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?
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.
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
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.
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
The media’s targeting of Tablighi Jamaat during the pandemic was a deliberate act to vilify an entire community. Years later, the attack continues—this time through the systematic dismantling of Waqf rights. As silence prevails again, the question remains: will we speak out before history repeats itself completely?
Despite spending Rs 1200 crore on Swachh Bharat (Clean India) advertisements, the Modi government has failed to eradicate manual scavenging. Dalits continue to die in sewers, victims of deep-rooted caste bias. Laws banning the practice remain toothless, while the state celebrates cleanliness without addressing who cleans—and who dies.
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur, exposed how corporations profit from Gaza’s devastation in a bold report. Her findings linked military interests with economic gain, triggering backlash from global superpowers. Her dossier challenges the silence around war crimes and reveals the deep ties between power, profit, and the Palestinian crisis.
The Waqf protest was more than a Muslim issue—it was a constitutional assertion of religious and community rights. Yet, its critics revealed a deeper discomfort with faith in public life. The backlash exposes India’s growing secular blind spot, where pluralism is praised in theory but punished when practiced by minorities.
India’s evolving legal landscape is turning peaceful Islamic preaching into a punishable offence. Vague laws on religious insult and conversion are being used to arrest Muslim preachers and suppress da’wah. This piece argues that true protection for Islam lies not in blasphemy laws, but in upholding secular constitutional freedoms.