There are institutions in a democracy whose credibility cannot be allowed to become a matter of partisan faith. The Election Commission of India is one of them. Governments may be loved or hated. Political parties […]
The RSS’s global outreach revealed contradictions in the Sangh’s ideas about the people and territory that make up a nation A section of Hindu nationalists in India has long questioned the national loyalty of its […]
Modi’s choice of a leading college in Delhi to make his first outreach was problematic, both on account of the choice of the college and his use of some GenZ slang The success of the […]
The controversy surrounding the Election Commission raises a question larger than one Chief Election Commissioner: Can electoral democracy survive if citizens cease trusting its referee? Democracy contains an apparent paradox. Political parties are expected to […]
The proposal by Government Whip and MLC Dr. Addanki Dayakar and TPCC Vice President Hanumandla Jhansi Reddy for the establishment of a dedicated NRI Commission in Telangana deserves appreciation and serious consideration by Chief Minister […]
From Demonetization to UPI-and Now a Price on Digital Payments When India announced demonetization in November 2016, one of the arguments put forward was that a less-cash economy would make transactions more transparent, reduce the […]
America rightly takes pride in calling itself a nation of laws. But that description carries an obligation greater than writing laws or prosecuting spectacular cases. The real test is whether the law applies with consistency—whether […]
When Tom Suozzi won the special election for New York’s Third Congressional District in 2024, I wrote that he had succeeded by swimming against the current. At that time, the political winds were not necessarily […]
BRICS does not yet herald the end of American primacy or the birth of a new world order. But it reflects a world seeking more centers of power—and a greater voice for nations long kept […]
The challenge facing the Indian diaspora, therefore, is not simply political. It is moral. What kind of India do we wish to represent to the world? What values do we want the next generation of […]
Behind the summit rhetoric lie difficult choices over security, trade and diplomacy The weekend will show India using diplomacy to restore the Indian government’s domestic image, elevate its international diplomatic standing and engage Russia and […]
Twenty-five years after 9/11, America’s war on terror has also altered its strategic position worldwide When the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks took place, the United States was at the pinnacle of its power. A […]
The USS Abraham Lincoln has seen better days. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier docked in Thailand on Wednesday after 286 grueling days at sea—the bulk of which were spent in the Middle East supporting the U.S. […]
Is the Trump administration creating a group in the US with fewer protections against executive power owing to their immigration status? Its often openly racist actions suggest so. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claims […]
India’s Gen Z is gaining political attention, but is yet to consolidate into a viable electoral bloc In the text of the Union government’s vision of a developed India by 2047, the youth are regarded […]
New Delhi should stop treating skilled mobility as America’s internal affair and put it on the table as a trade issue Indian nationals took 71% of all H-1B approvals in fiscal 2024, some 2,83,397 of […]
Twenty-five years after September 11, America must never forget. But remembrance must summon not only grief and resolve; it must also summon the courage to ask how humanity can build a world in which terrorism […]
In autumn 2021, as tens of thousands of Russian troops began massing close to the border with Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden was a little concerned. These didn’t look like regular military drills, he thought. […]
Research funding by Israel’s Ministry of Defense and arms manufacturers often fails to appear in national databases intended to track foreign funding. A sample of state and university audits, foreign-funding disclosures, and other institutional records […]
Celebrate him or protest him—that is the freedom America guarantees. But Indian Americans must not allow rhetoric here to deepen communal divisions in India. Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, comes to New […]
For Indians abroad, patriotism should mean more than flags, parades and memories of Mother India There was something deeply moving about watching Indians across the world celebrate India’s 80th Independence Day. In New York, the […]
The constitutional doctrine of separation of powers is now in tatters “However, disruptions and sloganeering have been the norm and not the exception since the mid-1980s in legislative institutions. Political parties across the board take […]
Tactical excellence can never salvage strategic incompetence No amount of technical excellence, however, can make up for the strategic incompetence of demanding that the military accomplish the impossible. U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded of […]
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