Now as the dust has settled over Prime Minister Modi’s US visit, my two bit to it. A visit that ticked all the boxes for its grandeur, its diplomacy, its messaging, its warmth, the deliverables, the leaders outreach and the optics. A State visit, an address to the US Congress, a personal dinner and all […]

New Delhi: Allaying fears about vandalism and attack on temples in Australia and Albanese government’s lack of action on the arsonists, Berry O Farrell, High Commissioner of Australia to India said that it is unacceptable and ‘whoever is doing this, these attacks are blackening the image of Australia that does not exist elsewhere. It is […]

The Karnataka election 2023 have been a decisive moment for Congress as it bolsters a victory after Himachal Pradesh and after many a failed elections after 2018. This victory raises confidence in its cadres as much as it establishes the fact that the grand old party with the younger blood and leadership at its helm […]

Doklam is again in news. The recent statement by Bhutanese PM that China has an equal stake in our boundary issue is an indicator enough as much as it gives away PLA long term designs, should worry us. Even though Bhutan is under the security ambit of India, China is assiduously working at nibbling away […]

The G20 Presidency has come to India at a time when the world is seen to be getting bi polar with serious faultlines drawn. Russia Ukraine war has become defining to a such an extent that shadows of a world war are being increasingly felt across the globe.  Echoing the sentiment of PM Modi, External […]

New Delhi: As the world musters humanitarian aid and support for earthquake hit Turkiye, aid to Syria is coming in slow and inadequate. Around 33000 have died in Turkiye and Syria as I write. Reports say even as Turkiye is getting the major chunk of aid contributed by countries and international bodies, the same is […]

  Can be watched on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V22ZSt0QrQM&t=7s What’s in the name!. well, perceptibly the whole world. We are transitioning from the past to emphasize on living in the renewed present. There’s a message. Having lived for centuries under colonial rule its time we assert, recognize, and live our umbilical selves, our culture, our heritage, our roots. […]

The road into 2024 has to pass through the political, economic and social arch of our country. Not many will disagree that Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra is the flavor of the season. It has passed through 12 states to be covered in 150 days. Questions like how many kilometers does Rahul walk in a […]

It was after the horrific Nirbhaya gang rape in the national capital that I had written an oped ‘Men have failed her…lets still celebrate Women’s Day’. Nothing has changed since then for good. Dozens of equally numbing women violation cases have been screaming out from the front pages of newspapers every single day. Bulandshahr, Hathras, […]