For decades, India’s engagement with the Gulf rested on a narrow, transactional foundation—oil in, remittances out, and diplomacy confined to ceremonial courtesy. Strategic depth was limited, political trust was cautious, and security cooperation remained largely off the table. That conservative grammar of foreign policy, rooted in post-Independence non-alignment and ideological balancing, has been decisively rewritten…
The proposal to subsume historic Secunderabad into later-sprung, administratively amorphous regions such as Malkajgiri and Rachakonda is not a mere bureaucratic exercise—it is an assault on history, identity, and civic memory. Cities are not Lego blocks to be rearranged at the convenience of governments. They are living organisms shaped over decades by culture, discipline, geography,…
By P. L. Srinivas What is unfolding at Jawaharlal Nehru University today is not dissent. It is a defiance of constitutional order. And it deserves to be called out—not politically, but nationally. I write this not merely as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, but as a former student leader of the Congress’s National…
With Assembly elections approaching in Assam, West Bengal, and Puducherry, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s political trajectory for 2026 is no longer speculative—it is visible, deliberate and assertive. The Modi–Amit Shah combine continues to dictate the tempo of national politics, and increasingly, even their critics are forced to acknowledge this reality. It is telling that Prashant…
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term gains momentum, the Government of India has aggressively pursued its Amrit Kaal vision — an agenda aimed at transforming India into a developed nation by 2047. From infrastructure megaprojects and economic reforms to social welfare campaigns and strategic global engagements, 2025 has been a year of high-impact governance…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-nation visit to Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman may not have dominated prime-time debates back home, but in diplomatic circles it was closely watched—and quietly consequential. In just a few days, India reinforced its standing across West Asia and Africa, secured strategic goodwill, and burnished its image as a reliable, respected power…
It takes a seasoned statesman to turn a baseless jab into a masterclass in democratic decorum. And it takes Rahul Gandhi—the self-styled philosopher prince of Indian politics—to offer that opportunity with clockwork regularity. The latest viral video from Parliament captures a moment that perfectly distils the difference between a responsible Prime Minister and an eternally…
India prides itself on being one of the fastest-growing aviation markets in the world, yet at the very moment New Delhi was hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin—a visit laden with geopolitical symbolism and strategic recalibration—India’s aviation sector presented itself as an embarrassing national spectacle. Hundreds of cancellations, thousands of stranded passengers, airports resembling chaotic transit…
Over the past few years, India has quietly but steadily transformed its literacy landscape. Spearheaded by our most dynamic Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s ambitious policy push—rooted in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the NIPUN Bharat Mission, and ULLAS (the New India Literacy Programme)—this drive is now delivering visible, measurable results across…
Women’s empowerment has become one of the most contested arenas of Indian politics—not merely in terms of policy prescriptions but in the philosophical frameworks that guide them as well help win elections. The Narendra Modi government and the Opposition—led mainly by the Congress and its allies—present sharply contrasting visions rooted in different understandings of dignity,…
