When the country’s oldest and most respected business house finds itself in the middle of a power struggle, it ceases to be a corporate issue — it becomes a national one. The Tata Group, a 156-year-old conglomerate synonymous with India’s industrial rise and ethical capitalism, is not just a private enterprise. It is a national…
In the ruthless chessboard of global geopolitics, power is not measured by the decibel level of speeches or the roar of missiles—it is measured by the silence before a strike. India’s recent covert operation against Turkey’s clandestine military structures has reaffirmed this truth. It has also demolished a long-standing myth: that India’s Research and Analysis…
Another September, another United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session. Once again, the world’s leaders descended on New York to solve global problems—by talking about them endlessly. If nothing else, this annual jamboree is proof that while technology has advanced, politics remains stuck in a perpetual Groundhog Day. This year, though, the farce had extra seasoning….
So, Donald Trump did the unthinkable. He hiked the H1-B visa fee to a jaw-dropping $100,000 a year. Indians screamed, IT firms panicked, and WhatsApp groups of US-obsessed engineers went into collective mourning. “What about our dream?” they cried. Ah, the great American Dream—otherwise known as the great Indian Obsession. To them I say: stop…
Southern politics is never short of drama, but the recent churn in Karnataka and Telangana suggests something bigger is at play. For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has already redrawn the political map of India from the Hindi heartland to the far-flung Northeast, the South remains unfinished business. The saffron party has pockets of…
In geopolitics, actions often betray words. The past week saw US President Donald Trump execute a sharp climbdown after a spell of reckless remarks against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Suddenly, Modi is once again a “good friend” and India a “strategic partner.” Yet this new warmth from Washington has less to do with…
The judicial commission’s 450-page report on the Sambhal violence is not merely a dossier on one bloody incident. It is, in fact, a mirror to India’s long-denied demographic realities, historic distortions, and the dangerous consequences of appeasement politics. Submitted to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath last week, the report combines archival evidence, demographic data, and a…
Modern wars are no longer fought only on battlefields. They are waged through narratives, economic pressure, technology, and psychological warfare. India today finds itself at the receiving end of such a campaign, with the United States under President Donald Trump openly declaring hostility—economic, political, and covert—towards New Delhi. Having once built up China to counter…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in his Independence Day speech, reportedly threatened to launch a “signature campaign” — a theatrical flourish aimed at linking the recent Pahalgam terror incident with the question of statehood. He avoided naming the Supreme Court, but the subtext was clear, given that Chief Justice Gavai is overseeing petitions…
By picking trade fights with half the planet, US President Donald Trump seems determined to make “America Great” — on everyone’s nerves. From imposing tariffs on India, Brazil, and China to making off-the-cuff diplomatic pronouncements that offend allies and embolden adversaries, Trump is steering the United States into dangerous, uncharted waters. His erratic behaviour is…
