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Ravi Shankar Prasad’s weapon of choice against opposition is a copy of the Constitution

Be it at TV debates or seminars, the law minister often quotes from a copy of the original manuscript of the Constitution to support his government’s stance.

Look beyond Rahul’s beard and Modi’s jackets. BJP’s 2019 game is about polarising voters

Bhakts are confident that Rahul Gandhi and his party will be routed in 2019, and Amit Shah will make Narendra Modi invincible.

Indian judiciary doesn’t need to fear the government; it needs to be afraid of itself

Governments throughout the world want a pliant judiciary, but the onus is on the judiciary to push-back. It is no different in India.

Under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, the only trump card with Congress is the mahagathbandhan

The Congress has been raising key issues to make Modi uneasy. The party, however, forgets them after a Parliament session or an election.

Karnataka episode shows blatantly partisan figures should not be appointed as Governors

Current trend of appointing politically partisan leaders as governors will continue to decrease confidence in public offices, and the rule of law cannot survive without such confidence.

India needs a ‘This is America’

'This is America' is a song that shook us all. I can't help but wonder how far-fetched the idea of a 'This is India' is.

From key Pakistani general to ISIS terrorist ‘killed’ in Jihad, the chilling saga of Shahid Aziz

An army cannot afford to allow so many ideologically motivated hardliners to rise to senior ranks and to freelance on behalf of their ideology after retirement.

Include Armed forces in any dialogue with Pakistan Army

If General Bajwa must get an invite, it must be from either the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee or India’s army chief, and any meeting with the NSA or the PM must be a courtesy call.

Kashmir’s witnessing a new chapter of darkness. Even shadows can’t be trusted

A carpet of mutual suspicion covers everybody in Kashmir these days. Nobody knows who is tipping off the army and bringing the boots to your door.

Why Modi’s grand ideas don’t deliver grand results

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the bureaucracy to deliver results at bullet train speed but where’s the manpower?

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.