Banu Mushtaq and the power of words
The powerful stories of Banu Mushtaq, whose ‘Heart Lamp’ has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025, are clear, evocative, personal and political
International illegal clinical trial Scam Exposed in Gujarat.
500 poor patients exploited in what was was to be 25-year trial period.
Farooq caught in a tornado stirred by his friend Dulat
The spy sees the ‘tallest leader’ as the one bartering Kashmir’s interest. The most telling thing is not what it reveals about the former CM but how so-called liberals see Kashmir and Kashmiris.
The sounds of silence from Pakistan
The Pak press is mum on the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, a key conspirator in the Mumbai attacks
The shifting lakshman rekha of fear
Perhaps Kunal Kamra has done us all a favour by reminding us that laughter is the great equaliser As the Supreme Court throws out an FIR against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, filed in January by the Jamnagar police over an Urdu poem —…
When Modi met Yunus in Bangkok
The point is that Dhaka should always know that Delhi always knows
Now, New India will have a Revamped Sabarmati Ashram as SC Rejects Tushar Gandhi’s Petition
The project has been handed over to Bimal Patel, the same architect who “revamped” and replaced the glorious parliament building of India.
A Dark Day For Nepal’s Democracy
The tragic deaths of Suresh Rajak and Sabin Maharjan on March 28, 2025, were a severe blow to Nepal’s democracy. The brutal manner in which journalist Suresh Rajak was burned to death while covering a pro-monarchy protest at Tinkune,…
“Ruthless Suspensions” Versus “Legal Oversight”: The Gap Between Shah’s claims and Civil Service…
Limited legal options are available for challenging arbitrary terminations under Article 311(2)(c) as courts “rarely challenge national security paradigm” and evidence is placed in sealed envelopes in court rooms, making the process opaque.
Whittling down sources of U.S. soft power
Soft power is defined as ‘the use of positive attraction and persuasion to achieve foreign policy objectives’. The U.S., which had increased its soft power through alliances, trade, education, immigration and foreign aid, is now looking at…