Commentary

Poonam Sharma The Nation Wept: The Silence of the Heir Apparent During the darkest hours of modern Indian history, when the country was reeling from the horror of the Nirbhaya rape and murder in December 2012, the streets of Delhi echoed…

Poonam Sharma Microchips and artificial intelligence are among the components most crucial to the next wave of technological transformation. Now, India is making a bold $17.2 billion investment in semiconductor manufacturing, and sending…

Poonam Sharma  Once regarded as a promising economic contender in South Asia, Bangladesh is now facing a banking crisis of unprecedented proportions. As of March 2026, around one-third of all loans given by Bangladeshi banks have turned…

Poonam Sharma  The murder of Ketan Agarwal is already a case full of intrigue and the revelation that has come to light will turn the very basis of their investigation on its head. The second mobile phone, which appears to have been…

Poonam Sharma Soundala has seized the nation's imagination in a tiny village in the heart of Maharashtra. Soundala, recently recognized as India’s first caste-free village, is not only making history, but revitalizing an ancient Hindu…

Poonam Sharma  History Meets Heat: Europe’s Growing Dilemma , As temperatures soared during London Climate Action Week, no one missed the irony: an event meant to tackle extreme heat was cancelled because of it. An unrelenting heatwave…

Poonam Sharma Rahul Gandhi, a prominent Indian political leader, has had multiple instances where he publicly apologized in courts for various statements. Known humorously as "Maafi Veer," Rahul Gandhi's apologies reflect a series of legal…

Poonam Sharma  The Silent Crisis of Consent in Indian Marriages India’s deeply rooted tradition of arranged marriages often hides a grim reality — the absence of genuine consent. The tragic deaths of Ketan Agarwal and Twisha Sharma, among…

Poonam Sharma In the last year, around 60 million illegal voters' names have been removed from electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in India. This initiative aims to ensure transparency and fairness in the…

Poonam Sharma  Role of Dr. Anthony Fauci On Tuesday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a trove of previously classified documents and communications that re-ignited controversy surrounding the origins of…