Deepened Identity Crisis
A national consensus be evolved on distinguishing a professional media person from activists, paid influencers to disruption mongers. K. A. Badarinath One Nadeem Ahmed Ameen who has a social media handle ‘news aina today’ circulated a fake and fabricated video of Vivek Bhagat, assistant commissioner of police that portrayed sexual conduct by the police officer.…
USCIRF: An Entity of Concern Misleading Congress and the American Public on India
Centre for Integrated and Holistic Studies (CIHS) releases its new brief, “USCIRF: An Entity of Concern – Misleading Congress and the American Public on India”. Taking the Commission’s 24 September 2026 statement on Jagtar Singh Johal as its case study, the brief shows a body that gets basic facts wrong, erases the prosecution’s case, and…
Ice Breaker or Thucydides Trap?
Presidents’ Xi and Donald J Trump see hope in this revolving relationship while contentious issues were swept under the carpet. K.A. Badarinath Did the ice finally break between President Xi Jingping and his US host Donald Trump? Were they able to transact some business at the White House after pomp and show displayed on arrival…
Is US a Trusted Ally?
Bharat has too much at stake with President Trump signing the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act. It is bound to impact free trade deal. N. C. Bipindra President Donald Trump signed Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law on September 18, 2026 at a White House ceremony expanding statutory sanctions,…
Windowless Buildings Holding Up Viksit Bharat
India is building data centres at record speed. Harder question is who owns the intelligence inside these centres. Dr Nitin Sharma The first-quarter GDP numbers for FY 2026-27 have done more than just beat expectations. They have restored a certain confidence. The economy grew 7.8 per cent. That was much more than Reserve Bank’s forecast.…
BRICS: not anti-west Caucus?
After two-day jamboree at Bharat Mandapam, deliverables to be measured by what’s retained by next two BRICS Presidencies N.C. Bipindra When eleven governments that disagree on almost everything sign the same 140-paragraph document, the achievement is procedural before politics took over. That is the fairest first reading of 18th BRICS Summit held at Bharat Mandapam…
Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives
Gautam Kumar Jha Mohan Bhagwat’s recent journey through United States, Canada and United Kingdom came at a time when Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has completed a century of existence and continues to evoke sharply contrasting perceptions, particularly outside India. For its supporters, RSS represents cultural nationalism, social service and civilisational continuity. For many of its…
Mohan Bhagwat in West: Challenging Preconceived Narratives
Dr Gautam Kumar Jha Mohan Bhagwat’s recent journey through United States, Canada and United Kingdom came at a time when Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has completed a century of existence and continues to evoke sharply contrasting perceptions, particularly outside India. For its supporters, RSS represents cultural nationalism, social service and civilisational continuity. For many of…
India and the Next BRICS: Turning Diversity into Strategic Influence
Sankalp Singh Chauhan India’s historic BRICS Presidency comes at a defining moment for the global order. Its challenge is not to build another bloc, but to make a more diverse world capable of working together. What began as BRIC, Brazil, Russia, India and China, formally came together at its first summit in Yekaterinburg in 2009,…
Going Beyond Government!
Broad civic engagement as part of RSS transformative agenda draws heavily from Bharat’s ancient ethos to build a modern society. Vinod Kumar Shukla Foundational philosophy of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) posits that Vyakti Nirman (individual / personality development), coupled with Charitra Nirman (character building) and Samaj Nirman (social development) naturally culminates to Rashtra Nirman (nation-building).…
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