The Strike Hidden In The Illusion Of ‘Our Own’ — Using Women Against Women In The Name Of Empowerment
“It is said to the trees that the axe handle is made of wood, therefore it is one of you.”The Strike Hidden in the Illusion of ‘Our Own’ — Using Women Against Women in the Name of Empowerment(An alleged political strategy in the context of Uttarakhand) This saying—“It is said to the trees that the […]
The Tiger’s Last Stand: Reassessing Tipu Sultan’s Legacy on His Martyrdom
On May 4, 1799, the air above Seringapatam (Srirangapatna) was thick with the sulfurous smoke of rocket fire and the desperate cries of a kingdom in its death throes. As the British breach party surged through the walls of the island fortress, Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu—known to history as the ‘Tiger of Mysore’—did not […]
Mario Miranda: The Pen That Captured India’s Pulse
As India marks the birth centenary of Mário João Carlos do Rosário de Brito Miranda on May 2, we celebrate not merely a cartoonist but a masterful chronicler of everyday life whose ink lines etched the joys, quirks, and absurdities of a young nation with unmatched warmth and wit. Born in 1926 in Daman, then […]
THE TRUMP TRAP COUNTRIES
Writing against the head of a powerful nation, you risk being thought of as pushing a personal or political agenda. And yet you are compelled to express your views, for whatever they are worth. United States President Donald Trump has, since his return to office, set a pattern: he insults or penalises India and, in […]
The Marginalized Majority: Unpacking the Persistent Socio-Economic Deficit of Indian Muslims
In the complex tapestry of post-1947 India, the narrative of the Muslim community is often framed through the narrow lenses of security or identity politics. However, in his poignant study, *Plight of Indian Muslims After Partition*, Professor Habibur Rehman shifts the focus toward a more visceral reality: the systemic developmental lag that has persisted for […]
After Pahalgam : Choosing Dialogue Over the Comfort of Hostility
One year after the devastating terror attack in Pahalgam, the India–Pakistan relationship stands once again at a familiar, dangerous crossroads—caught between the compulsions of domestic politics and the imperatives of regional peace. The tragedy, which claimed innocent lives and shattered a fragile sense of normalcy in Kashmir, reinforced a pattern that has come to define […]
Ankita Bhandari Case: Justice Deferred, Truth Managed
There are crimes that shock a society—and then there are cases that expose how power responds to that shock. The murder of Ankita Bhandari belongs to the latter category. Nearly four years on, what stands out is not merely the brutality of the crime, but the pattern of state action that followed—hurried, selective, and opaque. […]
The Great Uncoupling: Why the UAE’s OPEC Exit Signals a New Geopolitical Era
The geopolitical architecture of the Middle East shifted on its axis yesterday. In a move that felt both inevitable and shocking, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) formally announced its departure from OPEC and the wider OPEC+ alliance, effective May 1. After 59 years of membership, Abu Dhabi has decided that the “sovereign national interest” can […]
Bengal at the Crossroads: Massive Turnout, Sharp Polarisation and the Battle for Mamata’s Fourth Term
West Bengal’s Assembly election has once again become one of the most closely watched political contests in the country. After the first phase recorded an extraordinary turnout of over 93 percent, political circles are sharply divided over what this unprecedented participation really means. Is Bengal witnessing the early signs of a political shift, or are […]
Trump’s Shrinking Options on Iran: Bluster, Backtracking, and a Search for Exit
The latest pronouncement by Donald Trump—calling off a proposed diplomatic outreach to Iran via Islamabad on the grounds that it involved “too much time wasted on traveling”—is less a statement of efficiency than an admission of drift. What was initially projected as a bold backchannel to break the impasse has now been abruptly shelved, replaced […]
