In recent months, videos of Indian tourists performing garba dances at airports, metro stations, and famous international landmarks have gone viral. While some people viewed these acts as a celebration of Indian culture, others criticized them as disruptive, inappropriate, and inconsiderate of public spaces. The controversy has triggered a much...
Most Indians have no idea how close we are sitting to a real shock. Since early March, the Strait of Hormuz has been shut for all practical purposes. This is a narrow stretch of sea between Iran and Oman. It is small. But almost half of India’s crude oil, more...
On June 3, today, the Middle East crossed another line. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced that they had struck back at American military targets. They claimed hits on a US vessel, on the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and on an American airbase in the region. Kuwait said...
Most Indians may never have heard of China’s remote Hami desert region in Xinjiang. Yet what is being built there could have long-term implications for India’s security and strategic future. At first glance, this is primarily a US-China story. Two global powers are adjusting their nuclear deterrence strategies and preparing...
Somewhere in Rajasthan, a family is looking at a cancelled exam notice for the third year in a row. Somewhere in Maharashtra, a farmer is standing in his orchard watching ruined Alphonso mangoes fall from trees that could not handle the extreme heat. And in a government press briefing, an...
Let’s be honest about what is happening this weekend. America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has flown all the way to India. He visited Kolkata, took a tour of the Taj Mahal in Agra, walked through the palaces of Jaipur, and is now in New Delhi for a...
There are moments in political history when a single stupid sentence by a powerful man creates the exact enemy he feared. India just had one of those moments. And the ruling establishment, true to form, is making it worse with every panicked move it makes. The Judge, The Remark, The...
When the ruling party and the opposition agree that trouble is coming, it is time to stop scrolling and start paying attention. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking to the Indian diaspora in the Netherlands just days ago, warned that decades of progress against poverty stood at serious risk if cascading...
India’s love story with gold is centuries old. From weddings to festivals, from savings to status, gold is not just a metal here — it is emotion, security, and family pride. But suddenly, people across India woke up to shocking headlines: Gold prices jumping by nearly ₹11,000 Silver crossing ₹3...
More than 10 days after the massive victory of the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, the biggest question still remains unanswered — who will become the next Chief Minister? The shocking part is not just the delay. It is the open power struggle happening inside the party while the people who...
