politics
Ladakh: Autonomous Hill Councils for all seven districts
Ladakh’s Chief Secretary, Ashish Kundra, has announced at a press conference in Leh (July 13, 2026) that the Union Territory Administration will constitute an Autonomous Hill Development Council in each of the seven districts. He… Source link
Chief minister of the state or just the capital?
When discussing the true yardstick of a state’s development, one inevitably recalls Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, who introduced Indian politics to the philosophy of Antyodaya decades ago. He believed that the success of any policy, programme,… Source link
From symbolism to delivery: Modi’s Australia visit takes the India–Australia partnership to the next level
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most recent trip to Australia unfolded amid scenes of unmistakable excitement. At Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, where thousands from the Indian diaspora gathered, the mood felt closer to a major concert than… Source link
If TVK loses image and grip on power, credit should go to Edappadi Palaniswami
Sometime in the 12th century BC, the Trojans opened the impenetrable gates of the city of Troy to usher in a massive wooden horse offered by the Greeks as a token of peace to end… Source link
Takaichi’s India visit marks the next phase of the India–Japan partnership
Prime Minister Takaichi is in India for her first visit since coming to power with an overwhelming majority earlier this year. No post-war Japanese prime minister has enjoyed a stronger lower-house mandate than she does… Source link
Historicity of reservation
Indian society has not bothered to study either the history or the philosophy of reservation. This ignorance has led to demands for reservation from every class, including the ruling class, which itself secured a 10… Source link
From Dhaka to Delhi: How India’s democracy is holding its ground against the Gen-Z wave
India’s immediate neighbours have witnessed a unique political phenomenon where the movements popularly called as ‘students’ or ‘Gen Z’ movement, led by youth have overthrown the ruling political establishments. These young citizens, appear to be… Source link
My Take 5 (Edition 72): The week that was in international affairs
Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5. This week we are covering the US-Iran talks to end their war, the sudden kerfuffle between Ukraine and Poland, Ukraine’s increasing strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea, Keir… Source link
The minister who walked away from power: What young leaders can learn from Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
There is a question I keep returning to as someone young in politics: what is power actually for? In April 1950, a forty-eight-year-old minister in independent India’s first Cabinet answered it in the hardest way… Source link
The minister who walked away from power: What young leaders can learn from Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
There is a question I keep returning to as someone young in politics: what is power actually for? In April 1950, a forty-eight-year-old minister in independent India’s first Cabinet answered it in the hardest way… Source link