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When Narendra Modi described India’s indigenously developed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam as a “proud moment,” it was not mere political rhetoric. It was a rare acknowledgement of a technological leap that places India in an elite global club—and signals a decisive shift in how the nation powers its future. For decades, India’s…
When a sitting Chief Minister asks voters to “take revenge,” it is no longer mere political rhetoric—it is a chilling signal of how dangerously unhinged the electoral discourse has become in West Bengal. Mamata Banerjee, addressing a rally in Samserganj, did precisely that. Her words were not a slip of the tongue; they were deliberate,…
The self-proclaimed “anarchist” outfit, the Aam Aadmi Party, seems poised to lose yet another member—this time, not a dissenter on the fringes, but one of its most articulate and visible young faces in Parliament, Raghav Chadha. His defiance, summed up in the punchy line “Main ghayal hoon, toh ghatak hoon,” is not just personal bravado—it…
West Bengal today stands at a perilous tipping point where democracy is no longer merely under strain—it is being brazenly subverted. The shocking developments in Malda, where judicial officials, including women, were allegedly held hostage by political goons, are not stray incidents. They are stark indicators of a deeper institutional collapse that has steadily eroded…
In the theatre of modern warfare—where technology, sanctions, and shock-and-awe tactics are expected to deliver swift victories—one uncomfortable truth has resurfaced: nations with deep civilisational roots and hardened political will do not collapse on cue. If anything, the ongoing confrontation between Iran and the United States has once again exposed the limits of brute force,…
As India formally rolls out its long-awaited Census 2027 from March 1, the contours of a historic digital transformation are already becoming clear. Setting the tone, Amit Sharma, Chief Principal Census Officer and Director of Census Operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, has outlined a meticulous roadmap for the twin Union Territories, where self-enumeration…
In an age where politics is often reduced to noise, name-calling, and carefully choreographed outrage, gestures of quiet dignity stand out like a lighthouse in a storm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to an ailing Sonia Gandhi—widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi—was one such moment. She has since been discharged, but the symbolism…
One month into what increasingly looks like a pilot episode of World War III, the West Asian theatre has achieved what decades of diplomacy could not—it has shattered illusions. Not just geopolitical ones, but the kind that think tanks, media studios, and Twitter warriors had carefully manufactured for years. Let’s begin with the obvious embarrassment….
At a time when Donald Trump is openly flaunting a dangerously transactional worldview—boasting of expanding American strategic footprints and even hinting at places like Cuba as potential future targets—the global order appears to be slipping into an era reminiscent of old-style power projection. This is no longer about alliances or stability; it increasingly resembles a…
In any functioning democracy, the right to assemble is not a favour granted by the state—it is a constitutional guarantee. When that right is selectively denied, especially in the heat of an election season, it ceases to be a law-and-order issue and becomes a direct assault on the integrity of the electoral process. The controversy…
