Businessman, with a huge empire and controversial past, enters politics, springs a surprise in 2016 by winning White House. The tenure is marked by controversies, impeached twice, voted out in 2020, creates chaos after crying foul, position weakened within the party, gets smothered under dozens of criminal cases (most of…
Perks of an 'Imperfect' Relationship
September 26, 2024
CHAPTER 1 “Please admit him quickly, his life is in danger,” Fahadh shouted as he ran along with the hospital staff carrying the stretcher on which Abhinav lied soaked in blood, after being hit by a bike on the flyover. Before Fahadh could have realized anything, the staff took Abhinav…
Laapataa Ladies: Subtle delivery of real 'Feminism' message
September 4, 2024
Out of all the movies that have been released this year, Kiran Rao’s directorial Laapataa Ladies happens to be my favourite. The surprise package of 2024, took everyone by surprise with its sheer freshness, simple storytelling and strong message. The movie that lifts the veil on patriarchy delivers a pertinent…
June 21, 2024; Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh came to India on a state visit. She received a rousing red carpet welcome, was accorded state honours and big dignitaries including the Prime Minister and President met her. Fast forward to 1.5 months later, Sheikh Hasina again arrived in…
The Kolkata Horror and India's 'RAPE' Problem
August 19, 2024
Today, the biggest issue that has been hitting headlines in the country is the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case. A 31-year-old trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of the college with severe injury marks on the body. Though one arrest has been made in…
Why India's 'confused' Tibet Policy needs reckoning
August 8, 2024
Over the past some time, writing commentary on foreign policies has been a delightful job of mine. On most if not all occasions, I have been praiseworthy of India’s foreign policy, which has been more assertive and proactive on most fronts. But, one policy area popped into my mind, where…
In a significant strategic development, India, and Iran inked the Chabhar Port deal in May this year. Th deal which allows New Delhi to operate the strategically important port in Tehran holds great strategic importance for India, as it will provide Indian goods with a gateway to reach landlocked Afghanistan…
Thousands of people were driven out of their homeland once and for all; many of them killed, raped, tortured and displaced from their families. Many of them saw their families perishing right in front of their eyes, others never got to know what happened to them. A new set of…
11 years, and 5 days since we won the last ICC Trophy in 2013; 16 years, 9 months, and 5 days since we won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 and after failing short of the finish line multiple times in the last decade or so; Rohit Sharma and…
One should never take the electorate for granted, irrespective of how much muscle and money power one accumulates, it takes the power of one finger to put a stop to any force. This is exactly what happened on June 4, when the whole country was taken aback to see the…
