Kathmandu is asking a question the world cannot comfortably avoid: When a climate-vulnerable country suffers a catastrophic disaster, who should answer for it? Nepal is now confronting one of the most devastating disasters in its recent history. Floods triggered by a glacial collapse and cascading hazards in the Himalayas have...
We often speak about the Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita, Bible and Quran as though each appeared one day, fully written by a single person. History tells a much more complicated—and far more fascinating—story. The first thing we must separate is faith from history. Faith asks what believers hold sacred or...
Every few months, a new theory appears about who will lead India after Narendra Modi. Right now, two names dominate the talk: Yogi Adityanath and Amit Shah. Add to this the loud claim that India is turning into a “Hindu Rashtra,” and you have a topic that gets clicks but...
There is a profound difference between offering spiritual comfort and making claims about physical reality. One can believe in meditation. One can seek spiritual guidance. One can undertake a difficult pilgrimage in search of meaning. But when a spiritual leader tells followers something as absolute as “Everyone will come back....
For months, the world watched the Iran–US–Israel conflict almost hour by hour. Then the headlines faded. Ukraine–Russia also became yesterday’s breaking news. But neither war has actually disappeared. The Iran conflict, in particular, has entered a more dangerous phase — one where diplomacy is failing, the Strait of Hormuz remains...
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...
