Opinion

The Cost of Silence: Understanding Sonam Wangchuk’s Hunger Strike

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THEY ONLY ASKED ‘QUESTIONS’ 

On 20 July 2026, in INDIA, the world's largest democracy, the promises of the Constitution stood at...

Sonam Wangchuk’s Detention Is Surprising? No. It Is a...

The forceful detention of Sonam Wangchuk has generated outrage across the country. For many, it came as...

SAYYED ALI KHAMENEI: THE DUAL LEGACY OF RESISTANCE AND...

"We will not run away, we will be buried in this very land. There is no superpower...

A Woman Dies Only Once. Her Personhood, However, is...

Almost every time a woman is murdered, assaulted, or raped, the violence does not end with her...

Propaganda or Profit? Why Hyper-Nationalism is Bollywood’s Only Safe...

There was a time when a Bollywood movie was India’s ultimate culture calling card. For decades, Hindi...

Khamenei Funeral; A Global South Awakening

The six-day state funeral was held in Tehran following the passing of Iran's Supreme Leader.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...

How a Quranic Verse Became Iran’s Political Message to...

The state funeral of slain former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began on Friday, 3 July, with...

The One-Dollar Embassy and Politics of Dispossession

The recent American-Israeli agreement to lease land in West Jerusalem for One dollar over 99 years is...

WHY ISRAEL WOULD NOT SUSTAIN PEACE DEAL WITH LEBANON:...

The United States is currently pushing a massive regional peace framework in Switzerland. This diplomatic drive aims...

Free Speech or Selective Silence? India’s Uneven Enforcement of...

The Paradox of Perception While international rankings suggest that free speech in India has declined since 2021, a...

BASHIR BADR- WHO DESERVES TRIBUTE BEYOND SOCIAL MEDIA

“Har dhadakte paththar ko log dil samajhte hain/ Umr beet jaati hai dil ko dil banane mein” A...

War Between Two Powerful Ideologies: What Comes Next?

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi recently travelled to Pakistan, Oman, and Russia to explore ways to end...

Is the United States Facing Diplomatic Isolation in the...

The war with Iran has now extended beyond one month. On 28 February, the United States and...

Political Opportunism and Congress Strategy: An Analysis

Nowadays, a clear pattern is visible: some individuals who were previously in the BJP, the moment they...

Iran lost its leaders, not its leadership

The Iran-US-Israel war enters its fourth week. The United States and Israel continue to attack Iran and...

Why Scheduled Caste Status Should Not Depend on Religion...

The recent judgement of the Supreme Court that only Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists can be recognized as...

Individual Crime vs. Institutional Image, A Deep Analysis

The Intersection of Society, Law, and Ethics In recent times, a concerning trend has emerged in cases of...

Where Are Our famous and influential Scholars When the...

Important Clarifications Before You Read First and foremost: We are NOT here to undermine the sincerity, ikhlas, or tremendous...

From Muharram to mosque: How Shia killings have normalised...

Once again, during worship, Shia blood has been spilt; once again in the midst of Friday prayer;...

What Triggers Swift Policing — and What Does Not?

What the FIR over an unpublished memoir reveals about policing priorities in India The recent registration of an...

From Dr. R. Ahmed to Mata Vaishno Devi College,...

Recently, a sharp contrast between the nation-building legacy of post-independence India and the communal disputes afflicting institutions...

How the Supreme Court Read Bail Under UAPA Despite...

The Supreme Court’s UAPA judgment raises difficult questions about how long personal liberty can be deferred before...

The Bell Tolls for Due Process: The Infinite Incarceration...

The scales of justice in India did not just tilt today; they were systematically dismantled. On January...

What Parliament’s UAPA Numbers Leave Unanswered

Stand first: Between 2019 and 2023, over 10,000 people were arrested under India’s counter-terror law, according to...

Courage to Open Paths Rather Than Close Them: A...

In today’s era of social media, where even minor issues quickly escalate into major controversies, an incident...

Reflections on the Javed Akhtar–Shamail Nadwi Dialogue

I did not witness the debate between Javed Akhtar and Shamail Nawi in person. I encountered it...

The Battle for the Past: Is India’s History Being...

At a time when debates over history are growing sharper, historian and author Syed Ubaidur Rahman has...

Gujarat High Court Dismisses Waqf Petitions: A Procedural Dispute,...

A recent order by the Gujarat High Court is being projected in certain political circles as a...

For Niqabi Women, the Veil Is Faith—And Power Had...

Dear consumers of news,  There are moments in the public arena that pass fleetingly and dissolve in the...

Dual Standards and the Idea of India, A Moment...

India has always stood apart as a civilisation that thrived not on uniformity, but on coexistence. Unity...

The Silent Crisis of Waqf in Gujarat: Documentation Failures,...

For centuries, Waqf (Awqaf) has served as one of the strongest socio-economic pillars of the Muslim community...

The Betrayal of Justice: When the State Shields the...

The proposal to withdraw the case against the men accused of lynching Mohammad Akhlaq is not merely...