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At the intersection of cinema, intelligence, and geopolitics, DHURANDHAR signals a shift in how India tells its security stories. This article, inspired by an Access Hub podcast conversation with the film’s military consultant, explores realism, cultural diplomacy, and why such narratives matter globally.

Analysis | DHURANDHAR & the Art of Narrative Power: Where Cinema Ends, Intelligence Begins, and Cultural Diplomacy Takes Shape

At the intersection of cinema, intelligence, and geopolitics, DHURANDHAR signals a shift in how India tells its security stories. This article, inspired by an Access Hub podcast conversation with the film’s military consultant, explores realism, cultural diplomacy, and why such narratives matter globally.

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When Stand News shut down in 2021, arrests and raids dominated headlines. Less noticed was what vanished next: years of reporting erased from public access. The loss of its archive reshaped journalism in Hong Kong, thinning the historical record and narrowing space for accountability, an absence that still matters today.

OPINION | What Disappeared With Stand News, And Why It Still Matters

When Stand News shut down in 2021, arrests and raids dominated headlines. Less noticed was what vanished next: years of reporting erased from public access. The loss of its archive reshaped journalism in Hong Kong, thinning the historical record and narrowing space for accountability, an absence that still matters today.

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External influence is often mistaken for direct control. In Bangladesh’s political churn, Pakistan’s role, where it exists, operates through aligned networks, shared narratives, and ideological convergence rather than command and coordination. Understanding this distinction is critical to crafting effective, resilient policy responses.

OPINION | Collusion, Not Control: How Pakistan Works Through Aligned Networks

External influence is often mistaken for direct control. In Bangladesh’s political churn, Pakistan’s role, where it exists, operates through aligned networks, shared narratives, and ideological convergence rather than command and coordination. Understanding this distinction is critical to crafting effective, resilient policy responses.

Opinion

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The 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking spurred a multilateral maritime effort that turned the Gulf of Aden from a piracy hotspot into a corridor of safety. Today, Somalia’s growing web of bilateral defense pacts risks undoing that progress. Commodore Ranjit Rai (Retd) warns that while bilateral deals promise quick gains, they may fracture hard-won coordination, undermining security, sovereignty, and stability across vital sea lanes.

OPINION | Somalia’s Maritime Crossroads: Multilateral Gains, Bilateral Gambles

The 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking spurred a multilateral maritime effort that turned the Gulf of Aden from a piracy hotspot into a corridor of safety. Today, Somalia’s growing web of bilateral defense pacts risks undoing that progress. Commodore Ranjit Rai (Retd) warns that while bilateral deals promise quick gains, they may fracture hard-won coordination, undermining security, sovereignty, and stability across vital sea lanes.

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Somalia’s new defence cooperation MoU with Pakistan may look like routine training and support, but echoes of Hambantota raise concerns of sovereignty traded for dependency. With Chinese influence in the background, the pact could evolve from naval aid into strategic concessions, leaving Mogadishu vulnerable in a region of global maritime consequence.

OPINION | Lessons from Hambantota: Will Mogadishu Become the Next Pawn?

Somalia’s new defence cooperation MoU with Pakistan may look like routine training and support, but echoes of Hambantota raise concerns of sovereignty traded for dependency. With Chinese influence in the background, the pact could evolve from naval aid into strategic concessions, leaving Mogadishu vulnerable in a region of global maritime consequence.

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Analysis | DHURANDHAR & the Art of Narrative Power: Where Cinema Ends, Intelligence Begins, and Cultural Diplomacy Takes Shape

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