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Vande Mataram and the theatre of power—What the Goa assembly revealed

In Goa’s Assembly, Vande Mataram turned into a loyalty test rather than a shared sentiment, exposing how symbolism is used to mask failed governance and enforce obedience.

SubscriberWrites: When politics walks onto the field

From the Mustafizur Rahman–IPL row to Olympic boycotts and World Cups, the uneasy, often unavoidable entanglement of sports and politics resurfaces once again.

SubscriberWrites: When tariffs become tantrums

A 500% tariff threat met silence, not surrender. India didn’t defy it loudly; it waited it out. Civilisations don’t blink at noise—they absorb it.

SubscriberWrites: Colonialism beyond wardrobes—When de-Britishisation becomes a distraction

If the Railways Minister truly wishes to honour the spirit of decolonisation, he could begin elsewhere. He could advocate for making affordable travel a right, not a privilege.

SubscriberWrites: Job Seekers or Job Creators: India’s Defining Choice

Thank you dear subscribers, we are overwhelmed with your response. Your Turn is a unique section from ThePrint featuring points of view from its subscribers....

SubscriberWrites: Awareness without action—The environmental paradox

From the US to India, climate concern runs high, but personal change lags, exposing a global paradox where knowledge grows while environmental inaction deepens.

SubscriberWrites: Why India is turning corporate failure into a criminal problem

As India increasingly treats business collapse as a crime, arrests replace regulation—raising risks for governance, investment confidence, and informed risk-taking.

SubscriberWrites: Bazball – One size cannot fit all Tests!

The final Test at the SCG, farewell test for Usman Khawaja, was a classic case of how the Pommies messed it up, once again.

SubscriberWrites: India’s foreign policy in an era of global tension—Strategic restraint without strategic silence

Amid great power rivalry and global crises, New Delhi bets on strategic autonomy, restraint, and outcome-driven diplomacy over rigid alliances.

SubscriberWrites: Who failed the Sambar Lake

Until the mid-20th century, Sambhar Lake was traditionally managed for salt extraction with lower ecological stress, but lacked legal boundaries & relied on seasonal and human influences.

On Camera

What Indira Gandhi said in her first speech as PM, 60 years ago

On 26 January 1966, Indira Gandhi delivered a speech that was broadcast over All India Radio. This was her first address to the nation after becoming India’s first woman prime minister.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

US officially calls China ‘second most powerful country’, new strategy softens stand against Beijing, Moscow

New defence strategy marks clear break from Biden-era Pentagon policy, softening tone on China & Russia, while pushing allies to shoulder more responsibility with less US backing.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.