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Bangladesh’s Controlled Breakdown: Warning India Cannot Ignore
Poonam Sharma
Recent intelligence assessments point to a disturbing reality unfolding in Bangladesh—one that goes far beyond routine political instability. According to an Intelligence Assessment Report reviewed by CNN-News18 and…
Dhurandhar: A Cinema Stops Pretending begins Speaking Truth
Poonam Sharma
Dhurandhar is not just a film—it is a moment in Indian cinema when storytelling decides to stop whispering and starts speaking plainly. From its first frame to its last unsettling silence, the film announces that it has no…
When Passion Leaves the Classroom: India’s Silent Teacher Crisis
Poonam Sharma
For generations, teaching in India was never merely a profession. It was a calling. A teacher was not a “worker,” not a “resource,” not a line item in a budget—but a moral anchor of society. Someone who did not merely…
The Breathless Republic: Politics Over Public Health
Poonam Sharma
The Great Indian Asphyxiation: A Comparative Analysis of State Response and Public Health On a grim evening in November, The Prime Minister’s condolences were swift when a blast outside the Red Fort claimed 13 lives. The…
Bengal’s Ghost Voters Exorcised: Is Didi’s Math Falling Apart?
Poonam Sharma
Politics in West Bengal has always been a game of numbers, but the latest figures emerging from the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) suggest that the arithmetic of power is undergoing a seismic shift.…
36 Years of Displacement: A Protest
By Rakesh Koul
Social Activist & Senior Journalist
For thirty-six long years, the Kashmiri Pandit community has lived as migrants within the borders of their own country. They are a people displaced, often unheard, and eternally…
VB-GRAM G: India’s New Statutory Bet on Rural Prosperity
Poonam Sharma
The introduction of Bill No. 197 of 2025, titled the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)—or VB–G RAM G—marks a pivotal moment in India’s legislative history. As the nation pivots toward the…
Why Mizoram Matters in India’s Eastern Defence Architecture
Poonam Sharma
India’s decision to explore the establishment of a fourth new Army base in Mizoram, following the creation of three strategically positioned bases in West Bengal, Bihar, and Assam, marks a decisive evolution in New Delhi’s…
Leaks Reveal US Hand in Nepal and Bangladesh Chaos
Poonam Sharma
For decades, the political rhythm of Nepal was dictated by the grueling climb of mountain revolutions and the slow grind of parliamentary maneuvers. But in September 2025, the gears of the state were not ground down by time;…
OHCHR chief warns deep repression in Venezuela
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Tuesday that repression is tightening its grip in Venezuela while civilians in Ukraine face an rising toll, as global attention drifts from two…