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How Bihar's Victory Elevated J.P. Nadda's Political Standing In The Eyes Of Narendra Modi & The RSS

How Bihar's Victory Elevated J.P. Nadda's Political Standing In The Eyes Of Narendra Modi & The RSS

Bihar’s decisive NDA win has boosted BJP president J.P. Nadda’s political stature, highlighting his calm, organisation-focused leadership. Under...

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After Bihar Debacle, Congress Faces Fiercest Test Before 5 Crucial State Polls

After Bihar Debacle, Congress Faces Fiercest Test Before 5 Crucial State Polls

Congress’ Bihar defeat has sparked deep introspection as key elections near. The party’s delay in backing Tejashwi, weak alliances, unclear...

17.11.2025 10

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Democrats wins in three states: A warning for Trump leadership

07.11.2025 10

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Bihar's Economic Suicide: Both Alliances Playing With Fire; Budget Becomes A Political ATM For Vote-Bank Politics

Bihar's Economic Suicide: Both Alliances Playing With Fire; Budget Becomes A Political ATM For Vote-Bank Politics

Bihar’s election has turned into a contest of fiscal recklessness, with both NDA and Mahagathbandhan promising costly freebies that strain the...

07.11.2025 10

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Trump’s Political Wall Cracks: Democrats’ Wins In New York, New Jersey And Virginia Signal America’s Shift

Trump’s Political Wall Cracks: Democrats’ Wins In New York, New Jersey And Virginia Signal America’s Shift

The Democrats’ decisive victories in New York City, New Jersey, and Virginia underscore growing discontent with Trump’s erratic leadership style,...

06.11.2025 10

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Dr Bindal’s Mission 2027: Rebuilding BJP’s Base Through Organisational Renewal And Public Trust

Dr Bindal’s Mission 2027: Rebuilding BJP’s Base Through Organisational Renewal And Public Trust

This reconstitution is not routine it signals a strategic recalibration to restore the party’s connect with voters and resolve internal dissonance...

05.11.2025 10

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Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision Marks Course Correction After Bihar Row, Focus Shifts To Inclusion Over Verification

Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision Marks Course Correction After Bihar Row, Focus Shifts To Inclusion Over Verification

Good sense has prevailed on the Election Commission of India (ECI), which appears to have drawn lessons from the controversy surrounding its earlier...

31.10.2025 10

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Bihar's Family Fortunes: The Unbroken Chain Of Political Dynasties

Bihar's Family Fortunes: The Unbroken Chain Of Political Dynasties

From the corridors of the Legislative Assembly to ministerial offices, political families dominate the landscape, influencing decisions, shaping party...

31.10.2025 10

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When the Guardian Falters: The United Nations at its twilight hour

29.10.2025 10

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India & The Taliban: A New Chapter In Asian Geopolitics

India’s renewed engagement with Afghanistan marks a major diplomatic shift. Afghan FM Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to New Delhi signals pragmatic...

24.10.2025 10

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Prashant Kishor: The Disruptor Who Could Redraw Bihar's 2025 Electoral Map

The entry of Prashant Kishor, the strategist-turned-politician, through his Jan Suraaj Party, has injected uncertainty and curiosity into a battle...

21.10.2025 20

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From Right To Information (RTI) To Right To Ignorance: The Fading Spirit Of Accountability

Two decades after its enactment, India’s Right to Information (RTI) Act, once a beacon of transparency, faces institutional decay. Vacancies,...

13.10.2025 3

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Keir Starmer’s India Visit: Cementing Strategic Ties & Trade Prospects

The visit, by all accounts, is a critical milestone in the India-UK relationship, coming just over two months after the signing of the landmark...

09.10.2025 20

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Custody Over Ballots: A Constitutional Misadventure

Indian democracy stands at a perilous junction. The proposed 130th Constitutional Amendment—mandating automatic resignation of the prime minister, a...

08.10.2025 10

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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s Vijayadashami Message: Between Cultural Sermon And Political Counsel

At Reshimbagh on Vijayadashami this year, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat offered a speech that was at once pastoral and pointed...

