The much-advertised INDIA bloc was always less of a political alliance and more of a temporary refugee camp for anti-BJP parties terrified by the rise of Narendra Modi and the electoral dominance of the Bharatiya Janata Party. It had no ideological ..

The political undercurrents in Tamil Nadu are beginning to expose a larger national crisis inside the so-called INDIA bloc. What appears on the surface as an electoral adjustment involving the Congress, DMK and the emerging TVK has, in reality, ..

For far too long, cross-border infiltration into India has been shaped by sentiment, outrage and political expediency rather than clear-headed policy. The recent elections in Assam and West Bengal brought this reality into sharp focus. What should ..

The debate over the Great Nicobar Island Development Project is no longer merely about environment versus development. It has evolved into a larger question of India’s strategic clarity versus political obstructionism. At the center of this debate ..

Once formidable in their bastions of West Bengal and Kerala, the communists now face a structural crisis that goes beyond electoral arithmetic and enters the domain of ideological exhaustion...

Gujarat civic elections are not just another electoral milestone — they are a decisive reaffirmation of a civilisational political shift that began in the state decades ago...

A year after 'Operation Sindoor, one has to admit that India’s decisive response through Operation Sindoor marks far more than a military action. It signals the emergence of a hardened national doctrine that refuses to tolerate terrorism exported ..

Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to step down after a decisive electoral defeat is not a show of resilience. It is a display of political immaturity and institutional disregard. After more than three decades in public life, such conduct is neither defensible ..

If Kerala signals decline, West Bengal represents collapse. Once the laboratory of Communist governance for over three decades, West Bengal today offers no meaningful space to the Left. Its organisational network has withered, its leadership lacks ..

Recurring allegations over EVMs raise broader questions about electoral trust, democratic accountability, and confidence in India’s election institutions...

The friction began early this year. On January 22, the Club issued notices following a gathering held on January 19 that set off alarm bells internally. This wasn't an average press meet. The event featured several prominent individuals currently ..