The time has come to say it without euphemism: no religious community can claim a veto over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Not clerics, not personal-law boards, not self-appointed community leaders and certainly not political parties seeking to turn religious sentiment into a permanent obstacle to legal reform. Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement that…
Diplomacy is often about keeping doors open even when trust is in short supply. Bharat’s engagement with China is a classic example. High-level summits, multilateral declarations and carefully choreographed handshakes may create an impression of thaw, but they cannot erase the strategic memory of Galwan or the repeated tensions along the Line of Actual Control….
There are moments in international diplomacy when facts speak louder than political rhetoric. The arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi, the impending arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and the 18th BRICS Summit beginning in the national capital on September 12 provide precisely such a moment for…
For decades, Bharat was told that manufacturing was not its natural strength, that its future lay primarily in services and that China and the East Asian economies had already occupied the industrial space. That narrative is now being challenged by reality. A manufacturing transformation is underway—and its scale would have appeared almost unimaginable a decade…
Every monsoon, Bharat watches helplessly as floods and flash floods turn into recurring tragedies. Homes disappear, roads are washed away, livelihoods are destroyed, and precious lives are lost. Governments rush in with rescue teams, relief packages and compensation announcements. Politicians visit affected areas, officials hold review meetings, and the familiar explanation follows: an unprecedented natural…
The world is watching New Delhi. And for good reason. The much-awaited 18th BRICS Summit, to be hosted by Bharat on September 12–13, is not merely another multilateral gathering. With Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other influential leaders converging on New Delhi, the summit comes at a moment when the old…
There was a time when the usual chorus of Doubting Thomases would ask, with almost predictable cynicism: Where is Bharat’s technological prowess? Can it really protect itself? Can it compete with the technologically advanced nations? Today, the answer is increasingly staring them in the face—and they may want to look away. From space and semiconductors…
It is time the habitual naysayers stopped inventing bizarre and illogical questions every time Bharat’s economy produces a positive number. For far too long, the country’s economic progress has been viewed through a political lens. If GDP projections are encouraging, they are questioned. If growth outpaces expectations, the numbers are suspected. If international institutions endorse…
In the quiet hours before dawn on September 4, 2026, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) did more than send another rocket into the skies over Sriharikota. With the successful launch of GSLV-F17 carrying the 2,367-kg EOS-05 satellite, Bharat demonstrated something far more consequential: the ability to place a sophisticated Earth-observation spacecraft into a geosynchronous…
There is nothing wrong with questioning the government. In a democracy, scrutiny is not only legitimate but necessary. But when political opposition turns into a reflexive rejection of every piece of good economic news, it ceases to be scrutiny and begins to undermine confidence in the very nation whose governance they aspire to control. The…
