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Baby thrown with the bathwater?

In May 2026, the Supreme Court of India took suo motu cognizance of bail orders passed by the Orissa High Court and trial court.

Dealing with digital poison

The Supreme Court’s direction to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to frame a mechanism for screening user-generated content before it is uploaded has reopened a debate India has never quite resolved: how to curb digital poison without handing the State a permanent switch over speech.

Steps to transform Bengal’s health system

Approval of Ayushman Bharat in the very first cabinet meeting of the newly formed government in West Bengal is not merely a fulfilment of an electoral promise, but much more.

Capital Exit

For years, India’s economic narrative rested on a simple promise: the world’s fastest-growing large economy would inevitably become the natural destination for global capital.

Faith and Power

Diplomatic visits are rarely accidental. When America’s top diplomat chooses to begin an India tour not with a defence facility, technology summit or strategic dialogue, but at the headquarters of a Catholic charity founded by Mother Teresa, the symbolism matters.

Strategic Architecture

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation tour to the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy was not merely another diplomatic exercise.