The Shirtless Protest: Message or Optics?
Protest is important in a democracy. It allows people to express anger, frustration, and disagreement. Without protest, governments stop listening. So the right to protest...
Category : Politics
Decoding For Tamil Nadu And Assam: Alliance Tension In South And Organisational Challenges In North East For Congress
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections marked a modest resurgence for the Indian National Congress, securing 99 seats and contributing to the INDIA bloc’s efforts to...
Opinion | Is Naya Bharat a Democracy that Cannot Question?
by Sujit Nair
The voice that questions is under attack. Not because it lies. Not because it spreads hate. But because it asks uncomfortable questions.And this is not...
Opinion | The Moral Questions in the Puri–Epstein Episode
by Sujit Nair
I did not want to see the Hardeep Singh Puri and Jeffrey Epstein episode through a political lens. I genuinely tried to examine it through...
Naravane Memoir Row to Speaker Ouster Bid: How Congress Handed BJP a Distraction
The Budget Session of 2026 opened with the promise of serious debate on the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Instead, the Lok...
Why Is Hate More Marketable Than Development?
by Sujit Nair
Assam is a civilisation shaped by rivers, music, language and layered histories. Its strength has always been its ability to hold many identities together. Yet...
If the Prime Minister Isn’t Safe in Parliament. How Safe are the Citizens?
by Sujit Nair
According to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, there was concrete information of a possible unpleasant incident near the Prime Minister’s seat on February 4 and...
Opinion | Sharad Pawar Prevails
by Sujit Nair
I usually avoid speculation because strategy is not about prediction. It is about insights and reasoning. When Sharad Pawar is involved, the only useful method...
Supreme Showdown: Unpacking Mamata Banerjee’s Relentless Opposition to EC’s SIR
Mamata Banerjee’s strategy may not halt the SIR but could cement her as the indomitable “Didi” In the lead-up to West Bengal’s 2026 assembly elections,...
Opinion | The Vishwaguru Paradox
by Sujit Nair
I believe the last eleven years have been the weakest phase for India’s external affairs. There is no polite way to soften this assessment. Our...