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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
TopicModi silence

Topic: Modi silence

Mauni Amavasya and the meaning of PM Modi and India’s restrained silence

In an atmosphere of global cacophony, India’s symbolic ‘maunvrat’ is the most effective instrument of diplomacy. It preserves New Delhi’s strategic ambiguity.

The Age of Anger began in 2014 with Modi. Now it’s time for bargaining, silence

2024 in India is the radicalisation of rights. Regardless of the verdict next month, this Lok Sabha election has silently asserted a return to the original promise of democracy.

Wrestlers’ protest is no 2012 for Delhi’s urban class. Sexual violence now a partisan issue

While the rhetoric from nationalist ramparts has been about ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’, Modi govt's silence has shown that gender equity and safety in India are not universal concerns.

Questions for Modi—why alienate middle class, why pick gangster over women, is it worth it?

It’s been almost a month and while PM Modi has toured the world and ceremonially embraced the Sengol, he has acted as though the women wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar do not exist.

On Camera

The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.