India’s values-based stand clashes with Trump’s MAGA dominance, turning a tariff war into a larger battle over democracy, equity, and the future of global leadership.
From regal ruler to grinning mascot, Mahabali’s image has been hijacked by advertisers—turning Onam from myth and memory into Kerala’s biggest shopping carnival.
Trump’s coercive order has bent most nations—but China’s defiance shows the power of indispensability. For India, the choice is clear: build leverage or remain at the mercy of geopolitics.
Gold surges to $3,380/oz in Aug 2025, driven by weak dollar, inflation, Fed rate cut hopes & central bank buying, but risks of correction loom amid global uncertainty.
India–US ties face turbulence as Trump’s tariffs, Russia oil row & Pakistan tilt strain trust. India must deepen multi-alignment with Europe & Japan to secure autonomy in a volatile world.
Today is the anti-socialist era. Libertarianism is fighting; dedicated with all its power and love of liberty. It does not matter whether it wins in the political sphere, wrote KD Valicha in 1957.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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