There are moments in the civilizational journey of a nation when political shifts are not merely electoral outcomes but deeper reflections of social awakening. Bharat, today, appears to be passing through one such phase. The churn is not just political; it is cultural, ideological, historical, and even psychological. What the country is witnessing is not…
On the eve of the verdict, I will stick my neck out and say this: we may well be staring at a 4–1 verdict in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party across key battlegrounds—Assam, West Bengal, Puducherry, and, in a more complex arithmetic, even Tamil Nadu through alliances. That may sound bold. But elections are…
Politics, much like history, has a habit of repeating itself—first as conviction, then as convenience. The latest attempt by K. Kavitha to resurrect the Telangana Rashtra Sena (Samiti) (TRS) name falls squarely in the latter category. It may evoke nostalgia, but nostalgia alone does not win elections, nor does it revive a sentiment that has…
The defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha is not just a legislative hiccup—it is, in my view, a defining moment that exposes both the strengths and the constraints of India’s constitutional democracy. For a government that has positioned itself as decisive and reform-driven, this outcome demands introspection, recalibration, and above all,…
Call it lazy modelling, call it ideological comfort, or call it a refusal to confront inconvenient data—but I see the persistence of pollsters in projecting an “edge” for the Trinamool Congress as something far more deliberate. This is not misreading anymore; this is evasion. Because when you strip away the noise, the numbers tell a…
As a responsible citizen and an unapologetic nationalist, I feel compelled to dedicate this week’s Point of View to a growing menace—the deliberate spread of misleading, half-baked, and often malicious narratives through viral videos and social media campaigns. These are not random distortions. They are orchestrated efforts, amplified by sections of an intellectually compromised ecosystem,…
In politics, timing is everything. And in the middle of a global crisis triggered by the ongoing tensions in West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to have timed his move with clinical precision—placing the Opposition on the defensive just weeks before crucial Assembly elections. These five state polls—West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and…
“Old habits die hard” is not just a cliché—it is a political warning. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu seems determined to prove it right, yet again. A series of viral videos now circulating on social media has reignited an uncomfortable question: has the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), now an ally in the BJP-led…
In India, corruption often thrives not because it is hidden, but because it is inconveniently visible. Everyone sees it, yet no one acts. The story of a so-called “Hi-Tech Textile Park” in Telangana is a chilling reminder of how political power across party lines can converge—not to serve the public, but to plunder it. This…
As a media practitioner and, more importantly, as a concerned citizen of this country, I write this with deep anguish. India’s democracy rests on three pillars—politics, the judiciary, and institutions that regulate public life. When one pillar weakens, the system trembles. When more than one begins to lose credibility, the tremors become impossible to ignore….
