VIEWS

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Poonam Sharma  Evolution of Asymmetric Warfare The conflict in Jammu and Kashmir has long been viewed through the lens of traditional militancy: young men in fatigues, stone-pelting mobs on the streets of Srinagar, and high-profile…

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…

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;…