Opinion

“I vote once every five years; therefore I govern.” It sounds reasonable — until you examine it closely. After the ballot is cast, an ordinary citizen decides nothing about the budget, taxation, education policy, or the thousand daily…

By Subodh Mishra Europe is approaching a demographic crossroads that its political establishment can no longer afford to treat merely as an immigration-management problem. The real issue is the simultaneous convergence of three trends:…

India’s Parliament is not merely a chamber for passing legislation; it is the country’s principal forum for argument, scrutiny and democratic accountability. That is why the conclusion of the 2026 Monsoon Session deserves to be assessed…

By Dr. Kumar Rakesh The repeated disruptions in Parliament have once again raised an important question: Can democracy truly serve the people if the House itself is prevented from functioning? According to sources, during the Business…

Alok Lahad New Delhi: A routine domestic law meant to regulate foreign money flowing into Indian non-governmental organisations has suddenly become a bipartisan talking point on Capitol Hill. Both Republican and Democratic senators have…

Alok Lahad 2 August 2026, Ceuta/Barcelona: In the last days of July 2026, the Spanish enclave of Ceuta experienced a migration surge of a scale not seen in modern times. Tens of thousands of people, mostly young men, crossed from Morocco…

Jayanta Debnath The prolonged compulsory waiting of senior IAS officer Barun Kumar Sahu (1992 batch) has emerged as a matter of growing humanitarian concern, with administrative sources claiming that the nearly three-year period without…

Alok Lahad Ceuta / Madrid — 1 August 2026: In the final days of July, the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta experienced one of the most dramatic migration events in recent European history. Within roughly twenty-four to forty-eight hours,…

Somewhere in Himachal sits a ramp that a corporate donor built, photographed, and forgot. Dr Sangeeta Thakur, a disability rights advocate and founder of Ashtavakra Accessibility Solutions, found it on a hillside, ending fifty metres…

By Alok Lahad Madrid— Spain's national football team, fresh off their thrilling 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, received a thunderous hero's welcome in the Spanish capital on Monday. An estimated 1.8…