In declaring victory over the khap panchayat, we misunderstood the power structure. The real machinery of 'honour killings' never needed a banyan tree.
Just as central ministries and state departments are represented by designated spokespersons, police headquarters should also appoint media officers for daily briefings.
The BJP’s agenda is clear. After successive defeats in the 2021 and 2024 elections, the party is attempting to pigeonhole Bengal as a place of Rohingya, Bangladeshis, and Muslims.
India’s fledgling defence industry has struggled to translate capacity into mass production or compete globally, resulting in continued reliance on imports.
The Russia-Ukraine war exposes a complex paradox of power where the world’s most powerful country, with all its resources, is falling short in coercing a much more weakened Russia to kowtow to its demands.
On 3 August 2005, Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke in Lok Sabha and warned that the India-US nuclear deal could compromise India's strategic autonomy in the long run.
India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
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.
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