A far-right organization started with 5 people and expanded into more than 4 million members across 80,000 branches (shakhas) in India in the last 100 years. From being a fringe group for majority part of its existence, it rose to a level where it influences India’s government formation and decision…
The 'Great' Education Record of Modi Regime
June 22, 2026
Education has to play a key role if a country has to progress, and more so, emerge a superpower in the new global order. Whether one wants to look at the example of Japan, China or the Nordic countries in Europe, it was always quality education at all levels, that…
The game that started after Lok Sabha elections ascended to its peak last week, as Bharatiya Janata Party’s winning juggernaut went on to conquer its dream fort of Bengal. Now, irrespective of which party you wanted to win in Bengal, there are enough grounds to discuss whether the elections were…
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…
