At a time when the country was (and still is) grappling with an acute fuel shortage due to the crisis stemming from the Middle East, you would expect the government to be extremely busy in holding war-room meetings, making diplomatic calls and taking stock of the implementation across the nation….
Zohran Mamdani scripts history with NYC mayoral win, marks new resistance against MAGA 'fascism'
November 10, 2025
Invoking the great words of India’s first prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and with the banger music of ‘Dhoom Machale’ playing in the background, the New York City marked a huge watershed moment as Zohran Mamdani triumphed in the mayoral race beating all odds despite the mightiest efforts of President…
In 1974, India recognized Palestine Liberation Organization (popularly known as ‘Fateh’) as the sole representative of Palestinian people and subsequently in 1988, became the first non-Arab country to recognize the state of Palestine. Throughout this ongoing regional conflict, India has been one of the strongest voices for Palestinian rights. Now,…
No...It's NOT Fine to Embrace Taliban!
October 20, 2025
The biggest headline from last week was Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit and the grand reception in India. Now, there are a number of geopolitical reasonings floating, especially on social media, somehow justifying how this is a wise move. But I firmly stand with what I said before, this…
August 5, 2019, the BJP government decided to strip the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, downgrade it to a union territory, and also carve out a separate UT in Ladakh. The people of Ladakh, its leaders including activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk hailed this move…
As if the ‘Special Intensive Revision’ in Bihar months ahead of polls hadn’t raised enough doubts on ‘free and fair’ elections, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, came up with another bombshell allegations of what he termed “vote chori”, accusing the Election Commission and ruling Bharatiya Janata…
If a regime wants to conquer not just people’s votes but also their minds, it will target the textbooks. This is exactly what the recent changes in the NCERT textbooks seem to suggest. The social science textbook for Class 8 has reframed the medieval period, particularly the Mughal era, encompassing…
If a referee in a game of sports becomes a lapdog of one of the participants, will the game remain ‘free and fair’? A similar question is being posed to the Election Commission of India due to the manner in which it has been behaving over the last couple of…
Operation Sindoor: India creates strong deterrance, but questions remain over 'ceasefire'
May 26, 2025
When Pakistan-backed terrorists created mayhem with their cowardly attack in Pahalgam, it was very clear that India would strike back and strike back very hard. 14 days later, India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeting terrorist sites and military airbases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir region. Islamabad retaliated by opening…
On April 22, thousands of tourists were enjoying their lives along with their partners and families in the beautiful meadows of Baisaran valley in Kashmir’s Pahalgam. Little did these people know that their moment in paradise would soon take a nightmarish turn as a group of monsters would storm in…
