H-1B ruling offers respite to Indians
On 8 June, a US federal judge in Boston struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling it an unlawful tax that Congress never authorized.
On 8 June, a US federal judge in Boston struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling it an unlawful tax that Congress never authorized.
The deaths of three Indian sailors in an American strike on a commercial tanker off the coast of Oman mark a grim turning point in a conflict that has steadily expanded beyond its original protagonists.
Only days ago, football invited us to believe that the World Cup’s greatest gift lies beyond victory itself. The tournament’s magic has never resided solely in identifying the strongest team.
The greatest characteristic of Indian politics has been that ideological struggles here have always been multi-layered. Since the freedom movement, different conceptions of nationalism, secularism, socialism, cultural identity, and democracy have competed with one another.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 4,399 days in office, India stands at a defining moment in its modern history.
The recent wave of deportations of Indian illegal migrants from the United States has once again exposed a disturbing reality ~ that desperation, ambition, and deception now travel hand in hand in India’s migration story.
Delhi’s failed experiment with artificial rain is more than just a technical disappointment ~ it is a sobering reflection of the city’s long-standing dependence on gimmicky short-term fixes for a crisis that demands structural change.
India’s youth are often hailed as the nation’s greatest asset ~ brimming with energy, ambition, and promise. But behind this hopeful narrative lies a stark truth: only a fraction are meaningfully contributing to national progress.
Standing at the threshold of global scientific renaissance, technology-enriched India today is no longer a follower, but beckons others to follow her.
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Japan, following his stop at the Asean summit in Malaysia, was more than a diplomatic engagement. It was political theatre with carefully layered intent.
