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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Jadavpur University Ragging: A Theoretical Analysis in the Light of Gramsci and Foucault

Lately, we have learned that a tragic incident has taken place as a consequence of ragging at Jadavpur University. It's a disastrous event and...

Identity Politics and Bharat Ratna: A Deep Dive into Awardees’ Allegiances

The Bharat Ratna award to late prime ministers PV Narsimha Rao, Chaudhury Charan Singh and MS Swaminathan has been welcomed by all. I have...

Sitharaman Releases White Paper Attacking UPA, But Data Tells a Different Story

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has released a "White Paper on the Indian Economy" today, which purportedly seeks to "generate a wider, more...

From Shakespeare to Tagore: Kolkata Book Fair Celebrates a Fusion of Literary Worlds

Internationally renowned author, RK Narayan told me in 1995, that he felt a book fair well organized was a true platform for sensitive minds...

January 26th: When People Were Urged to Celebrate it as Independence Day

The roots of the celebrations on the 26th of January as our Republic Day actually go back to a very significant development in our...

Beyond ‘Temples of Modern India’: A Critical Look at Contemporary Religious Politics

When India became independent, Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech set the tone for the future course that India planned to undertake. He pledged, “The...
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