Category: Politics

  • The Sham of Indian Feminism: Absent from Cricket’s Triumph, Obsessed with Selective Outrage

    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…

  • From 2500 to 600: Rahul Gandhi’s dynastic delusion destroying congress’ legacy!!

    From 2500 to 600: Rahul Gandhi’s dynastic delusion destroying congress’ legacy!!

    The adage, “Doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results is insanity,” perfectly captures the Indian National Congress’s (INC) self-inflicted crisis in Indian politics. Despite media spin and party rhetoric about a revitalised Congress, dig beneath the surface, and nothing has changed—same rhetoric, same leadership, same failures. Why single out Congress over…

  • From Dead Democracy to Dead Economy: Rahul Gandhi’s Imagination Is the Only Thing Truly Dead

    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,…

  • Pakistan: A Civil War in Slow Motion

    Pakistan: A Civil War in Slow Motion

    “No water. No food. No hope.” These aren’t just words—they’re the dying gasps of a nation collapsing under its own weight. In April 2025, India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)—once unthinkable—paired with devastating missile and drone strikes deep inside Pakistani territory, wasn’t just a geopolitical flex. It was a brutal mirror held up…

  • Toolkit for Advocating the Repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

    Toolkit for Advocating the Repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

    Below is a toolkit designed to guide activists, community leaders, and organizations in advocating for the repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. It should feel deja-vu moment for some because it relies on the exact same strategy that led to the repeal of the three farm bills in 2021. This toolkit provides a step-by-step…

  • The Silent Agony of Omana Yayi: A Munambam Family’s Fight Against the Waqf Board’s Land Grab

    The Silent Agony of Omana Yayi: A Munambam Family’s Fight Against the Waqf Board’s Land Grab

    In the serene coastal village of Munambam, Kerala, where the waves whisper tales of resilience, 68-year-old Omana Yayi sits on the edge of despair. Her weathered hands, once strong enough to carry sand from the sea to build a home, now tremble with the fear of losing everything. For over 50 years, she and her…

  • Waqf Amendment Bill 2025: BJP Proves the Naysayers Wrong with a Hard-Fought Victory

    Waqf Amendment Bill 2025: BJP Proves the Naysayers Wrong with a Hard-Fought Victory

    In 2024, when the BJP fell short of the 272-seat mark on its own in the Lok Sabha elections, India’s elite and self-proclaimed political analysts were quick to write the party’s obituary. “Modi’s popularity is waning,” they declared with smug certainty, sipping their overpriced lattes in Delhi’s elite circles. A chorus of pundits chimed in,…

  • How the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 Could Have Stopped Tamil Nadu’s Land Heist Fiasco

    How the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 Could Have Stopped Tamil Nadu’s Land Heist Fiasco

    Rajagopal, a 52-year-old farmer from Thiruchenthurai—a quaint village on the Cauvery River in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli district—was over the moon after his daughter’s wedding. The celebrations were grand, but they came with a hefty loan he needed to settle. No big deal, right? He’d sell his 1.2-acre plot, a piece of land his family had…