Hyderabad’s water worries should serve as a wake-up call for every government that has governed Telangana. A metropolis aspiring to compete with Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata cannot afford to treat drinking water as a problem to be addressed only when reservoirs run low and residents begin worrying about their taps running dry. The immediate alarm…
There are moments when recognition from abroad carries a message that domestic political sparring cannot easily drown out. The New York Times, hardly a newspaper that can be dismissed as a Bhartiya government mouthpiece, has drawn attention to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s energetic diplomatic outreach and Bharat’s efforts to secure concrete gains in an increasingly…
Democracies cannot afford to ignore the possibility that money, ideology and disinformation can be weaponised to weaken governments from within. The controversy surrounding Neville Roy Singham, a US-born technology entrepreneur based in Shanghai, raises uncomfortable questions about the global reach of Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-aligned propaganda and the role of opaque funding in political activism….
Republic TV deserves recognition for its reported sting operation on Zakir Naik, the controversial Islamic preacher who fled Bharat in 2016 and has since been living in Malaysia. The operation, reportedly conducted by a special correspondent from Assam, raises disturbing questions about Naik’s activities, his network of associates and the ideological agenda he continues to…
The underground networks that once thrived in the shadows are facing a tightening web of intelligence, technology and law enforcement. Why are the so-called “Cockroaches” — the editor’s derisive description of the Cockroach Janta Party — suddenly challenging the Indian state so openly? What has changed? What has forced those who allegedly operated from the…
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) founder YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who stormed to power in Andhra Pradesh in 2019 but suffered a crushing defeat in 2024, has often extended issue-based support to the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, including by abstaining on contentious matters. His sudden decision to challenge the NDA over the appointment of…
Bharat-US relations have rarely been short of contradictions. The two democracies describe each other as important strategic partners, share concerns over the changing global order and recognise the enormous potential for cooperation in trade, energy and security. Yet, just when diplomatic engagement appears to be gathering momentum, a careless remark or an unnecessarily provocative statement…
Once again, the Delhi Police appears to have demonstrated that it has learnt lessons from past mistakes. When CJP leader Abhijit Dipke sought to organise a Tiranga rally at the already-prohibited Central Park in Connaught Place, the authorities were determined not to allow another street mobilisation to spiral into a law-and-order crisis. The reported five-layer…
National security is too serious a matter to be reduced to political point-scoring, selective enforcement or bureaucratic procrastination. Yet, whenever allegations concerning foreign citizenship involving politically influential individuals remain unresolved, a legitimate question arises: does the law operate with equal urgency for everyone, or does the speed of investigation depend on the identity of the…
Bharat’s ambition to become a developed nation by 2047 demands a fundamental rethink of how its cities are planned, governed and prepared for the future. Economic growth cannot be sustained by infrastructure spending alone. It requires enduring institutions capable of converting scientific evidence into sound policy, investment into public value, and urbanisation into an opportunity…
