After over five decades of dithering, the NGT formally cleared the “Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island” project on February 16, 2026, dismissing several petitions that challenged its environmental and coastal clearances. The five-decade delay surely calls for a de novo review of various components of the project and the phases of execution. Key Issues…
Threat Perspective – String of Pearls The phrase “String of Pearls” was coined by U.S. analysts in 2004 to describe a geopolitical theory of China’s strategy to establish a network of commercial and potential military facilities and ports across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The primary goal is to secure China’s energy supply routes from…
“Better late than never.” Finally, strategic considerations – military and economic security interests – have been upheld over environmental concerns by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). After over five decades of dithering, the NGT formally cleared the “Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island” project on February 16, 2026, dismissing several petitions that challenged its environmental…
The Industry of Permanent Suspicion In modern politics, accusation is a strategy. The Sukanya allegations illustrate how a claim evolves in stages: anonymous post, viral circulation, political amplification, courtroom test, judicial dismissal — and then digital resurrection every few years. It is a cycle. The objective is rarely conviction. The objective is corrosion. Stack multiple…
From Blog Rumour to Courtroom Reality Indian politics has always been ruthless. In the digital age, it has become something else entirely — algorithmic. An allegation no longer needs proof. It needs bandwidth. One of the most explosive examples was the so-called “Sukanya Devi case” — a set of accusations that surfaced on blogs and…
As the Tricolour rose against the winter sky on India’s 77th Republic Day, its flutter carried more than ceremony. For one among many decorated soldiers who have fought three wars from the frontlines, it carried memory, muscle, and meaning. My eyes followed the marching columns not merely with pride, but with perspective—earned through decades of…
What reportedly unfolded in Caracas early this morning marks a rupture that the post–World War II international order was meant to prevent. For the first time in decades, the United States has openly acknowledged launching large-scale military strikes inside a sovereign nation in the Western Hemisphere and, by the U.S. President’s own public assertion, capturing…
The Telangana government never tires of boasting about its “record-breaking” afforestation drives. Crores of saplings planted, glossy photographs released, and self-congratulatory speeches delivered with clockwork precision every Vana Mahotsavam. Yet, step onto the streets of Secunderabad—or drive through its suburbs—and the reality stares back in the form of empty pits, missing saplings, and stunted plants…
Come October–November and winter, the media once again sensationalises the narrative of Delhi turning into a “Gas Chamber.” In retrospect, this recurring alarmism amounts more to fraud-mongering than informed public discourse. Neither pseudo-intellectuals (across sections of the media and climate “experts”) nor political leaders have ever seriously discussed the specific annual winter meteorological phenomenon that…
US President Donald Trump’s sudden softness towards Pakistan, particularly in the aftermath of India’s decisive Operation Sindoor, is not merely puzzling—it is deeply troubling. At a time when the world has once again been confronted with Pakistan’s enduring role as a nursery of terror, Washington’s selective silence raises uncomfortable questions about America’s credibility in the…
