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Bharat cannot afford to be strategically naïve while China builds a colossal dam on the upper reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, the river that enters Arunachal Pradesh as the Siang and flows into Assam as the Brahmaputra. Beijing’s ambitious 60,000-MW hydropower project at the Great Bend is not merely an engineering spectacle. It…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu deserves a pat on the back for placing the protection of human lives at the centre of the state’s response to Cyclone Arnab. With the severe weather system making landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast, the administration’s advance preparations, evacuation of vulnerable communities and mobilisation of emergency services…
National newspapers must distinguish investigative journalism from insinuation, and accountability from political agitation The decline of credibility in Bharat’s once-respected national newspapers is becoming a matter of serious concern. When publications that built their reputations on professional journalism appear to cross the thin line between exposing uncomfortable truths and fuelling political narratives, they must expect…
Modi’s strategic defiance could reshape Bharat’s geopolitical standing The perceived cold war between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be entering a new phase. The underlying contest is not merely about tariffs, oil or a ceasefire between Bharat and Pakistan. It is about a larger question: can Washington still expect New…
Enough is enough. Farooq Abdullah’s latest remarks on Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir are not merely politically provocative; they raise a fundamental question about the responsibility that comes with occupying public office in Bharat. When a former Chief Minister and president of the National Conference suggests that Kashmiris are being saved because Pakistan keeps the…
There is a fundamental difference between the right to dissent and the licence to manufacture disorder. Democracy guarantees the former; it does not give anyone a free pass for the latter. The Delhi High Court’s decision to reject, at this stage, AISA president Neha Bora’s challenge to a police notice seeking a peace bond must…
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye on August 7, declaring that an armed attack against any one of the three would be treated as an attack against all, was projected as a powerful demonstration of Islamic solidarity. Yet, the unfolding security crisis in West Asia raises an uncomfortable question:…
When energy meets geopolitics, New Delhi must keep its eyes open. The visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Bharat, culminating in a trip to Reliance Industries’ massive Jamnagar refinery, is more than a ceremonial stop on a diplomatic itinerary. It is a reminder that energy, trade and geopolitics are inseparable—and that national…
A cockroach that flies in from Germany, delivers a lecture on Indian democracy and constitutional institutions, and then reportedly leaves the country is hardly the messiah of Indian democracy he imagines himself to be. Dhruv Rathee may have opinions to offer, but why should Bharat take lectures on its constitutional functioning from someone whose own…
Dussera gift to Sanatanis as Supreme Court draws a clear line between custodianship and ownership of temple properties Call it a Dussera gift to Sanatanis or a long-overdue judicial correction. Either way, the Supreme Court has delivered a powerful message: temple property is not government property, and the State cannot behave as though it owns…
