People elect the government they want. But a former Israeli Foreign Minister warned in a recent article: “Ancient historians described the ability of the first Roman emperor to “organize opinions” to enable him to maintain the disguise of maintaining democracy while subverting his institutions to create a “new state.” Political scientists observed a similar phenomenon….
They are located in the center of high-resolution election sparring. But what must Bihar provide? Bihar’s allies in the government, JDU and BJP used Stalin’s dock in Bihar – where he supported the allies’ Congress – to restore early DMK slander against immigration to Bihar, Tamil Nadu. Stalin and his ministers tried to focus on…
When President Trump raised tariffs on Indian goods to 50%, India continued to buy Russian oil and combined those fines taxes with potential economic threats – the losses were not limited to commercial trade relations. The move pierces the long-standing narrative of India-U.S. cooperation and leaves India on a volatile diplomatic road with its key…
On August 5, 2025, the union’s Home Minister Amit Shah became the longest-serving Home Minister, portraying his name in India’s political history, completing 2,258 days of office and surpassing LK Advani’s record. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him, calling the milestone “just the beginning” but the occasion was more than a number. It symbolizes the…
Over the past few months, the ongoing quarrel between the Election Commission (EC) and the opposition Indian group (except the AAM AADMI party) has been unfortunate. India has seen many fierce competitions between the ruling party and the opposition, some as prolonged and intense as anti-emergency movements, but never so direct conflict. Although questions about…
Tariffs and Trump seem to be the latest synonyms today. There has been almost no day in the past seven months when the U.S. president hasn’t talked about the issue and waving his tariff table. He believes that as the president of the world’s wealthiest country, he decides to others about trade and tariffs, including…
If Donald Trump specifically targets his tariff strategy, it might be: “The deadline is to be moved.” Trump’s “My Way or Tariff Way” negotiation strategy is often directed by his mood swings, which makes countries and their economies guess and whip their stock markets. Globally, trading partners are learning that law enforcement timelines are predictable….
In August 2019, when Article 370 was abolished, Kashmir suddenly stood out from decades of isolation and became the driving force for rapid integration. Its soaring mountains and combat-filled politics have long been accomplices to keep the region physically and digitally distant, but withdrew from its special status the linkage project has accelerated sharply. Since…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has been in the hospital since July 21. Newspapers including Times of India cited hospital medical notices, saying he was investigated, including diagnostic angiography and a therapeutic procedure to correct changes in his heartbeat. Soon, some circles discussed why we did not specify a treatment procedure (as in Tamil…
Until 2014, India was involved in frequent terrorist attacks, threats of insurgency, Naxal attacks, cross-border violence and inefficiency in criminal justice. 11 years later, India’s position was changed – to this, internal security, confidence, resilience and honor must be the “Modi-Shah” doctrine above Rashtra Niti. This huge improvement in internal security is not a coincidence,…
