Purple revolution a model for rural communities
There are moments in a nation’s journey when a quiet transformation in a remote corner becomes a symbol of national resurgence.
There are moments in a nation’s journey when a quiet transformation in a remote corner becomes a symbol of national resurgence.
Wars have often accelerated technological change. The machine gun altered infantry tactics, the tank transformed mobility, and air power redefined strategic reach.
President Donald Trump’s trade policy has acquired a second life. After the US Supreme Court curtailed key elements of the architecture that defined much of his economic agenda, the White House has returned with a familiar instrument wrapped in a different justification.
On 28 February 2026, the war that diplomats had spent two years rehearsing began. American and Israeli aircraft struck Iranian nuclear and missile installations; Iran’s Supreme Leader was killed, and by 2 March the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had formally closed the Strait of Hormuz to merchant traffic, laying mines and warning off shipping.
Global warming policies were expected to drive a rapid shift toward a renewables-based energy system dominated by wind and solar.
The recent failure to pass a constitutional amendment expanding the Lok Sabha and state assemblies and linking it to women’s reservation is being framed, predictably, as a clash over gender justice.
Recent times have seen “strongmen” leaders like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Mohammad Bin Salman, Paul Kagame, Kim Jong Un etc.
Delhi’s cheap electricity was never truly cheap. It was deferred. For years, power tariffs remained largely unchanged even as the real cost of generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity steadily increased.
The ceasefire in Iran is likely to end shortly, resulting in either renewed attacks or a peace deal, details of which could emerge soon. US President Donald Trump’s major blunder was assuming tactical superiority would enable strategic victory.
The debate over expanding the Lok Sabha and state assemblies has largely been framed in terms of numbers ~ how many seats, which states gain more than others, and whether India needs more Members of Parliament. But that focus risks missing a deeper institutional shift.
