The United States is once again showing the world how a superpower can self-sabotage. On October 1, the nation slipped into its third government shutdown under President Donald Trump. The trigger? A standoff over funding for the 2026 fiscal year—specifically, Democrats’ push to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. Without them, millions risk losing health…
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the special ₹100 coin commemorating the centenary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), it was not just a symbolic gesture—it was a moment of historic acknowledgement. At long last, the Republic officially recognised the immense, often thankless, service of an organisation that has been shaping India’s national consciousness for…
India’s latest strategic posture is not theatre — it is sober preparation for a peril no democracy wants to face: nuclear coercion wrapped in the chaos of conventional conflict. When the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Anil Chouhan, warned that India must be ready for radiological and related threats after Operation Sindoor, it was not…
As the saying goes, What you sow, so shall you reap. Nothing fits Pakistan better. For decades, Islamabad sowed the seeds of separatism, jihad, and terror in India’s Jammu and Kashmir. Today, the flames of discontent are consuming Pakistan itself, and nowhere is this truer than in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The irony could not be…
Thirty-nine lives. Snuffed out in an instant. Mothers, fathers, children—reduced to statistics in what has become one of Tamil Nadu’s worst stampedes in recent memory. And yet, even before the bodies were cremated, the political circus began. Instead of grief and accountability, what the people of Karur, Tamil Nadu, and India at large have been…
History has a way of circling back. When President Richard Nixon insulted Indira Gandhi in 1971, armed Pakistan to the teeth, and courted China, he imagined India could be intimidated. Instead, India forged the Indo-Soviet Treaty and emerged victorious in the liberation of Bangladesh. Today, under President Donald Trump’s erratic hand, we see troubling shades…
India has just crossed another milestone in its long march toward strategic self-reliance. With the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully developing mobile launch systems for the Agni series of ballistic missiles, the country has joined an exclusive club of military powers, till now restricted to the United States and China. For once, this…
Every generation produces its share of strongmen, liars, and charlatans. But rarely does one nation elevate such a specimen to its highest office and then allow him to strut across the world stage unchecked. Donald Trump is that specimen. His latest performance at the United Nations General Assembly was less a statesman’s address and more…
When Donald Trump sneezes, the Indian IT industry often catches a cold. His latest wheeze—a $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visas—may sound like a punishment aimed at India, but in reality, it could be the best wake-up call for New Delhi. And if there’s one voice we ought to heed in this moment, it is…
When India takes on Pakistan, cricket becomes more than a game. It is theatre, battle, and celebration rolled into one. In such cauldrons, reputations are made and broken. On Sunday, at just 23, Abhishek Sharma didn’t just walk into that arena—he owned it. His blistering 74 off 39 balls, laced with five sixes and four…
