On December 11, India’s top court gave a historic verdict upholding the BJP government’s decision to abrogate Article 370. It was not a regular judgement, as the ruling of the five-judge bench, included some extremely important observations and remarks which will be echoed and used in the legal and political…
COP28: Major hits, misses from Summit; India's bid
December 13, 2023
COP or the Conference of the Parties, a summit that takes place annually to discuss the progress towards reducing carbon emissions and reaching the target of ‘Net Zero’. This year, the COP28 summit was held in Dubai, UAE — which actually looked quite ambitious in hosting it — but, the…
World Cup: A SWOT Analysis as India gears to end drought
October 3, 2023
There couldn’t have been a better setup heading into the World Cup, as India looks really sorted and in form with the Asia Cup victory and a decisive win against the Aussies. After 12 years, the tournament is back in India, and it’s the first time, we are hosting it…
G20 Summit: Where does a successful Presidency put India globally
September 18, 2023
“We are One Earth, One Family and we share one Future,” with these remarks Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded the G20 Summit under India’s Presidency, here in the national capital. The less than one year saw over 220 meetings being held with thousands of hours of consultations and discussions, finally…
In 2024, it's MODI vs INDIA
August 21, 2023
I.N.D.I.A. (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance). Well that’s the acronym the Extended Opposition Alliance came up with, to forge against the Narendra Modi-led BJP Juggernaut in the 2024 elections. This 26-party alliance is an extension of what was previously the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), including the likes of AAP and…
Henry Kissinger…perhaps the most famous US statesman and diplomat the country ever saw, and also the most controversial. However, very few people remain as active and influential as Kissinger has been at the age of 100, and there is some great diplomatic and tactical prowess behind that. So, today in…
Twice in three years…India reached the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC), but couldn’t cross the line owing to a pretty mediocre performance at the big stage. The most disheartening fact was that we ended up losing against “them”, our biggest arch-rivals. At the Oval, the Aussies first put…
The Kerala Story…well this movie needs no introduction as it is already the talk of the town…for all the right and wrong reasons, depending on which side you stand. The movie revolves around the story of three girls who were allegedly abducted, converted to Islam and then sent to ISIS. …
INDIA versus AUSTRALIA. Well, there is no more beautiful term than this, for an avid cricket fan like me. This series too even after starting on a pretty dull and one-sided line, ended on quite an interesting note. Although India historically retained the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) for the fourth…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), it was started as a political ‘start-up’ based on the idea of the Anti-Corruption movement in 2012. In 10 odd years, the party under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal, won successive terms in the national capital, achieved the rare feat of having government in two states…