07.10.2025 3

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GST’s 8-Year Trial: From Public Burden To Political Reversal

For eight years, the Goods and Services Tax—touted in 2017 as the most transformative reform of independent India—was marred by poor design,...

04.10.2025 10

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Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve: UNESCO's Recognition & India's Responsibility

The inclusion of Himachal Pradesh’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve in the prestigious UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) is a moment...

03.10.2025 10

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UNESCO recognition for Himachal’s cold desert: A fragile honour

02.10.2025 10

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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Gamble: An Erratic Tax On Talent That Will Hollow Out Indo-US Trust

When policy looks like a tantrum, economies pay the price. Last week’s proclamation from the White House slapped a staggering $100,000 charge on...

25.09.2025 10

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When Destiny Turns A New Page In Vikramaditya Singh’s Life

Had the six-time Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh, been alive today, he would have felt as if he were breathing the air of another...

15.09.2025 10

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KP Sharma Oli's Fall From Grace: A Tale Of Power, Opportunism & Blunders

A Fairy Tale Turned Tragic Ousted Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s rise and fall reads less like a sober chronicle of democratic politics and more...

14.09.2025 10

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From Hasina to Oli: Nepal’s digital uprising and a familiar fall

10.09.2025 10

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Modi–Xi Reset: Can Asia’s Giants Rewrite The Global Power Script?

The Modi–Xi encounter was not just a bilateral exchange but a message to the world — that India and China may choose wary pragmatism over endless...

06.09.2025 5

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PM Modi’s GST Gambit: Cheaper Goods, Bigger Deficit?

At one level, this is an economic reset. At another, it is a manoeuvre designed to consolidate middle-class support, give relief to consumers, and...

28.08.2025 10

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GST Reset: Bold, populist, and potentially transformative

25.08.2025 10

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Muhammad Yunus’s Year: From Hope To Turmoil, Bangladesh At A Decisive Crossroads

A moral figurehead, a global icon of microcredit, and a staunch outsider to the country’s violent partisan politics, Muhammad Yunus symbolised a...

09.08.2025 10

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'Operation Sindoor' Turns Political: Rahul Gandhi’s Boldest Offensive Yet

From Tactical Offense to Political Vision: Rahul’s Evolution One Year as LoP and Road ahead.

01.08.2025 10

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Strategic reset in UK and Maldives amid global power realignments

26.07.2025 10

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US-India Nuclear Deal At 20: A Strategic Breakthrough That Recast Global Non-Proliferation And Redefined Bilateral Relations

As the US-India nuclear deal enters its third decade, the future strategy must be informed by both its successes and its limits. The world has moved...

18.07.2025 10

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BJP’s Democratic Posturing & Undemocratic Practice: A Paradox Exposed

The BJP, in its public articulation, presents itself as the paragon of internal democracy. It maintains that elections are held at various...

12.07.2025 10

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Dalai Lama Turns 90 On July 6: A Battle Of Faith, Freedom And Geopolitics Unfolds

As the 14th Dalai Lama turns 90, the world is not merely marking the milestone of a spiritual icon—it is confronting a geopolitical tinderbox that...

06.07.2025 10

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Union Minister JP Nadda Pays Emotional Tribute To Father Dr Narayan Lal Nadda At Centenary Celebration In Bilaspur

BJP National President J.P. Nadda turned nostalgic and deeply emotional as he returned to his hometown Bilaspur to attend the Shatayu Samaroh...

04.07.2025 30

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Himachal’s Education Revolution: CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s 'Vyavastha Parivartan' Sets National Benchmark

Himachal’s trajectory in NAS assessments reflects a rollercoaster ride—strong groundwork laid in the early 2000s, stagnation by 2017, and a...

03.07.2025 20

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India’s Undeclared Emergency: Democracy Without A Formal Proclamation

What unfolded in 1975 with a formal declaration by Indira Gandhi has now returned in a far more insidious form: an undeclared Emergency marked by...

