Author: Aarti Tikoo

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With over two decades of work experience in the biggest media groups of India, she is one among India’s most credible and fearless journalists. She has reported and written extensively on Kashmir, Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism, geopolitics and international relations. As a founder of The New Indian, she has now the distinction of being the first woman entrepreneur in Indian national digital media, from Jammu & Kashmir.

Assad’s fall in Syria: Same old Deep State formula

The recent collapse of regimes like Assad’s in Syria, Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh, and Ashraf Ghani’s in Afghanistan underscores a troubling pattern. These leaders, despite their flaws, represented relatively stable administrations that kept radical elements at bay. Their fall has opened the doors for Islamist factions to assert dominance, leading to greater instability.   […]

BJP landslide victory in Maharashtra reflects inclusive formula

The BJP-led NDA’s landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections is a testament to its deft political manoeuvring and an inclusive, multi-pronged strategy. By addressing the Hindutva vote bank with Devendra Fadnavis at the helm, consolidating the Marathi vote bank through Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction, and even making inroads into the Muslim vote bank […]

Lessons for India from Tulsi Gabbard’s approach to Trump’s win

The return of Donald Trump to the US presidency, aided by key campaigners like Tulsi Gabbard—who is a self-identified Hindu and openly embraces her faith—offers significant lessons for Indian politics. Trump’s victory, fueled by a discourse emphasizing nationalism, anti-illegal immigration policies, and a rejection of far-left ideologies such as ‘wokeism,’ signals a shift in the […]

India’s latest national security worry: Mizoram’s Zionist connection

The announcement by Mizoram’s Chief Minister Lalduhoma in the US in September regarding plans for a Christian state in northeast India has generated significant geopolitical and security concerns. This proposal finds roots in a complex history of Christian missionary work and Zionist ideologies promoted by British and American interests.   Tracing back to World War […]

Trump’s victory reflects voter fatigue with US interventions, illegal immigration

In a decisive election, Donald Trump has reclaimed the White House, buoyed by a public weary of foreign entanglements and seeking a shift in American priorities. His campaign, which emphasized a ‘peace through strength’ approach for the ‘Make America Great Again (MAGA)’ objective, struck a chord with a nation disillusioned by perceived overreach in international […]

2024 J&K assembly poll results: Historic chance for NC-Congress to redeem themselves

Muslims in India typically don’t vote for the BJP. So it’s not astonishing that the Muslim majority Kashmir valley voted for their own grand old regional party National Conference, in the 2024 assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir. The electioneering by all Kashmir-centric parties was focused on keeping the “Hindu” BJP out of Kashmir.   […]

2024 Jammu & Kashmir elections is final referendum

The unsaid and unacknowledged aspect of the 2024 assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir is that, after 35 years, New Delhi has granted a general amnesty to the entire political class of Kashmir. From Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti to Jamat-e-Islami and Hurriyat, all soft-separatists and hardliners have now been pardoned […]

India Should Beat China Economically, Not Militarily: Historian Shiv Kunal Verma to Aarti Tikoo

The New Indian’s Editor-in-Chief, Aarti Tikoo, speaks with Shiv Kunal Verma, a renowned military historian, strategist, author, and filmmaker. In this exclusive interview with Editor-in-Chief Aarti Tikoo, Verma delves deep into the Indo-China border dispute, sharing his expert insights and historical perspective. Verma discusses the ongoing standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with […]

2024 Mandate is loud: Prime Minister Modi listening?

Now that the Modi government has put itself in the saddle again, with the help of the coalition partners of the NDA this time, it may seem ‘all is well that ends well’. The opposition, INDI alliance, is gloating about how the Indian electorate brought Prime Minister Narendra Modi down from the high horse of […]

Jackie Shroff Returns to Kashmir After Three Decades for Film Shoot: A Candid Chat with Aarti Tikoo

Kashmir has long been a favorite location for Bollywood, but for the past three decades, filming there has been challenging due to regional tensions. Following the abrogation of Article 370, normalcy has begun to return to Kashmir. In a candid conversation with Aarti Tikoo, Editor-in-Chief of The New Indian, actor Jackie Shroff discusses life in […]

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