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Those who manufactured deep prejudice in public mind about 2G scam were rewarded by BJP

If a court holds demonetization policy to be procedurally irregular, would Narendra Modi be declared corrupt?

If Pakistan won’t go after terrorists, America itself will take on that job

In S. Asia, US strategies boil down to: ‘Pakistan, we want you to do more’; ‘India, we want to grow with you’; and ‘Afghanistan, we want to stay with you’.

The visible holes in Trump’s security strategy on India will guide actual policy steps

The biggest departure from previous NSS documents is the placement of the Indo-Pacific discussion—at the very top of the regions considered, above Europe and the Middle East.

India’s mean-spirited war on Christmas

Christmas is the wrong target. It cannot pay for the sins of the church because Christmas has long flown the coop of Christianity. It’s a now consumer festival.

The 2G judgement will impact Tamil Nadu politics

It is a political judgment, coming out of political convenience, because perhaps the current government needs the support of certain people.

2G verdict: The CBI has often failed to deliver evidence in complex financial crimes

The first-come, first-served policy reeked of arbitrariness, but whether it was against the public interest cannot be subject to not criminal adjudication.

After 2G verdict, DMK is no longer an untouchable for BJP

The verdict is now bound to enthuse the DMK cadre and strengthen Stalin, especially amid the crippling confusion in the AIADMK.

There was a telecom scandal. A big one. But someone forgot to tell the judges.

Because it was designed to collapse like most big scams. To be a true political opportunity, a scam has to be so exaggerated, even judges are left disbelieving.

2G scam judgment tells India the judicial system won’t hold the influential accountable

I don’t know on what basis the court said there was no evidence. In at least 40 pages of the judgment, the court has reproduced the evidence.

The 2G ruling doesn’t mean Congress is innocent, just shows probe was sloppy

The 2G scam was a real scam– and if it wasn’t for CAG, media, India would have had many more crony capitalists today than there were then.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.