When India condemned Pakistan’s recent air strikes inside Afghanistan that reportedly killed 26 Pashtun civilians, it was not engaging in diplomatic grandstanding. It was stating a simple principle: counterterrorism cannot become a pretext for civilian slaughter. Pakistan claims its air force targeted terror hideouts across the Afghan border. If that were indeed the case, a…
When Rohit Pawar, grandson of Sharad Pawar and son of former Maharashtra leader Ajit Pawar, hints that his father’s air crash was not an accident but a conspiracy allegedly involving the Telugu Desam Party and Union Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, he is not merely raising suspicion—he is detonating a political firecracker without a fuse….
If sarcasm could generate electricity, India would not need to promise it for free before every election. Last week, the Supreme Court once again did what political parties have refused to do for years — speak uncomfortable truths. Pulling up states for announcing free electricity ahead of elections — particularly in the context of Tamil…
When the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a substantial portion of President Donald Trump’s emergency tariff regime, it did more than deliver a legal rebuke. It detonated the fiscal arithmetic of his administration, undercut his negotiating leverage abroad, and injected fresh uncertainty into global trade diplomacy—particularly the much-anticipated India–US trade deal. For…
Is a United States–Iran war imminent? The question no longer belongs to speculative think tanks alone. It is now being whispered in diplomatic corridors, debated in military circles, and nervously tracked in global markets. Seasoned Indian diplomat Deepak Vora and several former high-ranking military officials have publicly suggested that American strikes on Iran could be…
Few decisions test a government’s moral compass more than how it treats its wounded soldiers. A video now circulating widely shows the visibly distressed wife of a former senior Indian Army officer who lost a limb during the Kargil War. Her anguish is not theatrical. It is not partisan. It is personal. She claims that…
There is something almost poetic about the Congress party’s latest outrage. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Israel on February 25 has sent sections of the “grand old party” into a predictable fit of moral panic. One would think the Prime Minister was planning to relocate Seva Path (new address from South Block) to…
The plight of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again thrown a harsh spotlight on Pakistan’s fragile democratic framework and its uneasy civil-military balance. A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer, deputed on the directive of the Supreme Court, recently met Khan in jail to assess his living conditions. The report that followed was disturbing:…
The Telangana municipal election results have triggered more than political chatter. They have sparked a raw, uncomfortable question within sections of the Hindu community — one that is being debated not just in Hyderabad drawing rooms but also among the Telugu diaspora abroad. A viral social media post, shared widely after the results, raised a…
With the Election Commission of India expected to announce Assembly poll dates in the first week of March, the political chessboard across Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is entering its decisive phase. The Commission’s special intensive revision of voter lists and its scheduled ground assessments signal that preparations are in advanced stages….
