As the Election Commission of India has announced the poll dates for Bihar as Nov 4 and 7, while counting will be on Nov 14, the state is once again bracing for a political showdown. The NDA and the India Alliance are loudly staking claims, but a new entrant, poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishore, is emerging…
India’s Military Modernisation for an Unpredictable World India is quietly, methodically transforming into a formidable military power — not to redraw maps or threaten neighbours, but to defend itself in a world that’s becoming increasingly uncertain and hostile. The new age of fast-moving geopolitics, shifting alliances, and proxy conflicts demands readiness, resilience, and rapid response….
In the ruthless chessboard of global geopolitics, power is not measured by the decibel level of speeches or the roar of missiles—it is measured by the silence before a strike. India’s recent covert operation against Turkey’s clandestine military structures has reaffirmed this truth. It has also demolished a long-standing myth: that India’s Research and Analysis…
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, seems to have perfected one skill in politics: converting every foreign visit into a grievance roadshow against his own country. If the role of LoP is to uphold democratic debate within the sacred precincts of Parliament, Rahul has chosen instead to become a permanent India-basher…
In a world where international relations are often reduced to coercion, arm-twisting, and economic blackmail, Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again shown what genuine statesmanship looks like. At a time when U.S. President Donald Trump has been weaponising tariffs and sanctions to pressure allies and adversaries alike, Putin has moved decisively to protect India,…
The world today does not face its gravest threat from nuclear weapons, climate change, or even economic collapse. The most potent danger to global peace and human coexistence comes from Islamic fundamentalism—a doctrine that refuses to live and let live. The recent Bareilly incident in Uttar Pradesh, where fundamentalists unleashed violence in the name of…
The Congress party and its allies are increasingly looking like a desperate political force, unable to digest their serial defeats at the Centre and in states since 2014. Having been reduced to a shadow of their past self, they appear to be experimenting with dangerous tools—allegations of “vote chori,” fabricated narratives of constitutional threats, and…
The Modi government’s decision to extend the tenure of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan by eight months is not just an administrative call but a strategic necessity, dictated by the volatile security environment India faces. Far from being a routine extension, the move underlines the importance of continuity in military leadership at…
In a political climate where caste and religion often decide the course of elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s decision to enforce the Allahabad High Court’s directive against caste-based rallies and signboards marks a significant shift. The move, whether welcomed or opposed, forces us to confront a truth we have long ignored: caste-based mobilization…
When it comes to cricket administration, most state associations behave like passengers stuck in a never-ending traffic jam—horns blaring, engines overheating, but no one moving an inch. Then there’s West Bengal. The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has done the obvious, the sensible, and the refreshing: it has put its faith in none other than…
