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Poonam Sharma A Staggering Revelation The world was left in shock in September 2025, as a series of revelations from a recently published investigative report by the World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG)…

Poonam Sharma When Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg burst onto the international scene as a crusading teenager denouncing global warming, she was celebrated as a icon of young conscience. Her searing speeches at UN gatherings…

Poonam Sharma A new wave of controversy has swept over the public debate in India, following a complaint by Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia, that the encyclopedia is biased against Hindus. Sanger's charge, in the midst of wider…

Poonam Sharma The United States was under the third day of its latest government shutdown on Thursday, with slim chances of an instant resolution as partisan gridlock remains to envelop Capitol Hill. The shutdown, prompted by the Senate's…

Prof. Madan Mohan Goel, Proponent Needonomics & Former Vice-Chancellor (Thrice) On October 2, Vijaydashmi, the centenary celebration of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) became more than a ritual of remembrance—it became a moment…

Poonam Sharma Not Religion vs. Religion, But Extremism vs. Civil Society The crisis unfolding on the continent is usually misconstrued as a conflict of religions—Muslim against Christian, Hindu against Muslim. Truth be told, the conflict is…

Poonam Sharma  The Timeless Fairy Tale of Zubeen Long, long ago, in the misty valleys of Assam, where the great Brahmaputra river winds like a silver serpent and the hills hum with the wind, a miracle was born. But this miracle was not of…

Poonam Sharma In an unexpected policy about-face, the Trump administration has apparently put on hold a proposed $400-million arms package to Taiwan—just months after it had cleared it. The decision has fueled speculation in Washington,…

Prof Madan Mohan Goel, Proponent Needonomics & Former Vice-Chancellor (Thrice) The World Trade Organization’s World Trade Report 2025 titled “Making Trade and AI Work Together to the Benefit of All” (114 pages excluding annexures and…

Poonam Sharma India’s judiciary often proclaims itself the custodian of constitutional morality. Yet, controversies like Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s remarks on religious rituals or now CJI D.Y. Gavai’s recent quip about Lord Vishnu…