Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’, which is the talk of the town for some time now, is also one of the most polarizing movies lately. The action-political-espionage thriller starring Ranveer Singh, has shattered records to become Bollywood’s highest grosser and is all set to become the biggest Indian movie franchise EVER (both…
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,…
Ravish Kumar, the name needs no introduction. Based on his life and particularly his NDTV years, a strong and moving documentary ‘While We Watched’ won many accolades, especially globally. This powerful and moving documentary captures Ravish Kumar’s journalism and personal life for two years (2018-19), while highlighting the sorry and…
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…
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…
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 February 1st, the NDA government presented its 11th full budget. While every budget has talking points and some highlighting features, this one turned out to be particularly special, as perhaps for the first time, the government provided a huge relief to the Middle Class. The tax relief up to…
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…
