Politics in Bihar has never been short of drama, intrigue, and sudden reversals. Yet, the latest development — the decision of Nitish Kumar to move to the Rajya Sabha, paving the way for the Bharatiya Janata Party to have its first Chief Minister in the state — marks more than a routine political transition. It…
The coming round of Rajya Sabha elections may not grab primetime headlines like a Lok Sabha battle, but their political consequences could be far more enduring. As polls for 37 seats across 10 states approach, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) appears poised to consolidate — and possibly expand — its strength…
As tensions in West Asia spiral following the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the global chessboard is shifting with alarming speed. The United States may believe it has executed a decisive strategic strike. But the responses from Beijing and Moscow suggest that Washington may have merely opened another volatile front in…
There is a thin but vital line between safeguarding liberty and sanctifying lawlessness. When courts blur that line, even unintentionally, the consequences extend far beyond the four corners of a bail order. They seep into public confidence — the one currency the judiciary cannot afford to devalue. A magisterial court in Delhi on Monday granted…
The reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a coordinated U.S.–Iraq military operation marks a dangerous inflection point in West Asian geopolitics. Whether justified in Washington as pre-emptive security or regime-neutralisation, the elimination of the head of a sovereign state detonates a far larger question: what remains of the international order when…
When a so-called nuclear-armed state declares “open war” on social media, it isn’t projecting strength. It is advertising instability. That is precisely what Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif did when he thundered that it was now “open war” between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The outburst followed renewed border clashes after Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghan…
When Narendra Modi landed in Israel for his two-day visit, it was not merely another diplomatic engagement. It was a calibrated assertion of India’s evolving global stature — firm against terrorism, sensitive to humanitarian concerns, and balanced in its West Asian outreach. In a world increasingly fractured by conflict, Modi demonstrated that strategic clarity and…
The Supreme Court’s swift decision to take suo motu cognisance of a Class 8 NCERT textbook chapter on “corruption in the judiciary” has triggered a debate far larger than a school lesson. When Chief Justice Surya Kant declared, “I will not allow anyone on earth to taint the integrity of the institution,” it reflected a…
India has never lacked for faith. What it increasingly lacks is accountability from those who monetize it. The latest controversy surrounding Avimukteshwaranand is not an isolated embarrassment—it is part of a recurring pattern. A self-styled spiritual authority lays claim to exalted lineage, courts attention through provocative declarations, faces allegations or scrutiny, and then—almost on cue—discovers…
The debate over The Kerala Story 2 is no longer just about a film. It is about who gets to define “freedom of expression” in India — and more importantly, who decides which stories are allowed to be told. When Pinarayi Vijayan calls the film “false propaganda” and “poisonous,” he is entitled to his political…
