Author - Sandhya Jain

Articles, Security & Strategy

Hormuz: The Strategic Strait

Sandhya Jain

June 25, 2026

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10 minutes

The article argues that the June 2026 US-Iran agreement and the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz reveal a declining American-led regional order, a strengthening Iranian strategic position, growing divisions within the Western alliance, and the emergence of a more multipolar Middle East geopolitical landscape.

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Oman signals change in Muslim world

Sandhya Jain

June 10, 2026

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The author argues that Oman's decision to deepen economic ties with Iran signals a significant shift in Gulf geopolitics and reflects growing regional skepticism towards American security guarantees.

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Out of Syllabus: An Invincible Iran

Sandhya Jain

April 1, 2026

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The author argues that the United States-dominated world order is in meltdown. Its foremost client state, Israel, that forced it into war with Iran, has abandoned the battlefield and is fighting civilians in Lebanon. As America prepares for a ground invasion of Iran, Israel has confirmed that its soldiers will not join the fray. While

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New World Disorder

Sandhya Jain

March 15, 2026

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The author argues that the economic fallout is being driven by a deliberate shift away from Western financial systems, noting that Iran’s Shetab network was integrated with Russia’s Mir card system, making Visa, Mastercard irrelevant.

Articles, Law, Policy, Public Policy

Reservation Debate Needs Compassion and Rationality

Sandhya Jain

February 17, 2026

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Author argues that the drastic lowering of NEET PG qualifying percentiles exposes a widening gap between academic benchmarks and admission outcomes in medical education.

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Quota Norms Deserve Scrutiny

Sandhya Jain

February 2, 2026

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The author argues that the Supreme Court’s stay reflects judicial unease with regulatory overreach that may entrench caste identities instead of transcending them within higher education.

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The fall of Zelensky

Sandhya Jain

December 6, 2025

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The author argues that the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s cadaverous regime is inching towards an ignominious end, driven partly by its illegitimacy, partly by EU-NATO elites’ desire to continue the war, but above all by its unsustainable corruption.

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Farcical debate over the Age of Consent

Sandhya Jain

November 10, 2025

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The author argues that the renewed debate on lowering the age of consent represents not progress but regression — a farcical replay of a tragic historical issue.

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Saudi-Pakistan Tango

Sandhya Jain

October 8, 2025

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President Trump is clearly crafting a new global alliance system where regional nuclear powers serve as security providers for allies with conflicting interests.

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Downturn in India- US ties

Sandhya Jain

September 2, 2025

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The author argues that as Cold War 2.0 deepens, Trump seems to favour some of the alignments of the post-World War II era; however, he disapproves of the European Union and is undermining the consolidated NATO-centric Western bloc of Cold War days.