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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicNational Interest

Topic: National Interest

Committee on insecurity

The UPA has to start something imaginative if not disruptive at the top. That is the only way to bring this government back to life.

Pranab, we presume

If Pranab Mukherjee wants the job of being the president, he is not only the natural front-runner, he should have the right of first refusal on it.

Ministry of indefensible

The 4th largest army in the world cannot be run by the CBI and motivated leaks from all sides, but that is where UPA's spineless leadership has brought us to.

The Trivedi tutorial

It will be noted that Dinesh Trivedi will be the first minister to be fired for doing something good, selfless & risky in a system where no minister ever loses the job for stealing.

One Raja in jail, all of UPA in handcuffs

The government may have managed to stay out of jail, in a manner of speaking, but it is caught in multiple wars, all with its own.

Jan Lok Sabha

Before the next Parliamentary session, it is important to analyse the scandals, cover-ups and popular anger around the Lokpal Bill that threatened to collapse the system.

Aam aadmi vs sab chor

The four most important men in the UPA-2 cabinet are entirely clean. And yet, if you held an opinion poll, a vast majority would say corruption is India's biggest challenge today.

The India verdict

L.K. Advani and his partymen have not discovered a new liberal approach to politics. Just like the Congress, they have also figured that India’s politics has changed.

New mandate, new limits

The intellectual Left's sympathy for Maoists is not only strikingly similar to General Musharraf's unsympathetic comments about terrorism in Kashmir, but is also losing relevance.

A week in politics

Pranab Mukherjee's budget marks the UPA-2 government's coming of age, as it backed its own convictions amid pressure from the opposition as well as from within the Congress party.

On Camera

Telecom is India’s next Atmanirbhar champion—with 4G rollout as a milestone

Fifteen operators across 9 countries have inquired about India's technology, and nations like Kenya, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, and Egypt have shown concrete interest in Indian 4G and 5G stacks.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.