Forthright
If there were ever doubts about India’s trajectory toward becoming a global military powerhouse, they are being silenced, one indigenous innovation at a time. The transformation is visible, loud, and clear: the days of a lethargic defence research establishment, starved of funds and morale, are gone. In their place stands a buzzing, confident scientific community—backed…
Never in recent memory have India’s armed forces—men and women who guard our borders at the risk of their lives—been so deeply hurt by political recklessness. At a time when our soldiers and airmen have just scored a decisive victory in a four-day conflict with Pakistan, the Opposition has chosen not to celebrate them, but…
In the annals of independent India’s political theatre, no Opposition leader has plumbed the depths of irrelevance and absurdity quite like Rahul Gandhi. There are many possible reasons for this steady fall — a questionable grasp of history, an allergy to facts, a silver-spoon upbringing untested by hardship, or perhaps the congenital arrogance of dynasty…
Let’s admit it—Arnab Goswami’s prime-time debates on his Republic TV are not for the faint-hearted. Watching his show is like diving into a whirlwind: chaotic, ear-splitting, and riddled with interruptions. And yet, like that extra helping of spicy chaat, it’s oddly addictive. You may hate the noise, you may despise the format, but you can’t…
Mass rapes, murders, and systemic silence — Karnataka must confront its darkest truth A chilling whistleblower account has torn through the facade of Dharmasthala — the revered temple town in Karnataka — revealing a horror story of mass rapes, murders, and secret burials spanning nearly two decades. Between 1995 and 2014, the very land celebrated…
The world is watching. And many are wondering: has Donald Trump lost the plot? In recent weeks, the U.S. President has gone from erratic to downright dangerous, issuing threats like candy at a carnival. His latest tantrum? A warning to India and Russia—two sovereign nations—against continued oil trade. Trump has threatened India with “substantial tariffs”…
When does free speech in politics cross the line into deliberate sabotage of constitutional institutions? That’s the uncomfortable question India must now confront as irresponsible Opposition leaders turn baseless allegations into a political tool—particularly against the Election Commission of India (ECI), the very institution that safeguards the sanctity of our democracy. The latest transgressor is…
It’s one thing for a frustrated US President Donald Trump to spew nonsense after he fails to stop major conflicts, which he promised to during his election campaign, especially the US-Ukraine conflict, which has run for over a year. But it’s another when the Indian Opposition — particularly Rahul Gandhi — parrots that nonsense as…
When history is written truthfully, one of the darkest, most diabolical episodes of political deceit in post-independence India will be the Congress party’s sinister attempt to brand an entire faith—Hinduism—as a source of terrorism. Today’s (July 31) verdict by the Special NIA Court, acquitting all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case—including former BJP…
The Congress-led INDI Alliance has done it again—shot itself in the foot with reckless abandon. In a functioning democracy, a strong opposition is a blessing. But what India is witnessing today is not an Opposition acting in national interest, but a political cartel bent on sabotaging the country’s morale, global reputation, and internal unity. Their…
