTROL Look East policy Look West policy manipur violence Meiteis military strength Ministry of Defence Ministry of External Affairs Ministry of home affairs minorities modi government Mundra Port Myanmar narcotics smuggling National Security Act National Security Advisor National Security Council Secretariat national security leadership Neighbourhood First policy Nepal nsa NSCS Operation Sindoor Pahalgam Attack Pakistan Pakistan border patriotism power brokers Prime Minister's Office protests public resentment Punjab drug crisis RAW reconciliation regime change rehabilitation rising power Russia security policy separatists Sikh activists Sixth Schedule Sonam Wangchuk SPG Sri Lanka state collapse statehood demand strategic affairs strategic clarity Strategic Policy Group strategic vacuum targeted killings Terror Financing terrorism The Doval Doctrine The Resistance Front Tibetan Autonomous Region transnational crime syndicate tribal identity Trump administration unemployment Union territory United States United States accusations

The Modi government’s security policies, primarily under NSA Ajit Doval, are criticized for failures in Ladakh, the Northeast, and Kashmir. These policies led to diplomatic isolation, internal discontent, and weakened regional influence. Over-centralization and lack of accountability exacerbated these issues.

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Sowing Change, Reaping Atmanirbharta: Women Leading India’s Agri-Future

By TNI Team September 4, 2025 Agri Entrepreneurs agri-tech startups agricultural extension agricultural reform agricultural universities agricultural value chain Atmanirbhar Bharat 2047 Atmanirbhar Krishi branding brazil caregiving certification chemical reduction childcare facilities climate resilience climate-smart agriculture coffee cooperatives community resilience cooperative leadership credit credit access crop insurance dairy cooperatives decision-making delta region demonstration plots digital advisories digital agriculture Digital Inclusion digital platforms diversified entrepreneurship e-commerce e-market platforms Education enabling women to lead equity ergonomic tools erratic rains export production extension workers farm yields farmer producer organisations food processing food production food security fuelwood gender imbalance gender justice gender lens ginger growers Global Competitiveness global value chains Government of India government schemes harvesting Himachal horticulture exports household management inclusive food systems inclusive growth inclusiveness incomes Indian agriculture Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)institutional procurement invisible hands irrigation Kenya kerala land management land ownership Land Rights livestock maharashtra mandis market linkages market-linked systems marketing matrilineal traditions Meghalaya millet cultivation Mission Krishi Nari Shakti 2047 MoA&FW mobile payment mushroom cultivation mustard field Nagaland North East nutritional diversity Odisha organic certification organic produce paddy fields pest management pest outbreaks Phek district policy frameworks Policy Reforms policy shift premium markets productivity punjab RAJASTHAN Recognition rental hubs research institutions resilience resources rural haats Rwanda Sangrur school feeding programmes seed preservation Sikkim skill-building smallholder farmers soil fertility sowing spices spousal land titles subsistence farming sugarcane Sushma Singh sustainability Tamil Nadu technology access training transparency transport support turmeric producers Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission uttarakhand value-driven systems vegetables Viksit Krishi visible leaders vision 2047 water weather forecasts weeding wicker basket women farmers women producer companies women scientists women-friendly mechanization women-led agri-enterprises

Indian women farmers are essential to food production but face limited resources. Empowering them through land rights, credit, and tailored agricultural support can boost yields and national food security. Policy changes and a national mission are crucial for their leadership and building a resilient, inclusive, and competitive agricultural sector by 2047.

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Rahul Gandhi Alleges ‘Vote Theft’ by BJP, Election Commission During Siwan Rally

By TNI Team August 30, 2025 Adani Ambani Ambedkar’s Constitution Bengaluru Central bihar bihar politics BJP BJP-EC Collusion Congress Inquiry constitution Dalits EBCs election commission Election Mandate Theft Electoral Rolls Manipulation Fake Voters haryana Industrialists Land Rights Mahadevapura Karnataka Maharashtra Assembly Elections Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Marginalized Groups minorities Mobile Flashlights Symbol narendra modi OBCs One Crore Fake Votes One Lakh Fake Votes Pre-Independence Conditions rahul gandhi Ration Cards Siwan Rally Videography Records Vote Chor Slogan vote theft Vote Theft Allegation Voter Adhikar Yatra voter list Women

Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi and the BJP of stealing elections through fraudulent votes, citing alleged manipulation of voter lists, particularly in Maharashtra. He claimed the Election Commission refused to share vital records and vowed to expose vote theft across states. Gandhi framed this as an attack on the Constitution and marginalized groups.

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Rahul Gandhi Alleges ‘Vote Theft’ by BJP, Election Commission During Siwan Rally

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