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Hindu revivalism, reform help recover civilisational confidence

India, Jan. 11 -- One of the most persistent distortions in modern Indian intellectual life is the portrayal of Hindu revivalism as either reactionary or rebellious, a mirror image of modern revolutio... Read More


Re-reading Bankim

India, Jan. 4 -- "Vande Mataram is the modern embodiment of a great cultural tradition," said PM Modi. He underscored that Bankim Chandra composed lines which emphasised that Mother India is both the ... Read More


Terror has an identity: From Pahalgam to Bondi Beach

India, Dec. 28 -- Every terror attack in the West is followed by the same evasive reflex. Officials insist the violence is "senseless" and "lone wolf" and blame it on "alienation" and "grievances." In... Read More


Time to call out the hypocrisy of the woke ecosystem

India, Dec. 14 -- Another week with a familiar scene: a protest advertised as a "harmless" campaign for clean air at India Gate, but behind the scenes, the same woke hypocrisy. A Delhi court had to se... Read More


Need for a balanced approach in higher education institutions

India, Dec. 7 -- In the winter session of Parliament, beginning December 1, 2025, the Union Government plans to introduce the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, 2025, as a flagship refo... Read More


Deterrence 2.0: We are in a post-western global order

India, Nov. 30 -- On the eve of the visit of President Vladamir Putin to India, it is essential to understand the post western order of not unipolarity, or bipolarity, but multipolarity and changing m... Read More


Reclaiming Adi Shankaracharya in Viksit Bharat

India, Nov. 23 -- Shankara is the foremost among the master-minds and the giant souls which Mother India has produced. He was the expounder of the Advaita philosophy. Shankara was a giant metaphysicia... Read More


PM's call to sing Vande Mataram is an invitation, not an imposition

India, Nov. 16 -- In a democracy, symbols are sacred, but their interpretations, adoptions, and usage are human and therefore political. India's national song, Vande Mataram, embodies that paradox. It... Read More


Ramanujacharya, the 11th century sage who preached equality

India, Nov. 9 -- The Statue of Equality in Hyderabad of the philosopher and reformer Sri Ramanujacharya (1017-1137) is not merely about national pride. It is a civilizational reaffirmation. It is abou... Read More


India's turbulent neighbourhood

India, Nov. 2 -- India's neighbourhood is currently undergoing one of its most turbulent phases in recent memory. Across the subcontinent, political transitions, internal conflicts, and shifting allia... Read More