In a democracy, Parliament frames laws, the executive implements them, and the judiciary ensures they are applied within the bounds of the Constitution. But increasingly, sections of India’s judiciary appear to blur these boundaries. Instead of confining themselves to upholding the law, some courts seem eager to entertain every Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenges…
Donald Trump stormed back into the White House with the promise of restoring America’s pride and power. His second innings was expected to be more seasoned, less erratic, and better grounded in the realities of global geopolitics. Instead, what we are witnessing is the opposite—an American President who seems intent on undoing his own credibility,…
There is a difference between fiery political rhetoric and outright indecency. Sadly, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seems incapable of recognising it. By repeatedly calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party “chor” (thief), she has crossed not just the line of political propriety but also trampled over the dignity of the constitutional office…
When nature unleashes her fury, human might often look puny. Yet, what we have witnessed across India in recent weeks—raging floods, collapsing bridges, swollen rivers threatening cities and villages alike—is also a story of human resilience, state preparedness, and the unflinching courage of men and women in uniform. The toll of devastation is staggering. In…
At a time when the global economy is shaking under the weight of protectionist walls erected by Washington, India has quietly yet emphatically clocked a GDP growth rate of 7.8 percent. That number is not just a statistic—it is a statement. It signals that the world’s fifth-largest economy is not merely surviving the trade tremors…
Who still dares to call India’s foreign policy a failure? Only the willfully blind or the intellectually dishonest. The latest summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has once again demonstrated how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomacy is rewriting the rules of global engagement. The joint declaration signed at the summit carries unprecedented weight. For…
Democracy is the word both India and the United States love to brandish. Yet, while one lives and breathes it in all its messy, vibrant glory, the other often reduces it to a mask hiding the concentration of power. India, for all its imperfections, remains the largest and most participatory democracy on earth. America, despite…
When Donald Trump fumes at India, it is not the tantrum of a wronged leader but the fury of a salesman whose pitch was rejected. His “Make America Great Again” mantra came with a condition designed to cripple India’s sovereignty: open the gates to genetically modified (GM) seeds and crops. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response…
For 140 crore Indians, the latest economic forecast is a reason to smile. For the Indian Opposition, particularly the Congress, it is a reason to sulk. After all, what will they peddle now? Their favorite pastime has been parroting whatever nonsense Donald Trump blurts out — from the absurd claim that he “stopped” a war…
When history remembers Donald Trump, it won’t be for his hollow slogan of “America First” but for “America Alone.” His latest move—a reckless 50 percent tariff slapped on Indian exports—reeks less of economic strategy and more of a petulant tantrum. Ironically, as India celebrates Vinayaka Chaturthi, Trump’s tariff war takes effect. What he fails to…
