Sovereignty today is about ownership and control over IT infrastructure—not just legal jurisdiction or physical assets. In just one quarter, Microsoft’s shutdown of Nayara Energy’s cloud services, Trump’s 50% tariff and mass US visa cancellations for India’s tech workers revealed how dependent we’ve become on US controlled data, platforms and talent pipelines. Three unrelated events, […]
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Few government departments evoke as much pride—or suspicion—as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Tasked with unearthing the roots of a millennia-old civilisation, ASI finds itself at the crossroads of history, politics, and increasingly, Twitter debates. If you thought the only bones ASI dug up were ancient, you haven’t seen the finger-pointing over where—and why—India’s […]
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Israel’s war with Hamas has now expanded on three fronts: a renewed push inside Gaza, direct clashes with Syria’s interim authorities, and sustained diplomatic–military pressure to strip Hezbollah of its arsenal. These parallel tracks are reshaping regional power balances far beyond the earlier Israel-Hamas cease-fire framework. These new developments emerge at a critical juncture when […]
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Seventy-five years after India’s Constitution enshrined free speech as a fundamental right, the Supreme Court has had to remind law enforcement that it still exists. In a scathing rebuke to the Gujarat Police, the country’s top court emphasised that police officers need to understand and respect free speech, particularly when it comes to artistic and […]
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Diplomacy usually requires tact, nuance and at least a facade of unity. But when Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, it was anything but diplomatic. What was supposed to be a high-stakes discussion on security and critical mineral deals turned into an ugly, theatrical ambush, leaving Ukraine humiliated and […]
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For over a hundred years, the United States of America has played the role of global policeman, democracy promoter and liberator—or so it claims. While its government routinely lectures the world about human rights and the rule of law, it has conveniently sidestepped accountability for its own war crimes, which range from chemical warfare in […]
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What if every Indian, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, voted for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies on the same day, every five years? The BJP’s ambitious “One Nation, One Election” (ONOE) proposal is trying to make this a reality, and the debate is nothing short of explosive. It promises unity, efficiency, and the kind of […]
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Picture this: a tech CEO, MAGA diehards, and an immigrant community all walk into a bar—except the bar is America, and the punchline is a fight over H-1B visas. The latest drama? Elon Musk, ever the disruptor, has vowed to “go to war” to defend the H-1B program, leaving MAGA supporters in a frothy rage […]
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The literary saga of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses has always been shrouded in controversy, censorship, and chaos. Thirty-six years after its publication, the book’s tumultuous journey in India has taken another intriguing twist. In an ironic turn of events, the Delhi High Court recently closed a plea challenging its import ban, noting that the […]
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Bhaskar Roy’s Fifty Year Road: A Personal History of India offers a captivating blend of personal anecdotes, political insights, and reflections on India’s socio-political landscape over the past five decades. This memoir, or to put it more aptly, a personal-political commentary, charts the country’s transformation from the mid-1960s to the present day, offering readers a […]
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