Due Process Denied? The Troubling Questions Around Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rejected Nomination
The rejection of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination papers has triggered a serious debate that goes far beyond one candidature. At the heart of the controversy lies a larger constitutional concern: can electoral authorities reject a nomination on the basis of unproven allegations, without granting the candidate an opportunity to explain her position? […]
The Mirage of a Milestone: Deconstructing Twelve Years of the Modi Government
New Delhi On June 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieves the statistical milestone of completing 4,399 days in office uninterruptedly, mathematically overtaking Jawaharlal Nehru’s record of consecutive days as an elected head of government. To the ruling machinery, this is a moment of crowning glory, packaged as an unassailable democratic mandate. Yet, in the laboratory […]
MODI’S FALSE CLAIM OF BEING LONGEST SERVING PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday claimed that he had completed 12 years at the helm of the Indian government, marking a political journey that has reshaped the country’s electoral and governance landscape. He is, however, not yet the longest serving PM as Jawaharlal Nehru was there for nearly 17 years and Indira […]
Trump warns Netanyahu over Iran; claims US in ‘final throes’ of Iran deal
New Delhi, 09 June— Midst reports of the Washington’s warning of consequences of continuation of war to Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu, United States President Donald Trump has said the US was “in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal”. Trump said that a deal between Israel and Iran is imminent, […]
THE IMPLOSION OF TRINAMOOL: How Mamata Banerjee’s Fortress Crumbled from Within
The political landscape of India has witnessed tectonic shifts before, but the ongoing seismic fracture within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) marks the definitive end of an era in West Bengal politics. Following a crushing defeat in the state assembly elections that saw the installation of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chief Minister […]
4,399 Days, Little Redemption: How Longevity Became Political Optics While India Slid Backward*
Surpassing Nehru on the clock is a political headline, but history judges leaders by how they strengthened institutions, expanded freedoms and lifted citizens’ real standards of living. Narendra Modi’s uninterrupted 12‑year run as India’s prime minister marks a political milestone. Yet political longevity is not the same as statesmanship. A careful review of the last […]
HOW NOT TO RETIRE FROM POLITICS: ASHOK GEHLOT’S GRAND MELTDOWN
NEW DELHI: The top of the pack is Ashok Gehlot, 75, desperate and all guns blazing. Is it the Delhi-Jaipur-Jodhpur heat, a denial of Rajya Sabha berth, or the Nehru-Gandhi family’s refusal to honour him with a sit-down, long conversation for the past three years, or the prospect of losing out on key AICC posts, […]
NDA BID TO SECURE 2/3RD MAJORITY IN LOK SABHA
NEW DELHI: The rebellion in the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has revived talk that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is likely to bring the Delimitation Bill again in the Monsoon session. The session begins in the third week of July. The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty First Amendment) Bill, 2026 or the Delimitation […]
INDIA DEPLOYS 12 NUCLEAR WARHEADS IN A BIG POLICY SHIFT
NEW DELHI: Marking a significant shift in nuclear weapons policy, India has for the first time “deployed” 12 nuclear warheads. The revelation has been made in the latest report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The world’s top arms-tracking organisation, SIPRI, in its latest report says that India for the very first time […]
The War on Iran Was Not Inevitable — It Was Built, Step by Step
From Revolution to Regional Rupture: The Long Road to the US-Israel Confrontation with Iran The 100-day mark of the US-Israel war on Iran should force one uncomfortable truth into the open: this conflict did not suddenly happen. It was assembled over decades through regime change, sanctions, covert operations, proxy warfare, and a regional security order […]
