The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
The shipment earlier bound for Gujarat’s Vadinar has changed course amid payment concerns; could still reach India if issues are resolved, according to Kpler.
INS Arihant was first vessel under SSBN project and was quietly commissioned in 2016. The second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighat, was commissioned in August 2024.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
CASTE WAS CONSTITUTINALLY PROHIBITED AS A MARKER BY ART 15, 1M6 AND 29. BUT CASTEWS USED AS A MARKER RIGHT FROM 1955 BEGINNING WIYTH BALAJI’S CASE, THE SUPREME COURTBVAA;IDATING ITS USE WITH OTHERVALID MARKERS. THE REASONIN WAS SPECIOUS BECAUSE IT IS SETTLED IN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW THAT WHEN DISCRETION IS EXERCISED USING A COMBINATION OF PERMITTED AND IRRELEVANT FACTORS QUALIFIES AS AN ABUSE OF DISCRETION.
Very well written. Always maintained this government is nothing more then an extension of UPA. Ideally it should be called UPA3. Every scheme implemented by this government is a UPA scheme . The same old tired socialism, stifling bureaucracy, obscene tax rates, the eagerness to control the economy, protection of oligarchs nothing really different.
What if you include this decision with the note by SC judges in Aug 2024, on creamy layer identification and quota subcategorization? One of the judges of that decision – BR Gavai, is being appointed as CJI in this May 2025.
Ah. Some insight!!
There seem to be a few cells that are still firing.
Can you keep it UP, Mr. Shekhar Gupta?
Next comes 200% reservation.
CASTE WAS CONSTITUTINALLY PROHIBITED AS A MARKER BY ART 15, 1M6 AND 29. BUT CASTEWS USED AS A MARKER RIGHT FROM 1955 BEGINNING WIYTH BALAJI’S CASE, THE SUPREME COURTBVAA;IDATING ITS USE WITH OTHERVALID MARKERS. THE REASONIN WAS SPECIOUS BECAUSE IT IS SETTLED IN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW THAT WHEN DISCRETION IS EXERCISED USING A COMBINATION OF PERMITTED AND IRRELEVANT FACTORS QUALIFIES AS AN ABUSE OF DISCRETION.
Very well written. Always maintained this government is nothing more then an extension of UPA. Ideally it should be called UPA3. Every scheme implemented by this government is a UPA scheme . The same old tired socialism, stifling bureaucracy, obscene tax rates, the eagerness to control the economy, protection of oligarchs nothing really different.
What if you include this decision with the note by SC judges in Aug 2024, on creamy layer identification and quota subcategorization? One of the judges of that decision – BR Gavai, is being appointed as CJI in this May 2025.