Opinion

What Is India’s Youth Asking For: Cultural Identity or the Right to a Future?

India’s youth have always questioned power, from the student movements of the 1970s to the Anna movement. Today, programmes in Ujjain and Indore raise a new question: is young India seeking cultural identity, political recognition or something more basic — the right to shape its future?

BRICS Isn’t Beijing’s Game. It’s India’s Strategic Autonomy

India’s BRICS engagement is not about choosing China over the West but protecting its strategic autonomy. As the global order turns multipolar, India must retain strong ties across competing blocs while defending its independent foreign policy and ensuring that national interests, not Western approval, shape its international choices.

Across Time Zones and Election Trails: The Sudivya Sonu I Knew

Sudivya Sonu was more than a politician I covered. He was someone I knew as a voter, journalist and friend. Across two decades, cities, elections and time zones, our conversations continued—until a final speech, a promised meeting and a sudden loss changed everything

A Third of the Capital Erased: The Reality Behind the SIR Revision

Nearly one in three Delhi voters is missing from the draft electoral roll after the SIR exercise. For those affected, the issue is not merely a number—it could mean navigating paperwork and bureaucracy to reclaim a fundamental democratic right.

When Politics Trumps the Uniform: How MP Government Is Blocking Justice in Vijay Shah Case

Nearly 15 months after calling Colonel Sofiya Qureshi a terrorist’s sister, MP minister Vijay Shah faces no action. The Mohan Yadav government continues to block his prosecution, defying a Supreme Court SIT report and risking potential judicial ire
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New Masjid in Murshidabad: Qur’anic Caution for a Community Still Healing from Babri

A new mosque project in Murshidabad has triggered discussion over intention and politics, especially on December 6. Qur’an 9:108 and the Masjid Dhirar lesson stress sincerity as the foundation of any masjid. With Babri’s memory alive, the community urges caution and taqwa.

Delhi Teen Saahil Shot at Close Range by CISF Constable: A Brutal Reminder of India’s Unchecked Uniformed Power

Saahil, 14, was collecting stray wedding notes in Delhi when a drunk CISF constable slapped him and shot him point-blank. His death reveals deep structural failures—unchecked police power, weak firearm regulations, child labour, and social inequality that make poor children India’s most vulnerable targets of State violence.

Babri Demolition’s Echo in 2025: Why 6 December Still Defines the Muslim Experience in India

There are dates in a nation’s history that refuse to stay confined to calendars. They do not fade away with passing years.Instead, they continue...

Unregulated Access, Unchecked Power: The Hidden Dangers of India’s Mandatory Sanchar Saathi App

Delhi: The Government of India’s directive requiring the preinstallation of the Sanchar Saathi application on all smartphones marks a critical inflection point in the...

How Do You Kill a Case? The UP Government’s Playbook in the Akhlaq Lynching

Ten years. Ten whole years since a mob dragged Mohammad Akhlaq out of his home in Dadri, beat him to death with bricks and rods...

Why Indira Gandhi Remains India’s Most Influential and Most Debated Prime Minister

Let us recall the achievements of Indira Gandhi, whose birth anniversary we celebrate today. She has undoubtedly been one of India's most powerful rulers...
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