Crowds for Jagan, Chaos for Naidu? Andhra’s Coalition Circus

MP Rabindranath It’s been barely a year since the TDP-led coalition stormed to power in Andhra Pradesh, and already, the glow of “praja ashirwad” seems to be fading into a fog of dysfunction. The Naidu-Pawan-BJP alliance, stitched together with electoral arithmetic and an overdose of anti-incumbency, is now struggling to pass the test of governance….

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Promises, Pensions, and Political Potholes: Revanth Reddy’s Reality Check

MP Rabindranath Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy seems to have discovered that running a government is a tad trickier than running a campaign. Just a year and a half after storming to power with grand promises and “guarantees,” the man now finds himself doing the political equivalent of backpedalling on a treadmill—blaming the previous…

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Politics of provocation

P. Nagarjuna Rao UK’s Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, who knew a thing or two about real war, once said: ‘Any man who goes to battle without fear is a fool.’ He didn’t have Rahul Gandhi in mind, of course. But it is a quote that fits the Wayanad warrior like a bespoke Italian kurta. The…

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Modi Unites Foes, Exposes Frauds

MP Rabindranath In the aftermath of Pakistan-sponsored terrorists murdering 26 innocent tourists in Pahalgam, India responded with unprecedented force. The military retaliation was swift, decisive, and unequivocal—a signal to Islamabad that the era of strategic restraint is over. Yet, what followed was equally significant: a strategic diplomatic offensive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that not…

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Time to Disqualify TMC: Internal Threats Are Now National Security Risks

M P Rabindranath How much more proof does India need to declare the Trinamool Congress (TMC) a national security threat? In a move meant to build diplomatic consensus and global awareness against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, the Modi government formed seven multi-party parliamentary delegations. Their mandate? To present before the world the undeniable evidence of India’s retaliatory…

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Adani: The Opposition’s Obsession, India’s Strategic Pride

MS Shanker When the Opposition, particularly the Congress party, rages against the Adani Group, it’s not because it fears corruption—it fears competition. For decades, India’s industrial landscape was shaped to benefit a few favoured families and foreign lobbies, while real self-reliance remained a slogan, not strategy. The rise of a first-generation entrepreneur like Gautam Adani—who…

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Congress at the Crossroads: A Party in Terminal Decline

MP Rabindranath As India’s security forces continue to display exemplary resolve against cross-border terrorism, the Congress party, once the pillar of Indian politics, finds itself increasingly sidelined—not only by the electorate but by its confused messaging. The recent precision strikes by Indian forces on 21 terror camps, reportedly eliminating nine targets without even crossing the…

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