When political rhetoric descends into name-calling, it often reveals more about the speaker’s predicament than the target. Mallikarjun Kharge’s recent remark branding Narendra Modi a “terrorist” is one such moment—less a serious allegation, more a reflection of a party grappling with shrinking relevance and mounting electoral anxieties. The Indian National Congress has struggled to regain…
My political journey began with the Indian National Congress—a party that once stood as the launchpad for my entry into public life. I do not deny that phase, nor do I regret it. But experience has a way of stripping illusions. Over time, I realized that Congress had drifted far from being a vehicle of…
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marks its 47th foundation anniversary, it is not merely a moment of celebration but one of reflection—on a political journey that has redefined India’s ideological and governance landscape. From its modest origins in the Jana Sangh to becoming the world’s largest political entity with over 18 crore members, the…
If the political signals emanating from New Delhi are anything to go by, the idea of “One Nation, One Poll” is no longer a theoretical debate—it is inching steadily toward becoming a political reality, possibly as early as the 2029 general elections. The Government of India, under the leadership of Narendra Modi, has dropped more…
A television debate last night exposed, yet again, the Opposition’s instinct to manufacture panic rather than contribute constructively during a crisis. Representatives of AAP and the Samajwadi Party took exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comparison of the current fuel and LPG situation—arising from the West Asia conflict—with the Covid-19 pandemic. Their outrage, however, says…
A Reality Check Amid Global Turbulence At a time when multiple theatres of conflict—from Eastern Europe to West Asia—continue to simmer or spiral, the question of credible global leadership has once again come to the fore. With traditional power centres appearing either overstretched or inconsistent, there is a growing conversation in diplomatic and strategic circles:…
In moments of global uncertainty, nations are tested not merely by the strength of their economy or military power, but by the maturity of their diplomacy and the clarity of their leadership. As the world grapples with a severe energy shock triggered by the escalating West Asian conflict and disruptions around the strategic Strait of…
Institutions are often remembered for their scale. A few are remembered for their soul. The Exhibition Society belongs firmly to the latter category — an institution that has combined spectacle with service, enterprise with empathy, and tradition with transformation. Established in 1938 by the graduates of the illustrious Osmania University, the Society began as a…
The health of a state’s governance is often reflected not in its speeches, but in its records — land records, property registrations, mutation files, and title deeds. In Telangana today, that vital administrative backbone — the Revenue Department — appears to be in visible distress. What should have been a model of streamlined governance risks…
When global tech giants place billion-dollar bets, they don’t merely choose geography — they choose governance, vision and velocity. So, when Google Cloud announced its largest AI and data centre hub outside the United States — a multi-gigawatt, $15 billion investment — and chose Visakhapatnam over Hyderabad, the question naturally arose: what went wrong in…
