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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The Forgotten Breath: What 40 Years of Bhopal’s Silence Sounds Like

That night's sleep came sweet. My cold feet touching hers I snuggled close to my mother. We drifted off to sleep but were woken...

Thank You Nadav Lapid For Reminding Us Propaganda Films Cannot Be Work Of Art

Sarkaar unki hai to kya hua, system to hamara hai.., the lines of The Kashmir Files finally coming to light. When the movie which received...

In New EC’s Appointment, Paperwork Can’t Paper Over Surgical Strike on Due Process

They are caught playing around with the time-tested established principles and procedures of good and fair governance. In a democracy, public affairs are no one’s...

African Swine Fever and its impact in India

In November 2022, the Animal Husbandry Department of Kerala State confirmed the outbreak of African Swine Fever in the private pig farms at Karimannoor...

RSS and BJP are dangerous, they want to control you through fear: Rahul Gandhi

"Why are you walking?" I asked Rahul Gandhi at the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Rahul: Do you know the difference between Pooja and Tapasya? Me: Yes, Pooja...

राहुल गांधी भारत को समझना चाहते हैं, यह भी महत्वपूर्ण है कि भारत राहुल को समझे

राहुल गांधी से भारत जोड़ो यात्रा के दौरान मेरी बातचीत (अंतिम): राहुल: महात्मा गांधी ने पूरे भारत की यात्रा की, क्या आप जानते हैं कि...
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