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Fact vs. Fiction: What the film Dhurandhar Reveals About India’s Currency Security Crisis
Theatres are currently alight with debate over Dhurandhar’s unflinching portrayal of Pakistan’s underworld. Yet, amidst the on-screen action, the movie drops a geopolitical bombshell: the assertion that the high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) flooding the Indian economy could only have been produced with inside help—specifically, by someone in India providing the blueprint of the…
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What the Aviation Crisis Reveals About Accountability in India’s Transport Governance
The recent meltdown at India’s largest airline, leading to thousands of cancellations, was a systemic failure—not just an operational blunder by a single carrier. While IndiGo’s lean staffing model was the immediate trigger, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) are the bigger culprits. The narrative that pins…
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Why India Desperately Needs Akasa Air to Survive and Thrive
The Indian aviation sector is on a tear, growing faster than almost any other large market on earth. In 2025 we will carry roughly 220–230 million domestic passengers — more than triple Australia’s ~60 million and closing in on one-third of America’s ~800 million. Yet the market structure is bizarrely concentrated: India today has almost…
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The Sham of Indian Feminism: Absent from Cricket’s Triumph, Obsessed with Selective Outrage
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 was nothing short of a national epiphany. On November 2, 2025, in a finale that gripped the country like no other, the Indian women’s team etched their name in golden letters by winning their first-ever World Cup title, defeating a resilient South African side in a nail-biting contest…
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From Dead Democracy to Dead Economy: Rahul Gandhi’s Imagination Is the Only Thing Truly Dead
For over a decade, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has navigated India through sweeping reforms and global uncertainties, solidifying its political dominance. Yet, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party remain intellectually stagnant, rehashing the same tired tropes: “democracy is dead,” “unemployment is rising,” “minorities are under threat,” “EVMs are rigged.” Eleven years out of power,…
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The ONE Reason behind the downfall of Kingfisher Airlines
Recently, Raj Shamani flew to London to interview Vijay Mallya for his show Figuring Out. In the episode, Mallya opened up about the downfall of Kingfisher Airlines. Now, I do believe that a failed entrepreneur shouldn’t automatically be labelled a thief—businesses fail all the time. But I couldn’t help being disappointed by the podcast. It…
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From Babas to Biased Influencers: India’s Blind Faith in Charismatic Narratives
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Indian TV screens were flooded with saffron-clad babas and godmen like Asaram Bapu and Nirmal Baba, peddling salvation and shortcut life hacks to an emotionally vulnerable population. They promised answers to existential struggles, karma cleansing, and even curing illnesses—with nothing more than a mantra and a mango. Millions…
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The Russia-Ukraine War: Breeding Ground for Next-Gen Terrorism and a Costly Future
The Russia-Ukraine war, raging since February 24, 2022, has redefined modern warfare. In July 2024 alone, Ukraine launched a swarm of 120 FPV (First Person View) drones to strike Russia’s Morozovsk airbase, damaging two Su-34 fighter jets, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. Just a day ago, Ukraine launched a massive FPV drone attack on Russian…
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