-
Rupee Falls to 90: Crisis, Politics, or Economics Explained
As we enter 2026, one number dominates headlines, prime-time debates, and political speeches alike: ₹90 per US Dollar. To some, it signals economic decay.To others, it reflects global turbulence beyond India’s control.And on social media, it’s reduced to a meme: “From 60 to 90—what happened?” But currencies don’t move on emotions, nationalism, or TV debates.They…
-
Kulbhushan Jadhav in Lyari: How ‘Dhurandhar’ Turned Pakistan’s Own Legal Dossier into a Cinematic Nightmare
The release of Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar in December 2025 has done more than just shatter box office records; it has ripped the scab off a festering wound in the Indo-Pak geopolitical narrative. While the film is being hailed as a cinematic powerhouse by millions, a specific circle of “intellectual” gatekeepers—the likes of Arfa Khanum Sherwani,…
-
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…
-
The Cultural Trauma of Dhurandhar: Why ‘Arfa Khanum’ Can’t Reconcile with the New Reality
The hysterical backlash against Dhurandhar has nothing to do with “politics” or even “Pakistan-bashing.” It’s a full-blown cultural trauma for a particular generation of commentators—the ones personified by the classic ‘Arfa Khanum’ archetype. She’s not critiquing a movie. She’s mourning. Mourning the sudden, violent death of the comforting moral universe that Bollywood spent decades constructing,…
-
The Two reasons why they don’t want you to watch Dhurandhar!
[Spoiler Alert – The post has spoilers from the movie. If you would like the read the review without the spoilers, here is one – Dhurandhar—The 3.5-Hour Epic That is Filling Theaters in the UK: A Non-Spoiler Review] Why has the film Dhurandhar generated such an unprecedented hue and cry? The reaction is a major cinematic…
-
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…
-
Why does the opposition keep losing elections one after another, and why does Modi keep winning them one after another?
Two very senior journalists – the kind who spent the last decade telling us that Modi’s victories were accidents, that 2014 was a “wave”, 2019 was “hate”, and that Congress still held the moral high ground – finally decided to ask the question everyone else answered years ago: Why does the opposition keep losing elections…
-
Bihar 2025: The ₹15,000 Crore “Scandal” That Wasn’t – A Calm Breakdown
There is a storm on social media and news channels right now.Some are calling it the “biggest vote-buying scandal in Indian history”.Some are screaming that the Election Commission has become a BJP puppet.Some are mourning the death of democracy because money reached women’s bank accounts. I am going to show you the exact dates, exact…
Infinite Sea of Opportunities 