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Bangladesh’s Election Math Changes With Tarique Rahman Back in Dhaka
By Poonam Sharma
After seventeen years in self-imposed exile, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned to Dhaka on Thursday, December 25, 2025. His arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International…
Lawyer as Nation-Builder: CJI Surya Kant’s Vision
Poonam Sharma
The legal profession has long been viewed through the lens of courtroom battles, intricate filings, and billable hours. However, during the 7th Convocation Ceremony of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) in…
Social Media Influencers: the Battle for India’s Digital Conscience
Poonam Sharma
Social media today is no longer a casual pastime or a digital escape. It has transformed into one of the most powerful mass movements of the modern age. A simple smartphone, once meant only for calls and messages, has become…
A Nation on Edge After a Killing
Poonam Sharma
Bangladesh today finds itself trapped in a familiar but dangerous cycle—violence followed by outrage, outrage followed by political mobilisation, and mobilisation dissolving into factional chaos. The killing of Usman Hadi was…
Battle for the Hills: Tripura’s Hills Set Stage for BJP–TIPRA Clash
The political landscape of Tripura is heating up as the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections approach. Established under the August 1979 Act and governed by the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution,…
Judicial Delays and Public Trust: Why Justice Feels Out of Reach for Common Indians
By Harshita Rai
For many Indians, the idea of justice is not defeated in principle—it is defeated by time. A case filed with hope slowly turns into years of waiting, repeated adjournments, and mounting costs. Somewhere along the way, faith…
Is the Opposition Losing the Narrative War Ahead of 2029?
By Harshita Rai
As India moves steadily toward the 2029 general election, the political contest is no longer defined only by seat arithmetic or alliance negotiations. It is increasingly shaped by narrative control—who frames the national…
Redefining Education: A Needonomics Interpretation of Knowledge and Happiness
Prof. Madan Mohan Goel Propounder, Needonomics & Former Vice-Chancellor
Education has always occupied a sacred and central place in Indian civilization—not merely as a means of earning a livelihood, but as a pathway to inner…
The Breathless Republic: Politics Over Public Health
Poonam Sharma
The Great Indian Asphyxiation: A Comparative Analysis of State Response and Public Health On a grim evening in November, The Prime Minister’s condolences were swift when a blast outside the Red Fort claimed 13 lives. The…
Nitish Kumar Hijab Row: Power, Optics and the Cost of One Gesture
By Harshita Rai
The controversy surrounding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and an alleged gesture toward a woman’s hijab during a public programme is not merely about a few seconds of video. It is about power, optics, and the standards…