There are moments in democracy when history is written not inside Parliament, but on the streets. The resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be remembered as one such moment. But an equally important question deserves to be asked: Who really forced this resignation? Was it the Congress party?...
A Nishani.in Opinion History rarely changes because of one speech. It changes because millions of people refuse to stop asking the same question. That appears to be the biggest lesson from the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after weeks of nationwide student protests over examination integrity and paper...
“A nation does not build its future in Parliament. It builds it in its classrooms.” For the past few days, the country’s attention has been fixed on the protests outside the Prime Minister’s residence. What began as outrage over another examination controversy has evolved into something much larger—a cry from...
Democracy is often celebrated during elections, but its true strength is tested between elections. Over the past few days, India has witnessed a series of dramatic events surrounding protests led by CJP and its supporters. What began as a peaceful hunger strike escalated into a national political flashpoint. As the...
A short sentence from a retired judge has started a big argument. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur said that if a passport is treated as nothing more than a travel paper, it becomes no better than a bus ticket. That line has spread across news channels and...
For months, the world watched one of the most dangerous confrontations in modern Middle Eastern history unfold. Many expected Iran to collapse. Others expected the United States and Israel to achieve a decisive victory. Neither happened. Now, as diplomats prepare to finalize a peace framework in Geneva, a surprising reality...
After 104 days of war, West Asia may finally be moving toward peace. On June 11, President Trump announced that he had cancelled the strikes planned against Iran that evening. His reason: the deal had been “brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.” He said the signing...
On the night of June 9, an American aircraft fired precision munitions into the engine room of a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Oman. The ship, the Settebello, carried 24 Indian crew members. Three of them are now confirmed dead. The United States says the ship violated its naval...
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...
Iran has put a second sea gate on the table. After months of squeezing the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran now says it may “activate” the Bab el-Mandeb Strait too. The headlines call it a blockade. It is not one yet. That gap between threat and act is the whole story,...
