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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicUPA-2

Topic: UPA-2

Why India appears strangely silent on sky-high fuel prices

Before 2014, fuel price hike used to outrage the public. Today, nobody seems to care. The difference tells you a lot about what appears to be ‘public opinion’.

Modi-Shah regime not same as UPA-II. Slide in popularity rating isn’t its tipping point

The Mood of the Nation survey shows Indians aren’t as convinced by BJP’s majoritarian policies and are worried about economy. But it's not beginning of end.

Today’s bad loans crisis has its roots in the ‘fixerpreneurship’ that thrived under UPA-2

Fixerpreneurs rose under UPA-2. They got listed on the stock markets in boom times, and kept leveraging their balance sheets as if the train will never stop.

The Great Indian Hijack

It began with the NAC, and now five characters in fancy dress have brought the govt to bended knee.

Modi admits failure when he compares himself to UPA-2 and not his own 2014 promises

Keeping 2019 in mind, Narendra Modi wants India to forget the tall promises of 2014.

Modi’s talent account deficit

A big-hearted leader finds talent wherever available and packs his team with it. Narendra Modi is yet to do this.

Or else, Modi

The Congress cannot win a third term just by scaring us all of Modi. Because 2014 is a far cry from 1984. And because we are not scared of Modi, even those who won’t vote for him.

His moral Highness

The PM’s oath of office has an implicit responsibility to protect the preeminent decision-making authority of that office. So it is difficult to watch how Manmohan Singh is going down in history as somebody who so damaged it.

Current accountability deficit

It is unlikely that history will easily overlook or forget that the Indian growth story collapsed so dramatically under UPA-2's leadership.

Scared witless

The weak and perennially nervous UPA-2 government has often let mere incidents and talking-head outrage panic itself into policy disasters.

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.