China’s latest outburst over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s customary birthday greetings to His Holiness the Dalai Lama isn’t just diplomatically juvenile—it’s a laughable exercise in hypocrisy. For decades, Beijing has ritualistically objected to this simple gesture, crying “interference” in its internal affairs. But the reality is: The Dalai Lama is not a political pawn. He…
More than four years after the bloody Galwan clashes that marked the lowest point in Sino-Indian ties since the 1962 war, there is now a glimmer of pragmatism in Beijing. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA), once eager to test India’s resolve in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, appears to have sobered up. India has changed—and China…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis deserves full marks for his unambiguous warning to those who resort to violence in the name of linguistic pride. His stand—supporting pride in one’s mother tongue while rejecting linguistic chauvinism and mob justice—needs to be echoed across all states, especially in an increasingly polarized and identity-driven political climate. Recently,…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the Ghanaian Parliament during his ongoing five-nation tour was not just diplomacy in action. It was a reality check for a world that has too long underestimated India’s civilizational weight and global potential. When he asserted that a strong India is good for the world, he wasn’t indulging…
In its never-ending obsession with bashing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, the Indian National Congress has once again pounced on a non-issue and tried spinning it into a “diplomatic disaster.” The occasion? Pakistan is assuming the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a month. According to Congress, this signals a major…
So, the Congress high command has spoken. Randeep Surjewala, the party’s designated fireman, rushed in to douse the flames and announced with finality that there will be no change at the top. Siddaramaiah stays Chief Minister. This notwithstanding, the HC ordered a CBI probe into the Vallmiki Corporation scam, in which Siddaramaiah got a clean…
The mask of democracy in Pakistan is slipping—fast. With General Asim Munir now emerging as the de facto ruler, backed by a puppet coalition led by Shehbaz Sharif, Islamabad’s fragile civilian façade stands exposed. This isn’t just Pakistan’s familiar military overreach. This is the clearest indication yet that the country is hurtling toward a thinly…
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Indian astronaut Shubanshu Shukla aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, it wasn’t just a ceremonial gesture. It was a reaffirmation of a national ambition—India’s determined march towards becoming a global space power. His words weren’t hollow optics; they were filled with vision, purpose, and a call…
In 1976, during the dark days of the Emergency, Indira Gandhi’s regime smuggled two loaded words— “secular” and “socialist”—into the Preamble of the Indian Constitution through the 42nd Amendment. It wasn’t just a cosmetic change. It was a calculated move to distort India’s civilizational identity, weaponize the Constitution for vote-bank politics, and suppress the majority…
That New Bharat won’t sign silence on terrorism was loud and clear at the just-concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China. In a rare but resolute act of diplomatic defiance, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh refused to sign the joint communique at the SCO Defence Ministers’ conclave. Why? Because the document deliberately omitted any…
