Opinion

Varanasi, January 31, 2026- Prof. Madan Mohan Goel, Propounder Needonomics School of Thought—a Kurukshetra-based think tank—former Vice-Chancellor (thrice), and superannuated Professor of Economics at Kurukshetra University, has called for…

By Poonam Sharma The political developments within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura over the past few years reveal a troubling gap between expectation and reality. When Biplab Kumar Deb stepped down as Chief Minister and Manik…

By Harshita Rai Kashi is not just India’s oldest city. It is one of humanity’s oldest living civilisations — a sacred geography where time does not move in decades but in millennia. Every ghat, every stone, every ritual breathes memory.…

Poonam Sharma Nationalism does not grow overnight, nor is it something that can be imposed from above through speeches or slogans. It grows quietly—through shared experiences, memories, values, and a sense of belonging. People begin to…

Poonam Sharma Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran’s modern history has unfolded through a near-continuous cycle of upheaval, confrontation and survival. What began as a popular uprising against an autocratic monarch has evolved into…

By Harshita Rai Critics seem unable to decide how to label Prime Minister Narendra Modi. One day he is called “fearful.” The next, he is branded “arrogant.” Soon after comes the familiar chorus — why is Modi silent, and why does he not…

Poonam Sharma The kind of behavior Donald Trump is displaying these days is not accidental. There is a much bigger reason behind it. The way the global economic system is changing, the way even the smallest and the largest countries are…

Poonam Sharma India did not walk away from Venezuela because it wanted to. It stepped back because staying on had become almost impossible. A mix of U.S. sanctions, frozen payments, and growing instability inside Venezuela gradually closed…

By Subodh Mishra A question now demands an honest answer: how did New York City—a city that endured the most devastating terrorist attack in modern history during the September 11 attacks—choose as its mayor a leader whose political…

Poonam Sharma Venezuela: How Populism, Economic Mismanagement, and Authoritarianism Destroyed a Once-Prosperous Nation The recent events in Venezuela have once again triggered global outrage, particularly over the role played by the…