Seventy-eight years of Independence, and here we are: still begging, bargaining, and brawling over caste-based reservations. You’d think after nearly eight decades, the nation would have moved from “upliftment” to empowerment. But no—the Congress, that grand old party of grander old ideas, is now flirting with the idea of 42% reservation for Backward Communities alone….
Over the past week or so, I’ve noticed some of my well-placed friends, many of whom I deeply respect and who stood by me in trying times — squirming over my columns. They find my editorials “too harsh,” my views “too direct,” and my refusal to conform “too dangerous.” I’m not here to fault them….
India is done bleeding. The era of candlelight vigils and empty condemnations is over. With 26 innocent Indians—Hindus, Muslims, and Christians—slaughtered in cold blood in a terror attack that dared to ask victims their religion before pulling the trigger, the message from Pakistan’s terror machine is chilling and clear. But this time, so is India’s…
For decades, the Congress party and its allies have treated the idea of a national caste census with contempt or cowardly silence. From Nehru to Indira to Rajiv Gandhi, successive Congress governments made sure the Indian state remained blind to the actual caste and religious composition of its citizens. Now, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
In a startling development, Pakistan’s own military sources have confirmed that India may strike within the next 24 to 36 hours. If that’s true, then Pakistan must be ready to face the consequences. If not, then call India’s bluff. But why whine and play the victim to the world? That card has lost its value….
At long last, Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Syed Asim Munir — whom many retired Indian army veterans and former bureaucrats mock as “Mullah Munir” — has surfaced from hiding (perhaps a nuclear bunker?) to boldly reassert the two-nation theory: that Hindus and Muslims were meant to live in separate nations. For once, Munir deserves grudging…
As the nation mourns the brutal killing of 26 innocent Indians, anger and grief are giving way to a steely demand: act swiftly and decisively against the terrorists and their handlers across the border. The Narendra Modi government has vowed to do exactly that — and preparations are reportedly underway involving all three wings of…
One statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Madhubani, Bihar — a bold warning that India would respond to Pakistan’s provocations “beyond their imagination” — has left Pakistan trembling. That’s understandable. A habitual rogue state getting called out and threatened with real consequences is enough to send its generals scurrying for cover. What’s not understandable…
This is a sincere appeal from many among India’s majority Hindu community, including me as a seasoned journalist who had seen and experienced the political evolution for the past four decades, not as adversaries, but as fellow citizens, as neighbours, and as people who share this ancient and diverse land. We write not to accuse…
At long last, the Indian Parliament has signalled that it will no longer play second fiddle to the judiciary when it comes to making laws. In a much-needed assertion of constitutional propriety, the Centre has made it abundantly clear to the Supreme Court: legislation is the sole prerogative of the Legislature, not a domain for…
