The coming into force of the Bharat–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) marks far more than another diplomatic milestone. It is a clear affirmation that Bharat’s economic rise is no longer a matter of future projections but a present-day reality. As the agreement takes effect on July 15, it reinforces the country’s emergence…

National security is not negotiable. It cannot be subjected to vote-bank calculations, emotional arguments or political convenience. If a religious structure—whether a mosque, temple, church or gurdwara—poses a genuine operational or security concern for a critical national asset such as an international airport, the country’s security interests must prevail. Period. Viewed from that perspective, the…

When peaceful protesters are met with bullets instead of dialogue, the world has a moral obligation to speak. Yet, once again, the international community appears to have chosen silence over principle. Reports emerging from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) of security forces using lethal force against demonstrators demanding basic necessities such as subsidised food supplies,…

Energy has always been the backbone of economic growth. Every industrial revolution, technological leap and manufacturing boom has been driven by abundant, reliable and affordable power. As Bharat marches towards becoming a developed nation by 2047, ensuring uninterrupted energy security has become as important as safeguarding its borders. It is in this larger context that…

Bharat’s march towards becoming a developed nation is no longer confined to highways, digital infrastructure or manufacturing. A quieter, far more consequential revolution is unfolding in the country’s power sector. It is a transformation that is steadily redefining Bharat’s economic security, strategic autonomy and environmental future. The significance of July 6, 2026, therefore, extends far…

For decades, Bharat’s brightest minds looked westward. The United States was the ultimate destination, where talent, innovation and prosperity appeared limitless. A foreign degree, an American job and a dollar salary symbolised success. Families celebrated departures, believing their children had secured a future impossible back home. That narrative is steadily changing. Today, a growing number…

For years now, a section of India’s Opposition has perfected a peculiar political habit. Win an election, and the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is hailed as a triumph of democracy. Lose one, and the very same machine suddenly becomes the villain. This convenient “vote chori” narrative has become less about safeguarding democracy and more about…

Diplomacy has many languages. Some are spoken through treaties. Others through trade agreements. And then there is the newest dialect perfected by Beijing—floating geopolitical balloons, hoping someone else mistakes them for policy. The sudden resurrection of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor falls squarely into that category. The BCIM is hardly a new idea. Conceived in…

For decades, India’s Opposition has perfected one political skill—opposing almost every transformative reform, irrespective of its merit. Whether it was the Goods and Services Tax, the abolition of triple talaq, the abrogation of Article 370, Digital India, UPI, or infrastructure expansion, the reflex has remained the same: manufacture fear first, verify facts later. Their latest…

For over six decades, Bharat honoured the Indus Water Treaty even when Pakistan repeatedly dishonoured every other principle of civilised coexistence. It respected an agreement signed in 1960 despite enduring wars in 1965, 1971 and 1999, despite decades of cross-border terrorism, despite the massacre of innocent civilians, and despite thousands of Bharateeyan soldiers sacrificing their…