The suggestion by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that India could emerge as a long-term mediator in the worsening West Asia crisis is not merely diplomatic courtesy. It reflects a changing geopolitical reality. The old power centres are exhausted, mistrusted, or too deeply invested in regional rivalries to act as honest brokers. Amid that vacuum,…
As a responsible citizen and Editor of this e-paper, I felt deeply disturbed by certain observations made during the hearing on petitions related to women’s entry into the Sabarimala Temple, particularly remarks describing Hinduism merely as a “way of life” and suggesting there is no compulsion to visit temples. For millions of devotees, temples are…
There is a reason why some leaders inspire confidence during uncertain times while others merely issue statements and vanish behind press conferences. Leadership is not tested in times of abundance. It is tested when global uncertainty threatens domestic stability. And in that context, the swift response of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Madhya…
There is an old saying in diplomacy: nations do not have permanent friends, only permanent interests. But in Pakistan’s case, even trust has become disposable. The latest allegations that Islamabad quietly allowed Iran to park sensitive aircraft at Pakistani airbases while simultaneously posturing as a mediator between the United States and Iran only reinforces a…
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood before a massive gathering in Hyderabad after unveiling infrastructure projects worth thousands of crores, his appeal to citizens carried both urgency and sincerity. In the backdrop of tensions in West Asia, volatile crude oil prices, and growing economic uncertainty across the world, Modi urged Indians to reduce dependence on…
There are moments in the civilizational journey of a nation when political shifts are not merely electoral outcomes but deeper reflections of social awakening. Bharat, today, appears to be passing through one such phase. The churn is not just political; it is cultural, ideological, historical, and even psychological. What the country is witnessing is not…
The controversy surrounding senior IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma is not merely about one viral video, one election observer, or one political storm in West Bengal. It is a frightening reminder of how social media has transformed itself into a factory of misinformation, rumour-mongering, and deliberate psychological manipulation. What was once hailed as a democratized…
Victory, when incomplete, often demands compromise. For actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay, that compromise may well define the credibility of his political debut. Sweeping into relevance with a strong mandate but falling short of a majority, his decision to seek support from the Indian National Congress is not merely tactical—it is fraught with historical baggage and political…
If there is one defining feature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade-long dominance, it is not merely electoral success—it is the systematic dismantling of India’s once-formidable regional power centres. What we are witnessing is not routine political churn, but a deep structural shift in the country’s power matrix, engineered through strategy, messaging, and relentless ground-level…
On the eve of the verdict, I will stick my neck out and say this: we may well be staring at a 4–1 verdict in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party across key battlegrounds—Assam, West Bengal, Puducherry, and, in a more complex arithmetic, even Tamil Nadu through alliances. That may sound bold. But elections are…
