ANALYSIS

Poonam Sharma Were there flaws in the policies and strategies adopted by the Modi government in Delhi toward Bangladesh over the past decade? According to most political and diplomatic experts, the answer is unequivocally yes. One of…

Poonam Sharma Bangladesh is no longer merely witnessing sporadic unrest. What is unfolding today looks dangerously close to a designed breakdown—one that combines Islamist street power, political vacuum, targeted violence against…

Poonam Sharma Festivals of light across civilizations—Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, Eid’s spiritual culmination—symbolize hope, renewal, and the triumph of conscience over fear. Yet in recent years, these moments of collective faith have…

Poonam Sharma Indian history textbooks often reduce the freedom struggle to a few urban narratives, leaving the Northeast marginalized. Rani Ropuiliani’s story challenges this erasure. She was not merely a regional figure but a symbol of…

By Harshita Rai As India moves steadily toward the 2029 general election, the political contest is no longer defined only by seat arithmetic or alliance negotiations. It is increasingly shaped by narrative control—who frames the national…

Rising violence in Bangladesh and reports of ISIS flags in Dhaka raise troubling questions about radical infiltration, political instability, and the role of Mohammad Yunus in a nation at the edge of chaos.

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…

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…

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…

By Harshita Rai The controversy surrounding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and an alleged gesture toward a woman’s hijab during a public programme is not merely about a few seconds of video. It is about power, optics, and the standards…