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Abhishek Choudhary speaks to Nistula Hebbar on the second volume of his biographical work on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, The Believer’s Dilemma: Vajpayee and the Hindu Right’s Path to Power (1977–2018). Why is the second volume titled The Believer’s Dilemma after earlier calling Vajpayee the right man in the right party? They are … Read more

The Telugu Desam Party-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh is revisiting the education sector reforms introduced by its predecessor and is making changes wherever deemed necessary. Minister for Human Resources Development Nara Lokesh has stated that policies yielding positive outcomes will be retained, while those that failed to deliver tangible results will be rolled back. … Read more

The case of the Malayali nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen has spotlighted the legal and moral complexities of retributive justice in Muslim countries. Nimisha has been in prison since 2017 for the murder of her business associate, Talal Abdo Mahdi. While the Houthi Supreme Political Council dismissed her appeal in November 2023, the appeal court … Read more

Trump and tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be punishing India for obtuse reasons. India, a democratic ally, has tariffs slapped on it while the West’s trade with Russia continues quietly in the shadows. India has to consider seeking partners who show mutual respect. Ultimately, India should stop seeking validation and find ways now … Read more

The exodus of over 300 Chinese engineers from Foxconn’s pivotal iPhone 17 manufacturing facilities in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka — a recent move ostensibly executed under corporate directive — is far more than an administrative recalibration. It is a meticulously calibrated stratagem, designed to arrest India’s burgeoning manufacturing ambitions and to perpetuate a “unipolar Asia” … Read more

The disaster in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand serves as a reminder of the permanent risk of destabilisation in the Himalayas. At least four persons were killed and at least 60 people are feared washed away after a mass of water, debris and muck triggered by torrential rain hit the Kheer Ganga river on Tuesday afternoon. … Read more

The Bombay High Court’s exoneration of all those convicted in the Mumbai train blast case of July 2006, has come as a rude shock for the families of the 189 people killed and around 800 people who were injured. The High Court has ripped apart the investigation, calling witnesses untrustworthy, deeming confessions gained as under … Read more

The Supreme Court of India’s recent handling of defamation charges against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi marks a troubling shift from established norms of free speech and jurisprudence on constitutional protections for political discourse. This became clear when the Bench led by Justice Dipankar Datta, while staying the proceedings on Mr. Gandhi’s remarks on the Galwan … Read more

Last week, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court acquitted all the seven accused, including BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case. Six people were killed and 95 injured in the bombing that had struck the Muslim-majority town in Maharashtra. The case, which was investigated by two different agencies, triggered … Read more

This file photo dated 1945 shows the devastated city of Hiroshima after the first atomic bomb was dropped by the U.S. on August 6, 1945. | Photo Credit: AFP At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, a nuclear bomb exploded just above Hiroshima, instantly killing at least 70,000 people. Another 70,000 died of injuries and … Read more