The Narendra Modi government’s decision to finally increase petrol and diesel prices after nearly four years was not merely inevitable — it was economically unavoidable. In fact, the bigger question is not why the government hiked fuel prices now, but how India managed to delay the burden for so long despite one of the worst…
The sudden warmth being projected between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is neither a grand geopolitical reset nor a revival of trust between Washington and Beijing. It is far more tactical, temporary and transactional. The much-publicized visit of the US President to Beijing appears less like statesmanship and more like strategic damage control by an…
For decades, the United States has behaved like the self-appointed headmaster of the world — issuing sermons on democracy, human rights, sovereignty, and “rules-based order” while simultaneously bombing nations, toppling regimes and funding wars across continents. But the latest developments surrounding the U.S.-Iran conflict have exposed a painful truth Washington desperately wants buried: the so-called…
There was a time when lawmakers understood the sanctity of the Assembly floor. Words spoken inside the House carried dignity, restraint, and constitutional responsibility. Today, unfortunately, Tamil Nadu has a leader in Udayanidhi Stalin who appears determined to reduce legislative discourse into a sewer of civilizational hatred. His latest outburst against Sanatan Dharma inside the…
There is something deeply disturbing about the manner in which certain political and religious groups rush to manufacture a narrative of “Muslim victimhood” every time a serious criminal allegation surfaces against an individual belonging to the community. Instead of allowing the law to take its course, the entire discourse is cleverly diverted toward “targeting Muslims,”…
For decades, Bharat was mocked as a nation where infrastructure projects moved more slowly than bureaucracy itself. Bridges took generations, highways remained trapped in files, airports resembled overcrowded bus stands, and railway stations became symbols of decay rather than progress. But something dramatic has changed in the last decade. Today, Bharat is not merely building…
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s spectacular victory in West Bengal is not merely an electoral triumph. It is a political earthquake that has redrawn the ideological map of eastern India and fulfilled a dream the party had pursued relentlessly for nearly two decades. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit…
The people of West Bengal have delivered their verdict. In any functioning democracy, that verdict must be respected not selectively interpreted, emotionally resisted, or politically weaponised. If the reported trends and declared numbers indeed reflect a decisive rejection of the ruling dispensation, then the constitutional and moral obligation before outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is…
When a sitting Chief Minister trivialises a security breach involving twin blasts near a sensitive installation, it is not merely a lapse in judgment—it is a dereliction of constitutional duty. Bhagwant Mann has done precisely that. At a time when Punjab’s security architecture demands sobriety, clarity, and coordination, the Chief Minister chose deflection, dismissing the…
The dust has barely settled on the electoral victories, but governance does not afford the luxury of celebration. For Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the political mandate—especially in sensitive border states like West Bengal and Assam—must now translate into decisive administrative action. The next phase is not about winning elections; it is about securing India’s frontiers…
