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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Pawn In Indo-Pacific Game?

Has India taken a step forward in countering China in the Indo-Pacific region despite not having high stakes in the area? Has it decided...

What Can India Do In China-Taiwan Crisis?

The political observers and the foreign policy experts in India were not shocked when the Chinese military launched its biggest military drill in the...

The Essence of Baqri-Id

Most of us are aware that Eid ul Zoha or Eid-ul-Adha — also known as Baqri-Id — celebrates the unflinching faith of Prophet Abraham...

Extraordinary work by Mohammed Zubair and shabby little case to harass him

Kolkata: Every Indian or maybe Non-Resident Indians knows how impactful Ravish Kumar’s journalism is among the masses. Especially after 2014, when most of the...

The Great Back-To-Office Confusion

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, recently announced employees can work from home forever. He calls the office an 'anachronistic form' that is 'from a pre-digital...

Iftar Served on a Shatabdi Train: Why My Viral Tweet Was Never Just About Food

Kolkata: I am overwhelmed by the response I have received to my tweet about being served iftar aboard the Ranchi–Howrah Shatabdi Express on Monday...
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