By [Yash Rajput] When war breaks out in a major power, the world takes notice. The Russian invasion of Ukraine dominated headlines for months. The Israel–Palestine conflict regularly leads global news cycles. Yet beyond these high-profile wars, there are conflicts grinding on silently, leaving millions displaced, starving, and forgotten. These “invisible wars” — in places like Myanmar, Sudan, Yemen, and the Democratic Republic of Congo — rarely make it to front-page coverage. They are overshadowed by geopolitics, underfunded by donors, and dangerously underreported. For journalists, the challenge is immense: how to shine a light on crises the world seems determined…
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By: Prof. Ananya Krishnan | Senior Fellow, Institute for Global Diaspora Studies (IGDS), LondonPublished in IGDS Working Papers Series, August 2025 A Morning in Two Worlds It’s 6:45 a.m. in Helsinki.Outside, a pale Nordic sun rises over the snow-lined streets. Inside a modest apartment, Anirban, a 34-year-old software engineer from Durgapur, pours his coffee. He opens Subkuz.com on his phone. The top half of his feed tells him what’s happening in Finland: The bottom half tells him what’s happening back home in Durgapur: Two worlds, one screen. Both in Bangla. This is Subkuz’s most radical innovation: the two-home feed –…
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The cobblestone streets of The Hague became the center of global security discourse last week as NATO leaders convened for the alliance’s 2025 summit. Against a backdrop of intensifying geopolitical rivalry, the mood was both urgent and unusually unified. From the Baltic to the Black Sea, NATO allies pledged higher defence budgets, deeper interoperability, and faster decision-making mechanisms — signaling a shift from deterrence by presence to deterrence by readiness. A Pledge With Teeth For years, NATO has urged members to meet the 2% of GDP defence spending target. In The Hague, that figure was no longer aspirational — it…
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In an unexpected twist in post-Cold War diplomacy, former U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped into one of Eurasia’s most entrenched conflicts: the long-standing dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The two nations, locked in decades of tension over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, have witnessed multiple wars, most recently the 2020 conflict in which Azerbaijan reclaimed significant territories. While Russia, the traditional power broker in the South Caucasus, has been preoccupied with its war in Ukraine, Trump has seized the opportunity to position himself as an unconventional mediator. According to sources familiar with the talks, Trump’s mediation effort was launched through discreet…
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By International Correspondent | August 2025 The U.S. dollar has reigned supreme as the world’s primary reserve currency for over seven decades. Yet in recent years, whispers of its decline have grown louder. From BRICS nations proposing alternative currencies to China expanding the global use of the yuan, a new chapter in global finance may be unfolding. The question many economists are now asking: is the dollar’s dominance truly at risk? A Legacy of Power Since the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944, the dollar has enjoyed a unique status in international trade, accounting for roughly 60% of global reserves and…
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By Special Correspondent | August 2025 In a move that sent strong signals across the global electric vehicle (EV) landscape, Vietnam’s VinFast has announced its entry into the Indian market—one of the world’s most promising frontiers for automotive growth. The decision, formalized in late July 2025 with the groundbreaking of a manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, underscores a broader trend: global EV makers are increasingly pivoting to Asia, and India is emerging as the nucleus of this shift. Why India? Why Now? The timing is no coincidence. India’s auto sector is on the cusp of a green revolution, driven by…
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By [Yash Kapoor], Global Health & Politics Correspondent As the scars of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to shape international health policy, the world is entering a new era of vaccine diplomacy—one where vaccines are no longer merely public health tools, but also powerful instruments of foreign policy, economic influence, and geopolitical negotiation. From India’s “Vaccine Maitri” program to China’s Sinovac diplomacy, and the West’s Gavi-led donations, the global race to immunize populations has laid bare a truth long known in diplomatic circles: vaccines save lives, but they also forge alliances, influence trade, and reshape global power structures. Now, in 2025,…
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Revenue built on service, utility, and hyperlocal relevance – not attention addiction. Softa Technologies does not monetize attention, does not sell user data, and does not chase vanity metrics. Its revenue models are rooted in practical service offerings, designed with India’s cultural, economic, and regional diversity in mind. Each product under Softa has its own localized, realistic, and sustainable revenue architecture, tailored for its audience and use-case. Subkuz – Hyperlocal News & Content Ecosystem Core Revenue Streams: Future Additions: ZKTOR — Encrypted Social Networking & Media Platform Core Revenue Streams: Future Additions: Zwato – MSME Business OS Core Revenue Streams:…
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Subkuz arrives like a tectonic correction In a digital landscape dominated by monolithic newsfeeds and algorithmic sameness, Subkuz arrives like a tectonic correction – a platform not just designed to inform, but to connect every Bharatiya to their own soil, no matter where in the world they live. The Premise: News That Finds You, in Your Language, in Your Context Subkuz is a multilingual, hyperlocal news and content platform built to serve Indians living both within the country and across the global diaspora. But unlike traditional media — which delivers one-size-fits-all narratives – Subkuz personalizes experience down to the city,…