Youth are the true asset of any nation and society. The progress of countries and the promise of a bright future depend largely on the thinking, character, and development of their youth. While modern technology has created countless opportunities for learning, skill development, and access to information in today’s fast-paced world, it has simultaneously cast…
Farmers’ Interests Are Paramount; No Threat to Staple Grains, Millets, Fruits or Dairy: Shri Chouhan Lower Tariffs to Boost Rice, Spice and Textile Exports; Cotton Farmers to Gain: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Posted On: 05 FEB 2026 5:32PM by PIB Delhi Amid opposition allegations surrounding the India-US Trade Deal, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’…
Farmers First: Piyush Goyal’s Clear Assurance on the India-US Trade Deal The interim India-US trade agreement announced recently triggered genuine concern among Indian farmers, amplified by a tweet from US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on February 2, 2026. She stated that the deal would “export more American farm products to India’s massive market,” help lift…
From Entitlement to Outcomes: The Case for Replacing MGNREGA with VBGRAM-G By: Nirwa Mehta Public policy must be judged by outcomes, not sentiment, nostalgia or political symbolism. The replacement of MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rojgar and Ajeevika Mission GraminAct, 2025 has triggered predictable protests. Critics argue that the new law weakens rights, burdens states, centralises power and erases Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy. These objections, however, reveal…
The year 1947 did not merely mark the birth of a Republic; it signalled the signing of a moral and political covenant among a people who had withstood colonialism and survived the harrows of partition. For the Indian Muslim, this birth of the republic was a moment of affirmation. It was a historical juncture where…
Madrasas stand as enduring pillars of faith and learning for Muslim communities in India. These institutions have grown from centuries of Islamic learning and have always offered more than religious teaching.They give people a sense of identity and help them stay strong during social andeconomic difficulties. Madrasas have been sites of contestation in India and…
As the followers of Islam, moments like the recent lynching in Bangladesh forces us to ask difficult questions, not to others, but to ourselves. When a human being is killed in the name of protecting the Prophet, the Qur’an, or Islam, something has gone terribly wrong. Faith, which was revealed to elevate human dignity, is…
The Indian Muslim and Islamic community confronts a dual crisis in the form of terrorism, particularly violent acts targeting non-Muslims, and the backlash resulting from it in the form of physical assaults, Islamophobia, marginalization, and social exclusion. The April 2025 Pahalgam attack and the recent Red Fort blast involved extremist elements targeting tourists, with a…
As a Muslim woman witnessing the turbulence of our times, I often feel the weight of how misunderstood my faith has become. The loudest voices in the world today are usually those filled with anger, voices that divide, provoke, and misrepresent. Yet beneath this noise lies a softer, older, and far more powerful tradition: Sufism….
In recent years, the internet has become a double-edged sword: an engine for education, social connection and civic engagement, but also an efficient vector for radicalisation. India with its vast, youthful, and increasingly connected population is particularly vulnerable to online recruitment and indoctrination efforts. While radicalising content is not limited to any one ideology, the…
