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The 6th BIMSTEC Summit, held on April 4, 2025, in Bangkok, came at a pivotal time for regional diplomacy in South and Southeast Asia. For India, BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) continues to be a key pillar of its regional outreach, especially as SAARC remains inactive. But this year’s summit was not just about protocols and declarations, it reflected subtle shifts in regional alignments, especially with Bangladesh, and presented both challenges and opportunities for India. India’s Strategic Vision for BIMSTEC India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed the country’s deep commitment to BIMSTEC as a platform to enhance connectivity, trade, maritime cooperation, and collective security in the Bay of Bengal region. The adoption of the Bangkok Vision 2030  a roadmap for a “Prosperous, Resilient, and Open BIMSTEC” saw active Indian backing. India's focus on digital public infrastructure, disaster resilience, and counter-terr...

  Revisiting Dil Se — A Film That Still Bleeds Beauty Last night, I rewatched Dil Se . And once again, it left me stunned — like it always does. Some films age with time, some fade. But Dil Se ? It lingers. It lives. It burns, even more beautifully than before. I don’t even know if I watched it this time as a movie. It felt more like a poem — unfolding in visuals, silences, stolen glances, and unforgettable music. Mani Ratnam doesn’t tell a story here, he composes a symphony of longing, conflict, and doomed love. Shah Rukh Khan, as Amar, plays the kind of lover we rarely see now — foolishly romantic, unapologetically obsessive, and heartbreakingly human. Watching him fall — not just in love, but deeper into confusion, fear, and pain — hit differently this time. There’s a kind of raw vulnerability in his performance that makes the film feel so personal. And Manisha Koirala — what can I even say? She is the storm. Silent, tragic, powerful. Her eyes hold a thousand unsaid things...