From the ramparts of the Red Fort, on India’s 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered far more than a ceremonial address. This was no routine flag-hoisting ritual. It was a warning, a declaration, and a gauntlet thrown at those who threaten India and at those who presume to lecture it. Modi’s tone was…
Seventy-nine years after Independence, India stands at a historic inflection point—not merely as a free nation, but as a resurgent civilisational power. Much of this renewed confidence has been built over the past eleven years, under the Bharateeya Janata Party–led National Democratic Alliance, helmed by Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi—arguably one of the tallest leaders…
It is high time the Congress and its motley band of allies ended their manufactured outrage over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls. The Supreme Court, while hearing petitions against the Election Commission’s decision for the second day, has made it abundantly clear: the EC is well within its constitutional and legal…
Parliament, our “temple of democracy,” has been reduced to a circus arena—its sessions hijacked by an Opposition that mistakes disruption for dissent and drama for debate. Protesting is a democratic right. But turning every sitting into a theatre of obstruction, day after day, is an insult not just to Parliament but to the people who…
From the comfort of U.S. soil, Pakistan’s self-promoted “Field Marshal” Asif Munir has rattled the nuclear saber with a recklessness that should alarm every sane citizen on this planet, especially Americans. His latest outburst? A threat to “take half the world with us” in nuclear attacks if provoked. Such bravado would be laughable if it…
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha from the Congress party is rapidly turning into a national liability. His politics has become less about constructive dissent and more about reckless allegations. Increasingly, the Opposition — led by the Congress — appears intent on undermining India’s democratic institutions, and their latest target is the Election…
For decades, India’s taxpayers have slogged through a byzantine web of rules, archaic forms, and enough legal jargon to make a Supreme Court judge reach for an aspirin. The Income Tax Act of 1961, while a landmark in its time, had turned into a creaky, overgrown forest of clauses, sub-clauses, exceptions, and obscure circulars. Every…
The Modi government has tabled a forward-looking National Sports Policy in the Lok Sabha, promising to overhaul India’s sports ecosystem. Among its ambitious goals: making India one of the top 10 nations in Olympic medal tallies by 2036, establishing sports science institutes, identifying talent early, and mainstreaming sports education through National Sports Education Boards. These…
Another monsoon, another Himalayan tragedy. The twin cloudbursts in Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh have claimed at least 20 lives, leaving several others missing or swept away in the gushing torrents, including some army camps. What unfolded wasn’t just a freak event—it was a warning. One that, unfortunately, we’ve heard too many times before and acted on…
It has become a dangerous national pastime for Opposition leaders in India to hurl wild, unsubstantiated accusations at constitutional institutions—especially the Indian Army—under the pretext of exercising “freedom of speech.” The latest offender, unsurprisingly, is Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal defamation proceedings against him for stating that the Indian…
