The recent collapse of regimes like Assad’s in Syria, Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh, and Ashraf Ghani’s in Afghanistan underscores a troubling pattern. These leaders, despite their flaws, represented relatively stable administrations that kept radical elements at bay. Their fall has opened the doors for Islamist factions to assert dominance, leading to greater instability. […]
The BJP-led NDA’s landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections is a testament to its deft political manoeuvring and an inclusive, multi-pronged strategy. By addressing the Hindutva vote bank with Devendra Fadnavis at the helm, consolidating the Marathi vote bank through Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction, and even making inroads into the Muslim vote bank […]
The return of Donald Trump to the US presidency, aided by key campaigners like Tulsi Gabbard—who is a self-identified Hindu and openly embraces her faith—offers significant lessons for Indian politics. Trump’s victory, fueled by a discourse emphasizing nationalism, anti-illegal immigration policies, and a rejection of far-left ideologies such as ‘wokeism,’ signals a shift in the […]
The announcement by Mizoram’s Chief Minister Lalduhoma in the US in September regarding plans for a Christian state in northeast India has generated significant geopolitical and security concerns. This proposal finds roots in a complex history of Christian missionary work and Zionist ideologies promoted by British and American interests. Tracing back to World War […]
In a decisive election, Donald Trump has reclaimed the White House, buoyed by a public weary of foreign entanglements and seeking a shift in American priorities. His campaign, which emphasized a ‘peace through strength’ approach for the ‘Make America Great Again (MAGA)’ objective, struck a chord with a nation disillusioned by perceived overreach in international […]
Muslims in India typically don’t vote for the BJP. So it’s not astonishing that the Muslim majority Kashmir valley voted for their own grand old regional party National Conference, in the 2024 assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir. The electioneering by all Kashmir-centric parties was focused on keeping the “Hindu” BJP out of Kashmir. […]
The unsaid and unacknowledged aspect of the 2024 assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir is that, after 35 years, New Delhi has granted a general amnesty to the entire political class of Kashmir. From Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti to Jamat-e-Islami and Hurriyat, all soft-separatists and hardliners have now been pardoned […]
The New Indian’s Editor-in-Chief, Aarti Tikoo, speaks with Shiv Kunal Verma, a renowned military historian, strategist, author, and filmmaker. In this exclusive interview with Editor-in-Chief Aarti Tikoo, Verma delves deep into the Indo-China border dispute, sharing his expert insights and historical perspective. Verma discusses the ongoing standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with […]
Now that the Modi government has put itself in the saddle again, with the help of the coalition partners of the NDA this time, it may seem ‘all is well that ends well’. The opposition, INDI alliance, is gloating about how the Indian electorate brought Prime Minister Narendra Modi down from the high horse of […]
Kashmir has long been a favorite location for Bollywood, but for the past three decades, filming there has been challenging due to regional tensions. Following the abrogation of Article 370, normalcy has begun to return to Kashmir. In a candid conversation with Aarti Tikoo, Editor-in-Chief of The New Indian, actor Jackie Shroff discusses life in […]