Opinion

By Suresh Unnithan The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed on 7 August 2026 by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan marks a significant development in West Asian security architecture.…

By Suresh Unnithan The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed on 7 August 2026 by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan marks a significant development in West Asian security architecture.…

By Suresh Unnithan The Bankipur bypoll result has delivered a seismic shock to the Bharatiya Janata Party. What was supposed to be a routine retention of a family bastion has instead…

By SKV In the grand kingdom of Hashtag Bharat, where every crisis was traditionally met with a serene silence thicker than monsoon fog and a well-timed photo-op of the Leader gazing…

By Suresh Unnithan Agenda-setting theory holds that political actors can shape public priorities by elevating issues they believe they can control while marginalising those that expose…

By Suresh Unnithan Democracy does not collapse overnight. It erodes when one political formation acquires so much power that checks, balances and the possibility of genuine alternation…

By Nanditha Subhadra In a democracy that prides itself on a robust security apparatus and razor-sharp intelligence, one would expect the Prime Minister's residence — the epicenter of…

By Suresh Unnithan In the thin, mocking air of Ladakh, where mere survival feels like avant-garde performance art, the Wangyal-Wangchuk clan has turned hunger strikes into a hereditary…

By Nanditha Subhadra Indian politics has long witnessed the strategic deployment of religion as a potent instrument for gaining and retaining power. Politicians across the ideological…

In the grand theatre of global journalism, where Western scribes often cast themselves as heroes confronting Eastern power, Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng Svendsen has secured a starring…