India to hit a hat-trick as fastest growing economy, unparalleled transformation in nine years, per capita incomes to be $ 5200 by 2032. K.A.Badarinath For second year in continuum, India is the fastest growing economy globally with impressive 9.1 per cent and 7.2 per cent clocked in 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively. Even with projected 6.5 … Continue reading Basking under the Sun!
Category: Policy
Mid-course correction is what the good doctor prescribed!
Even if US revises debt ceiling of $ 31.4 trillion, its risk ridden economy may precipitate a larger global crisis of larger magnitude K.A.Badarinath Looming debt crisis in United States with potential to default, showdown between Republicans that control the House and Democratic White House may not augur well for the global economy and developing … Continue reading Mid-course correction is what the good doctor prescribed!
PLA ploy in Nepal may come a cropper
Nepalese maoist leadership move to stop enlisting Gurkhas in Indian Army point to China’s dragon net cast wide to tighten its stranglehold Rahul Pawa Earliest reference to Gurkhas can be found in Hindu epic treatise, the Mahabharata. This poem tells the tale of Bhima, one of the heroes, and his encounter with Kichaka, a fierce … Continue reading PLA ploy in Nepal may come a cropper
Who took away Vedic history from Indian students?
Revisions in text books on Mughal invaders painted as preparation for a ‘muslims’ genocide’ by a few foreign media outlets Vinod Kumar Shukla Brouhaha has been made ever since India announced changes to History and Political Sciences textbooks prescribed for tenth and twelfth standard students. India’s designated agency, National Council for Educational Research and Training … Continue reading Who took away Vedic history from Indian students?
Bhutan, Bharat, bhai bhai !
China’s intrusive prevarication may not turn New Delhi – Thimphu relations sour. Trying dirty tricks as in Nepal may not work to Beijing’s advantage Rohan Giri / New Delhi As of now China has emerged as minor distraction in India and Bhutanese relations that span over millennia, civilizational ties with strong bonds of friendship and … Continue reading Bhutan, Bharat, bhai bhai !
Tactical Power Shift
India & Japan for open Indo-Pacific, game changing bilateral ties define Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to New Delhi Prachi Mishra Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s two-day visit to India is part of on-going bilateral engagement between the countries agreed in 2006. Since then, Indian and Japanese leaders have consistently worked on strengthening ties and … Continue reading Tactical Power Shift
‘Swa’ to fuel RSS expansion drive
3S formula, Swadharm, Swadeshi, Swaraj, to add heft to its exponential expansion in run up to its centennial in 2025 K.A.Badarinath ‘Swa’ will fuel the largest Hindu centric organization, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in its next phase of expansion as it heads to celebrate its centennial in 2025. The threesome Swa defined by ‘Swadharm (positive dharmic … Continue reading ‘Swa’ to fuel RSS expansion drive
Stability or chaos, What next in Nepal?
Rohan Giri Amid political uncertainty and bleak future, Himalayan former Hindu Kingdom, Nepal elected its new President in 78-year-old Ram Chandra Paudel. Paudel is a senior Nepali Congress leader and defeated Nepal Communist Party (United Marxist Leninist) backed Subas Chandra Nembang. In the 52,628 weightage-based votes, Paudel secured 33,802 and was anointed Nepal’s President while … Continue reading Stability or chaos, What next in Nepal?
India’s battle in the Skies: The Fight Against Pakistan’s Terror Drones
RahulPAWA | @imrahulpawaRecently, skies over India have become a battleground for an insidious new threat - terror drones. The severity of this menace was laid bare once again yesterday when Indian security forces detected a drone that had violated Indian airspace and was flying in from Pakistan near the international border in Gurdaspur district of … Continue reading India’s battle in the Skies: The Fight Against Pakistan’s Terror Drones
‘Holier than thou’ approach may not work
Attributing purported growth slowdown in one quarter to ‘Hindus’ is crass, intellectually debasing one’s self, Dr Raghuram Rajan! K.A.Badarinath Social media handles went on a rampage with Nehruvian socialist misnomer of ‘Hindu rate of growth’ was picked up from dustbin and hurled by RBI’s former governor Raghuram Rajan. Why attribute it to ‘Hindus’ or Sanatan … Continue reading ‘Holier than thou’ approach may not work










