10 Maoists convicted in landmark case, but Jhiram Ghati remains more than a courtroom verdict: it is a stark lesson in the danger of mistaking declining violence for a defeated insurgencyContinue Reading
Former MP Thupstan Chhewang, Tashi Gyalson hail September 9 talks as “positive, cordial and constructive”; hopes rise for protection of Ladakh’s land, jobs, culture and fragile ecologyContinue Reading
The message from these simultaneous crises is stark: geopolitics, energy, trade and security are becoming increasingly interconnected. A missile strike in one region can move oil prices thousands of kilometres away, while a tariff decision in Washington or Ottawa can reverberate through economies already under pressure. The world, inconveniently, hasContinue Reading
There is something stirring about the image of a six-year-old boy holding the Constitution of India. People may think he is too young to understand every word in that enormous book, probably cannot explain Article 14, cannot debate constitutional jurisprudence, and he may not yet understand the full meaning of liberty, equality, fraternity or fundamental rights.Continue Reading
In a pointed defence of democratic dissent and the freedom to question authority, Supreme Court Justice Ujjwal Bhuiyan has delivered a powerful message to India’s young legal minds: asking questions is not an act of rebellion, and students must not be punished for exercising that democratic right. Addressing the 13thContinue Reading
What began as a student demand for answers over the death of a 31-year-old MSc Physics student at IIT Delhi has now opened another deeply troubling question: how far can police enter and monitor a university campus without the knowledge or consent of the institute?Continue Reading
Haldwani’s “Shuddhikaran”: When a Political Rally Becomes “Pollution” and a Dalit Leader Becomes the Question Continue Reading
Why is Mohan Bhagwat rushing through the US, UK and Canada at a moment when the RSS is celebrating 100 years?Continue Reading
Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge has once again challenged the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to formally register itself, taking his campaign for greater transparency a step further by offering to personally pay the registration fee. Kharge said the issue was not whether the RSS exists, but under what legal frameworkContinue Reading
India 2047: The Superpower India Must Become India’s journey towards 2047 is usually described in the language of economic growth, military strength, technological ambition, infrastructure and global influence. We speak of becoming a manufacturing powerhouse, a leader in artificial intelligence, space and semiconductors, and of acquiring the strategic weight thatContinue Reading
