Author: Deshwale Global Desk

Washington’s 100% tariff on patented drugs spares India today. But the clock is already ticking. When news broke that the United States had slapped a 100% tariff on patented pharmaceutical imports, the first instinct across India’s boardrooms and trade ministries was one of quiet relief. Generics are exempt and since India supplies nearly half of America’s generic medicines, the damage, went the conventional wisdom, would be limited. That relief is dangerously premature. Under the new framework signed by President Trump on April 2, 2026, a 100% tariff applies to patented drug imports from countries that have neither signed a reshoring…

A ground operation in Iran would not be America’s boldest military move. It would be the most expensive lesson the superpower has repeatedly failed to learn. There is a recurring madness in great powers: the belief that this time, force will deliver a clean victory and a stable “day after.” As of late March 2026, the United States has conducted its largest military buildup in the Middle East since 2003. Two carrier strike groups, elements of the 82nd Airborne, Marine Expeditionary Units on the USS Tripoli, and planning for options including raids on Kharg Island, securing enriched uranium sites, or…

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty promised to rid the world of its deadliest weapons. Instead, it became a licence for the powerful to keep theirs while punishing others for wanting the same. I. The Idea That Was Supposed to Save the World In 1945, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were erased in moments. Over 200,000 people, mostly civilians, died in blasts whose survivors, the hibakusha, carried radiation for life. The world’s response was not a ban. It was managed sharing. Twenty-three years later, in 1968 (entering force 1970), the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was born. Five states that already had nuclear weapons: the…

A small coral outcrop in the northern Persian Gulf, just 15 to 20 miles off Iran’s coast near Bushehr, has emerged as one of the most strategically sensitive pieces of real estate in the ongoing US-Iran-Israel confrontation. Kharg Island, also spelled Khark, handles roughly 90 per cent of Iran’s crude oil exports, making it the beating heart of Tehran’s oil economy and a potential chokepoint in any effort to pressure or cripple Iran’s finances. As of late March 2026, the island has already been struck by US forces, with military targets hit but oil infrastructure reportedly spared, at least for…

As missile strikes in the Red Sea threaten the world’s most vital maritime chokepoint, India faces a ‘Double Whammy’ that links Yemeni hillsides to the inflation in Indian kitchens. Behind the headlines of war lies a forensic story of fuel costs, insurance premiums and the fragile architecture of global trade. The maritime geography of India is often romanticised as a vast, open gateway to the world. But for those in the cold rooms of South Block or the high-frequency trading floors of Mumbai, the reality is more claustrophobic. India’s economic lifeblood does not flow through an open ocean; it is…

There is a vendor near the Churchgate station in Mumbai who sells bhutta on winter evenings. He chars the cob over coal, rubs it with lemon, smears it with red chilli powder and salt, and hands it over for Rs. 30. You eat it standing up. No plate, no ceremony. The corn is yellow, always yellow, and nobody asks why. But corn was not always yellow. That part of the story is worth telling. The Origin That Most People Get Wrong Maize, as botanists and most of the rest of the world call it, originated in southern Mexico roughly 9,000…

Iran’s state announcement allowing children as young as 12 to participate in war support roles has sent shockwaves across human rights circles. The news, coming amid escalating regional tensions, highlights a complex intersection of state policy, law, and humanitarian norms. The move has drawn scrutiny from international agencies, activists, and local families, while also raising questions about the future of Iran’s youth and the ethical boundaries of state authority in times of conflict. The New Face of Recruitment The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s elite military force, recently confirmed that children aged 12 and above can be deployed in support…

जब ईरान ने अमेरिका की शांति शर्तों को ठुकरा दिया, हर्जाने की माँग की और होर्मुज जलडमरूमध्य को बंद कर दिया, तो उसने न केवल एक महाशक्ति का विरोध किया, बल्कि उस झूठ को भी बेनक़ाब कर दिया कि संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका बेख़ौफ़ होकर युद्ध शुरू कर सकता है और उन्हें अपनी शर्तों पर खत्म कर सकता है। तेहरान प्रांत में सुबह के ६:१७ बजे हैं। परीसा सुबह ५:४८ पर ही अपने अपार्टमेंट से निकल गई थी, क्योंकि अब हमले जल्दी होने लगे हैं। वह चौबीस साल की है और बमबारी शुरू होने से पहले तेहरान विश्वविद्यालय में साहित्य की…

When Iran rejected American peace terms, demanded reparations, and closed the Strait of Hormuz, it did not just resist a superpower—it exposed the lie that the United States can start wars with impunity and end them on its own terms. Tehran Province 6:17 AM Parisa left her apartment at 5:48, before the first light, because the strikes come earlier now. She is twenty-four. She was a literature student at the University of Tehran before the bombs began falling on February 28. Now, she has moved north to stay with her aunt in a village outside Karaj, because her mother called…

The world woke up today to a silence that feels heavier than the thunder of the last few weeks. For the first time since the latest escalation in West Asia began, the skies over Isfahan and Shiraz are not filled with the drone of MQ-9 Reapers or the streak of intercepting missiles. We are currently in the middle of a 120-hour diplomatic pause, a window of time carved out by the White House to allow a 15-point peace proposal to breathe. In the corridors of South Block in New Delhi and the high-walled compounds of Islamabad, the air is thick…