Jantar Mantar may be a template for the future The Statesman 11 Aug 2026 Punjab and West Bengal police busted multiple cross-border terrorist modules which were planning to target the Cockroach Janata Party protests in Delhi last month. These were linked to Pakistan’s Jaish-e-Mohamad and their ISI. Their plans included infiltrating the protests, causing mayhem by using petrol bombs as […]
Lessons from Delhi protests The Statesman 04 Aug 2026 What emerged as most alarming in recent protests at Jantar Mantar was language used by some youth against the Prime Minister, whom PM Modi announced to forgive. Most abusers were girls, which added to discomfort. While many mentioned poor upbringing of those who passed these comments, the reality is that […]
Protests at Jantar Mantar: An Analysis My IndMakers 26 Jul 2026 Any major protest needs an incident to ignite it. The next step is building on it in an imaginative manner to attract supporters. The Shaheen Bagh protest which lasted from Dec 2019 to Mar 2020 was a fallout of the passing of the CAA (Citizen Amendment Act) and […]
Another protest, a similar script The Statesman 07 Jun 2026 A successful film will always have a sequel, with directors hoping that the public responds in a similar manner as with the original. The same can be true for politics also. A sequel to the Anna Hazare protest is currently ongoing at Jantar Mantar led by the Cockroach Janta […]
How the Great Nicobar project benefits India The Statesman 05 May 2026 Since the much-hyped visit of the leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, to Andaman and Nicobar, in the midst of multiple state elections, protesting against the Great Nicobar project, the same has gained traction, with members of his party backed by few environmentalists, western activists, leftist online […]
India Nears Deadline to End Naxalism, But the Real Test Begins Now Times Now 31 Mar 2026 The nation has been consumed by rumours of shortages of fuel and gas post the US-Israel air assaults on Iran that attention on a major change within the nation has gone unnoticed. For the past more than a year the government has been […]
Ending Maoist insurgency The Statesman 31 Mar 2026 While the nation’s concentration remains on the ongoing Iran conflict, mainly due to fears of shortages and possible increase in prices of fuel and gas, there has been change brewing within. Left Wing Extremism (LWE) also termed as Naxalism or Maoism is concluding with surrenders of its last remaining leaders. There […]
Enhancing military capabilities Prabhat Khabar 07 Jan 2026 Towards the end of last year, the defence minister headed Defence Acquisition Council accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AON) for procurements worth a total of Rs 79,000 crore for the armed forces. The AON is a formal approval that the item is essential for the forces and has budgetary backing. Based on […]
War on terror continues The Statesman 18 Nov 2025 The Delhi blast is an indicator that India’s war on terror is nowhere near concluding, despite conveying strong messages to Islamabad by means of military strikes. However, till the Red Fort blast, terrorism was largely restricted to Kashmir, at least in the past decade. Continuing counterterrorist operations in Kashmir have […]
Delhi blast cautions India about internal-external terror nexus First Post 14 Nov 2025 The blast which rocked Delhi a couple of days ago was the first in the capital since 2011 and claimed a number of lives with many more injured, few amongst them critical. Multiple security agencies are currently involved in probing all angles. Details of the vehicle […]