The Lok Sabha’s passage of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, on August 7 should have triggered a serious parliamentary debate. Instead, it passed amid Opposition protests and disruption, leaving a reform with potentially enormous consequences for Bharat’s small businesses inadequately discussed in the very institution meant to scrutinise it. This…
A reported attack on former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s car is reprehensible and must be condemned without qualification. Political differences can never justify violence, intimidation or an attack on a political leader. The state government must order an impartial investigation, identify those responsible and ensure that they are prosecuted in accordance with law….
If there is one politician in contemporary Bharatiya politics who has perfected the art of converting political desperation into convenient fiction, it is Arvind Kejriwal. His latest claim on ethanol is not merely misleading; it is a spectacular demonstration of how far political rhetoric can travel when facts are treated as an inconvenience. Kejriwal wants…
The conviction of veteran journalist Tarun Tejpal marks one of the saddest chapters in the history of Bharatiya journalism. It is not merely the fall of an individual once celebrated for his investigative journalism and literary flair; it is a painful reminder that brilliance in writing can never compensate for failure in personal conduct. Journalism,…
Politics has every right to question government policies. Democracy thrives on scrutiny, debate and accountability. But when political rhetoric abandons scientific reasoning and economic realities in favour of sensational allegations, it ceases to be constructive criticism and becomes little more than fear-mongering. Arvind Kejriwal’s opposition to Bharat’s E20 ethanol-blended fuel policy falls precisely into that…
For decades, critics of India’s economy have measured success largely through the prism of consumption, often overlooking the foundation upon which every developed economy has been built—investment. Yet the latest indicators tell a compelling story. India’s Gross Capital Formation (GCF) as a share of GDP continues to remain robust, underlining a quiet but decisive transformation…
The biggest casualty of selective activism is credibility. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which rode to national prominence by championing the cause of students during the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, now finds itself trapped by an uncomfortable question of its own making: Does its outrage stop where Congress governments begin? For months, CJP projected itself…
The assent of President Droupadi Murmu to the amendments strengthening Bharat’s public examinations law should mark not the end of a legislative exercise, but the beginning of an uncompromising enforcement regime. Laws, however stringent, have little value if they remain confined to statute books. Their real worth lies in creating fear among those tempted to…
There are moments in a nation’s journey that deserve political unanimity rather than partisan discord. Bharat achieving the distinction of being ranked the world’s fourth most equal society, according to the World Bank’s latest consumption-based Gini Index data, is undoubtedly one such milestone. The World Bank’s figures place Bharat’s Gini Index at 25.5, behind only…
For over seven decades, Pakistan has weaponised Kashmir diplomatically, preaching human rights to the world while denying them to the people living under its own occupation. Today, the mask has finally slipped. Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is burning. The cries coming from across the Line of Control are no longer whispers. They are becoming impossible to…
