Amid a tense election season in the country, a rather unique but important issue has popped up, the Great Nicobar Project. Hailed by government and its supporters as the next ‘masterstroke’, while considered extremely dangerous and catastrophic for ecology by environmental experts and opposition. In this Blog, I will try…
“We will keep America out of foolish, stupid, ridiculous foreign wars,” this is what United States President Donald Trump said all while his election campaigns. Yet, till just a week back, the US was fighting perhaps its most unreasonable and clueless war in the Middle East. The recent Iran was…
Are India's GDP numbers exaggerated?
March 23, 2026
India posted 7.8% GDP growth in the third quarter of fiscal 2025-26 and is projected to report 7.6% growth for the full year. These numbers are well beyond the analyst’s estimates and position India as the fastest-growing major economy. Additionally, the inflation and unemployment rates – at 3.21% and 4.9%…
In August 2024, Bangladesh, a country that once gave a sense of calm in the neighbourhood, went a major political upheaval as student protests against the country’s reservation system turned into a huge and violent anti-government movement forcing then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country. After…
China's Uyghur Genocide and its deafening silence
December 2, 2025
Genocide refers to an act where a particular group is killed, caused serious bodily or mental harm with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. Now, the use of this term in today’s context makes obvious reference to Gaza. My today’s…
Where is Russia-Ukraine war headed as ceasefire pressure lingers
November 25, 2025
24 hours…that’s what Donald Trump had said it would take him to end the Russia-Ukraine war after becoming president. But, here it’s been nearly a year to Mr Trump’s presidency and the conflict continues to hang on. Though, now there are signs and developments that this deadly conflict hanging for…
The best part of being a journalist, especially one covering geopolitics, is there is almost never a dull moment. And, even if you ignore some news for 1-2 days, you never realise when it becomes the monster in the room. Something similar is what happened in India’s Himalayan neighbourhood of…
Balochistan 'Conundrum' and the Failed Idea of Pakistan
September 7, 2025
“The Pakistan state has completely lost its writ in 5-7 districts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwan which are in a position to declare independence soon.” This was the statement of Pakistani lawmaker and cleric, Maulana Fazlur Rehman in his country’s National Assembly in February this year, comparing the situation to…
'No washrooms, late night knocks, lobby dominance': How 'Hema Committee Report' exposed shocking details from Mollywood
August 25, 2025
Movies are reflection of our society, at least that’s how it’s meant to be. And if there is one industry in India, which is living upto the expectations of bringing progressive and unconventional cinema, it’s Mollywood, or the Malayalam movie industry. With movies like ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’, ‘Manjummel Boys’,…
On February 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a successful meeting with newly sworn-in US President Donald Trump at the White House, where both leaders heaped high praise on one another. At that point, Mr Modi was one of the first global leaders to visit Trump in his very early…
