FROM THE STREETS OF DELHI TO THE EDGE OF SPACE: INDIA CONFRONTS PROTEST, CELEBRATES PROGRESS, WHILE A RESTLESS WORLD BRACES FOR ITS NEXT TURN.

The world woke this Sunday to a familiar contradiction. Humanity continued reaching for the stars while struggling to find peace on Earth. Across continents, wars simmered, floods swallowed communities, political fault lines deepened, and economies remained uneasy. Yet amid the uncertainty, extraordinary moments of courage, innovation, and resilience reminded the world that hope has an astonishing habit of surviving even its darkest hours.Continue Reading

Amid National Pressure To Pay Heed To Sonam Wangchuk, He was Forcibly Hospitalized!

Amid National Pressure To Pay Heed To Sonam Wangchuk, He was Forcibly Hospitalized! In a dramatic escalation of India’s ongoing student and youth unrest, renowned climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly taken to a hospital by Delhi Police on Saturday after completing nearly 20 days of anContinue Reading

When Indira Gandhi Flew to Leh: The Hunger Strike That Changed Ladakh Forever

The year was 1984. Ladakh was politically isolated, geographically remote, and its indigenous communities feared that their distinct identity would slowly disappear without constitutional protection. It was then that Sonam Wangyal, a respected Ladakhi leader, former Jammu & Kashmir Cabinet Minister, and father of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, chose the most powerful weapon available to a democracy: a non-violent hunger strike.Continue Reading

WORLD ON THE BRINK: US-IRAN WAR INTENSIFIES, WANGCHUK'S HEALTH DETERIORATES

The United States has launched multiple waves of military strikes against Iranian targets, reportedly hitting military installations, command centres, air defence systems and strategic sites near the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has retaliated with attacks on American bases while warning that the Strait of Hormuz remains an “unbreakable red line.” Iran-backed Houthi forces have also threatened vital shipping routes in the Red Sea, raising fears of severe disruption to global trade.Continue Reading

Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Receives Demolition Order for 38 Buildings Sparking National Debate

A sweeping demolition order against Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, has plunged one of western Uttar Pradesh’s most prominent minority educational institution, Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, into its gravest crisis since its founding. The University, founded by jailed Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, faces a major controversy.Continue Reading

'The Cameras Never Came': Tribal Protest in Madhya Pradesh Erupts Against Ken-Betwa Project as Adivasis Accuse Mainstream Media of Silence

Videos are now circulating widely on social media show hundreds of Adivasi men and women staging extraordinary acts of resistance against the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project, prompting allegations that one of India’s largest tribal movements is being ignored by much of the mainstream media.
The latest footage, shared by tribal rights activist Hansraj Meena on July 15, has gone viral across independent media circles.Continue Reading

Day 19: Sonam Wangchuk's Hunger Strike Is Catching Global Attention

As climate activist and education reform advocate Sonam Wangchuk enters the nineteenth day of his indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, one question is growing louder than the slogans around him: Will it have any impact on anyone, after all, who is Sonam Wangchuk. Google searches are increasing, butContinue Reading

India and the World at the Close of Day

As night falls across India, the country closes another turbulent day with a protest entering a dangerous phase, a horrifying crime raising questions about the collapse of basic humanity, billions of rupees moving through the markets, and new controversies reaching the corridors of power. Beyond India’s borders, war clouds continue to gather over the Middle East as the confrontation between the United States and Iran threatens to reshape the global energy order.Continue Reading