26.06.2025 10

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India's FATF Gambit: Will Pakistan Face Grey Listing Again Or Be Rescued By The US?

In a major diplomatic setback for Pakistan, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has condemned the recent Pahalgam terror attack, exposing...

20.06.2025 20

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Hydro-Politics in Boil: India Wields Water as Weapon After Pahalgam Massacre

17.06.2025 10

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India’s United Front Against Terror: PM Modi's Strategy To Isolate Pakistan Pays Off

The government's efforts to expose Pakistan’s longstanding complicity in cross-border terrorism were bolstered not just by diplomatic muscle but by...

16.06.2025 20

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Himachal’s ‘Queen Of Controversies’: Kangana Ranaut’s Comments Trigger Political Firestorm

Kangana Ranaut's recent remarks about former U.S. President Donald Trump have sparked widespread condemnation across her home state, particularly...

02.06.2025 20

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Pakistan’s Military Makeover: Fakery, Fallout & The Myth Of Munir’s Might

General Munir’s Manufactured Glory: Pakistan Army’s PR War at Home.

26.05.2025 10

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Pakistan's Disinformation Blitz After Operation Sindoor Unmasked: Social Media Manipulation, Fake Narratives, & International Propaganda Exposed

India has engaged with international partners and platforms to curb the spread of disinformation. By collaborating with social media companies and...

22.05.2025 30

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From Vajpayee To Tharoor: Contrasting Political Chess In India’s Diplomatic Battles Against Pakistan

Shashi Tharoor, a Congress MP, is a seasoned diplomat with significant experience in international forums. Yet his nomination has been met with...

19.05.2025 10

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India's Precision Strikes Shatter Pakistan's Defense Myth: A Turning Point In South Asian Security

Trump brokered the peace between two countries thereby giving relief to people of India and Pakistan.

14.05.2025 40

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From Orchestrating Massacres To Mourning His Own: The Twisted Tale Of Terror Kingpin Masood Azhar

For years, Maulana Masood Azhar revelled and caroused in the suffering of others, orchestrating a symphony of death from the shadows, his twisted...

12.05.2025 10

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Mark Carney’s Win In Canada: A Reset With India & A Reimagined Foreign Policy

Liberal leader Mark Carney emerged as the party’s saviour, orchestrating a near-miraculous resurrection and revitalisation of a political force once...

03.05.2025 10

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The Great Unravelling: The Fall Of India's Steel Frame & The Cry for Reforms

The Indian Civil Services trace their origin to the Indian Civil Service (ICS) of British India, designed to serve imperial interests. The colonial...

24.04.2025 10

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Himachal Pradesh’s ₹1 Lakh Crore Debt Dilemma: Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri Panel Urges Centre For Waiver And PSU Reforms

The panel’s demand to waive off ₹1 lakh crore is not merely symbolic—it reflects the desperate fiscal position of the state. The debt-GSDP ratio...

19.04.2025 20

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A Judicial Innovation: Supreme Court's Interview Mandate Redefines Judicial Appointments

The man at the centre of this innovation is Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna, whose reformist zeal has triggered a wave of reactions across legal circles....

17.04.2025 10

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India Must Urgently Devise A Counter Strategy As Trump's Record-High Tariffs Threaten ₹1,27,000 Crore In Export Losses

India, branded the “Tariff King” during Trump’s earlier campaign, finds itself facing a 26% tariff—steeper than Japan (24%) and South Korea...

06.04.2025 20

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Critical Assessment Of The UGC Draft Regulations 2025 For Faculty Recruitment: Drawbacks & Concerns

The UGC Draft Regulations 2025 aim to enhance quality, transparency, and efficiency while aligning with global academic standards. However, a critical...

04.04.2025 10

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UGC's New Draft Threatens University Independence: Political Clashes Erupt In Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & Kerala

Governor-Driven VC Selections: The Implications of UGC's Draft on Federalism and State Autonomy in Education

03.04.2025 10

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