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The Silent Coup in Delhi

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The Post-Truth Capital The hour is late, but the lights never go out. Neon blinks over billboards of gods and gadgets. The air smells of ambition, of smoke and forgetting. Somewhere, a camera turns. Somewhere else, a man scrolls. He thinks he’s free —but the price of that illusion is too deep to measure. No one bans books, they just stop printing them. No one silences you—they flood you with noise. And the greatest censorship in the Capital today isn’t from outside. It comes from within. From the tired shrug of, “Chalta hain.” From the whispered, “Don’t post that.” From the unspoken rule that says, “Be careful. Be quiet.” A ghost walks barefoot through Delhi now—through data centres in Gurugram, CCTV-filled bazaars in Old Delhi, WhatsApp groups in Saket, sanitised newsrooms in Lutyens’. He watches a nation that once birthed civil disobedience now perfecting digital disobedience. This is not the India of slogans. This is the India behind the curtains. In the heart of the Republ...
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Iran Rubs Israel the Wrong Way...

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Missiles call it a day job... Iran-Israel continue with their long distance relationship If international relations had a high school yearbook, Israel and Iran would win “Most Likely to Start the World War III.” This conflict is not just about geopolitics, or about religion, land, pride, or even nukes for that matter (although that claim holds so much water). It’s also about history, posturing, mutual suspicion, and yes, an unhealthy amount of strategic ego (Well, at least from one of the side). Both countries are playing a high-stake game of risk, except in real life with real life consequences, and unfortunately, without the dice! Few rivalries in international politics capture the complexity, volatility, and ideological entrenchment, like the Israel-Iran conflict does. It is not merely disagreement between the two states —it is a slow-burning confrontation which is defined by asymmetry, indirect engagements, and deeply rooted threat perceptions. West Asia witnessed a paradigm ...
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Operation Sindoor: India's Response to State-sponsored Terrorism

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In the aftermath of a deeply disturbing terrorist attack in the Anantnag district, where 4 communally-fueled bloodthirsty terrorists massacred 26 innocent Hindus, including women and children, India initiated a series of diplomatic and strategic actions aimed at signaling her strong condemnation of cross-border terrorism. This dastardly act of violence evoked national mourning and prompted a resolute response from India. The date, April 22, 2025 gave way to thunder of purpose among the citizens, of righteous duty — that terror, wherever it hides, shall be met not with fear but with unflinching resolve. Thereupon, visas for Pakistani nationals were revoked, diplomatic engagements were scaled back, and most importantly, the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960 was held in abeyance, a symbolic step demonstrating India’s seriousness in holding responsible parties accountable. Simultaneously, international forums were engaged to expose Pakistan’s continued patronage of terror outfits. The UNSC met b...
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Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Beyond the Despotism of Time: A Manifesto

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  Time passes, or do we? You wake up, and you are already late. Late for what? Late for whom? We know, yet we do not know! Hmm, time weights upon us like a gigantic anchor, doesn’t it? Holds you to the demands of the world. Personally, I sometimes wonder, that I do not wake when my body wills it, nor do I sleep when I am tired. Right? I exist within a framework imposed upon me, a structure of “hours and minutes and seconds” that just marches with the cold indifference. This tyrannic idea is just time for us! I cannot help but see time as the greatest illusion of all, a fabrication that has seeped into the very marrow of our being. We do not simply measure time; we OBEY it. We submit to it as if it were a God, never questioning the foundations upon which it stands. But who created this idol? And for whose benefit? My guess is, it’s the bourgeoisie class! "Man is free but everywhere in chains" — J. J. Rousseau Let’s see it this way: My way. What is slave morality? It is th...
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Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Let's Talk About the F word, Feminism...

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Men of Quality support Women's Equality Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone who has ever had to Google “Is it misogynistic if…?” —hold your beers! Let’s talk feminism today, and about women, too (Reminds me of that one friend in every group, lmao!). That makes you nervous, too, sometimes, right? (I mean, NEVER in my life!?) Nowadays, men hear the F word and just start looking for the nearest exit. For women, they calculate if it’s worth getting into an argument with their stupid “friend” (and that too, on someone’s treat or birthday party, preferably! Hehehe) Now, let’s bust the myth, let’s bring it all down a bit, to the core. To something that is actually meaningful. And not a perfectly fine young lady making an elderly man stand up, by saying “I am a woman so I want to have that seat” (It’s really a torture for middle-aged. The elders, at least, get to have their say..) The real thing is, feminism isn’t scary! It’s not a cult like some of you may think. It’s not like they have se...
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Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Overhauling Cultural Amnesia: Rebuild the Empires Within

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Reprogramming psychological inheritance of colonised minds   What does it mean to be free? Not free in the way history books tell it, not the freedom of flags raised and anthems sung, not the freedom of borders drawn and treaties signed. I speak of freedom , a deeper one—the freedom of mind. And I ask you, ARE WE TRULY FREE? For centuries, outsiders came to our land with their ships and swords, with their guns and laws; they took our riches, reshaped our cities, left scars upon the earth. But what they truly sought was something far greater, something more enduring (Than any relationship in Hauz Khas, lol)—the mastery over our minds. And that, I fear, they have not fully relinquished. Yes, the Brits left a long ago. But did they really? Look around you. The language in which I speak, the very words that shape my thoughts, the structures that dictate our knowledge, our success, our aspirations—do they not still bear the imprint of their makers? (I am pretty sure everyone of you ...
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Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Breaking News Or Breaking India?

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"A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, certainly, without freedom, it will never be anything but bad." -Albert Camus Truth. Once, it was a reason Indian media existed. The reason why ink flowed onto paper, the reason voices echoed the air. Truth was sacred. It was dangerous. It was what turned revolutions into history. And now? Now, truth is whatever they say it is. I recently watched “The Sabarmati Report” and it led me to ponder onto the status of Indian media in this free country. Nevertheless, I think I have witnessed the transformation of Indian media through this film —not gradual, not subtle, but ruthless. I feel like this was not a decline; it was an erosion, a slow and silent replacement of substance with spectacle, of facts with fabrication. I gave seen what happens when the watchdog of democracy is trained not to bark, but to obey. If not one can always remember Joseph Goebbels , the Minister of Propaganda, and the person responsible for widespread o...
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Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
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India's Unsung Warriors: Fighting Enemies, Fighting Neglect

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Central Reserved Police Force Do you know what it means to be forgotten? To fight, to bleed, to sacrifice everything —yet to be treated as if you are invisible? I may not know it but a fellow CRPF jawan surely does, they live it every single day. You see, when people think of valour, of sacrifice, of men standing tall against enemies, they think of the Army. They think of the BSF, patrolling the borders, watching the enemy eye to eye. They call them heroes. Shower them with medals, respect, and recognition. But I want to ask, what of the CRPF? The ones who fight within the country, in the jungles, in the streets, in the shadows, where no one cares to look? You know, sometimes I wonder—do people even know who they are? I don’t think so. To tell a long story short, it is the force that is called in a crisis and forgotten the moment it’s over. The force that has suffered more, bled more, and yet remains in the shadows. I was near Lok Kalyan Marg last month (Its where the Prime Ministe...
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Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
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