Dunki Business – America could end up poorer for Trump’s populism
TRUMP’S MAGA BASE has been fattened on a diet of fetid prejudice. Sample this scrap: “They’re [illegal immigrants] poisoning the blood of our country.” Now, after having primed the MAGA base to receive their daily pound of flesh, President Donald Trump has moved quickly to slake their thirst. And he is going for the lowest […]
Read MoreOpinion | Dunki Business: India Needn’t Worry, Trump’s Deportation Spree Will Fizzle Fast
Trump’s MAGA base has been fattened on a diet of fetid prejudice, some of which has come straight from the plate of their messiah, Donald Trump. Sample this scrap: “They’re (illegal immigrants) poisoning the blood of our country.” At the time, many said Trump’s words had the faint ring of Goebbelsian paranoia—“blood poisoning,” after all, […]
Read MoreOpinion | Soros-Yunus Dhaka Meet: ‘Agent’ Of Regime Change At Delhi’s Door?
As portents go, this one image would have to be counted among the most ominous for India. Captured on camera, in the majestic Dhaka State Guest House, are members of a delegation from the Open Society Foundation, led by its chair, Alex Soros—son of George Soros—and Muhammad Yunus, the interim head of the Bangladesh regime that […]
Read MoreOpinion | India Isn’t China, We Must Stick To The High Road When Developing Our Own DeepSeek AI
Let’s not get distracted by the headlines. Many are and will sing hosannas to China for levelling the field with US big tech giants or for edging past them on the way to developing one of the most significant technologies of the current era. There’s no doubt that China’s AI app DeepSeek has created ripples […]
Read MoreOpinion | Respect Indian State? Then Why Name New Congress Party HQ After Indira Gandhi?
Rahul Gandhi has ascribed to himself a new mission. And it’s a grandiose one. As if safeguarding the Constitution wasn’t ambitious enough, the Congress scion now claims he’s “fighting” the “Indian State itself“. We’ll never know if he intended to make an ebullient declaration of hostilities, but it certainly came out that way. Addressing scores […]
Read MoreCapital Crime – Who’s responsible for the dysfunctional Delhi?
DELHI IS A STATE without true statehood. Its chief minister has powers but no absolute authority. As we count down to the Delhi Assembly election scheduled for February 5, it is worth remembering these clichés. It could be convincingly argued that the very outcome of the election hangs on how voters comprehend them. The Delhi […]
Read MoreOpinion | Has Bangladesh Stolen A Leaf Out Of India’s Book Of Diplomatic Chess?
At the end of the day, one photo summed up the state of ties between Delhi and Dhaka. India’s foreign secretary Vikram Misri is portrayed posing alongside his counterpart Mohammad Touhid Hossain. Misri is standing his hands primly crossed in front of his body as if happy to be minding their own business. To his left stands […]
Read MoreLittle I.N.D.I.A. – Has Congress become a liability for the Opposition alliance?
IN JUST FIVE SHORT months, the momentum in Indian politics has dramatically shifted. In the days after the BJP-led NDA’s underwhelming performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Lutyens’ illuminati was convinced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was no longer a vote winner. A platoon of Congress patricians even posited that Modi’s survival in […]
Read MoreOpinion | Will The ‘Maha’ Saffron Wave Push INDIA To The Brink Of A Break-Up?
In just five short months, the momentum in Indian politics has shifted dramatically. Following the BJP-led NDA’s underwhelming performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, questions were raised about its durability and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pan-national acceptability. Today, however, it is the opposition INDIA bloc that is looking distinctly fragile. The reason for the […]
Read MoreOpinion | Will The ‘Maha’ Saffron Wave Push INDIA To The Brink Of A Break-Up?
In just five short months, the momentum in Indian politics has shifted dramatically. Following the BJP-led NDA’s underwhelming performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, questions were raised about its durability and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pan-national acceptability. Today, however, it is the opposition INDIA bloc that is looking distinctly fragile. The reason for the […]
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