There is an adage in politics and warfare alike: success has many fathers, failure is always an orphan. The brief but decisive India–Pakistan military confrontation of May 7–10, 2025, has proven this saying truer than ever. Months after the dust has settled, global power centres are queueing up to claim credit for “stopping” a conflict…
The death of Anjel Chakma, a young student from Tripura studying in Dehradun, is not merely a criminal incident—it is a moral indictment of a society that continues to deny, normalise, and excuse its deep-seated prejudices against people from India’s North-East. Chakma succumbed to his injuries after being brutally assaulted by local goons, reportedly under…
When senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh publicly praised the RSS–BJP ecosystem last week, calling it a disciplined organisation where even a grassroots worker can rise to the very top, it was not just another stray tweet. Accompanied by a telling photograph of Narendra Modi seated humbly at the feet of L.K. Advani, the remark detonated…
The sudden and dramatic return of Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and scion of one of Bangladesh’s two dominant political dynasties, marks a pivotal moment in the nation’s political evolution. After nearly 17 years in exile, Rahman arrived in Dhaka to a massive, emotional welcome — an event that could…
The sudden warmth between Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray has triggered predictable excitement in sections of Maharashtra’s political commentariat. Old photographs are being dusted off, emotional appeals to “Marathi asmita” are resurfacing, and whispers of a united Thackeray front challenging the BJP—especially in Mumbai—are growing louder. But beneath the optics lies an uncomfortable question: is…
The unprecedented protests witnessed across India following the brutal killing of a Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, in Bangladesh mark a turning point that can no longer be dismissed as episodic outrage. From New Delhi—outside the Bangladesh High Commission—to Jammu and Kashmir, Kolkata, and Hyderabad, thousands of ordinary Hindus came together with a single, unmistakable…
A viral social media video has added a controversial and politically sensitive layer to the already condemned incident involving Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the hijab-lifting episode during a government appointment event. While the Chief Minister’s act drew widespread criticism across party lines for being inappropriate and indefensible, the narrative being circulated online now…
For nearly 65 years after Independence, India was governed more by political convenience than constitutional conviction. The Congress party, which dominated power for most of this period, institutionalised indecision, nurtured vote-bank politics, and allowed systemic corruption to become an accepted feature of governance. By 2014, India had not failed—but it had been deliberately restrained. Narendra…
Last week, I had the misfortune of running into a left-liberal masquerading as a journalist. One of those specimens who spent most of his career comfortably ensconced in a government-owned television channel, surviving not on merit but on entitlement, proximity, and ideological conformity. He greeted me with forced curiosity and then, with the characteristic smugness…
A Special Report on India’s Spiritual Gift to the World Today is World Meditation Day, being celebrated across the globe. The fact that the United Nations has recognized its importance and declared December 21 as World Meditation Day is yet another accomplishment reflecting India’s timeless ethos, civilisation and culture. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s relentless…
